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« on: July 30, 2022, 09:16:19 » |
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A full page interview with Peter Hendy in today's Daily Telegraph. Even Imber bus gets a mention !
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2022, 20:45:09 » |
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I read this interview with interest, and Sir Peter states that in the negotiations the RMT▸ rejected an offer of an 8% pay rise over 2 years, no compulsory redundancies, and various other parts of a package including bonuses and 75% off rail travel for family members, but the RMT rejected it without putting it to the membership - is this true?
If so, how can the Union justify this? Surely the membership have the right to express whether or not they wish to accept or at least have the right to consider it?
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« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2022, 17:26:38 » |
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Because 8% left them well behind inflation. Doesn’t cover this year, never mind RPI▸ +% next year
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« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2024, 08:43:34 » |
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From PoliticoLONDON — The U.K. government’s new transport minister got an award-winning railway engineer sacked for speaking to the media about safety concerns at one of Britain’s busiest stations, POLITICO can reveal.
In his previous role running government-owned infrastructure manager Network Rail, Peter Hendy threatened to withhold public contracts from the man’s employer while urging disciplinary action — and asked officials to “deal with him.”
Hendy was angered after the engineer, Gareth Dennis, told a journalist that overcrowding at London’s Euston station was “unsafe” because it could result in a crush — despite concern also having been voiced by the official rail regulator. Article continues (below an advert  ) |
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« Last Edit: August 29, 2024, 09:12:44 by Mark A »
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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2024, 09:17:04 » |
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Reading this as a sometimes traveller on the rail system leaves an immediate unpleasant taste in my mouth.
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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2024, 11:40:31 » |
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I'm not sure that an FOI▸ request on staff matters like this would produce the copy emails, surely?
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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2024, 13:48:12 » |
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2024, 13:55:06 » |
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It seems the sacked worker has now posted additions to Lord Hendy's Wikipedia entry.
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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2024, 15:16:43 » |
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.......that's the first I knew about Hendy paying off a prostitute with £40 of Oyster▸ cards and a badge......a cad and a bounder!  |
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« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2024, 16:01:22 » |
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.......that's the first I knew about Hendy paying off a prostitute with £40 of Oyster▸ cards and a badge......a cad and a bounder! A quick check on the talk page of Hendy’s Wikipedia page is edifying. The Guardian, bless it, is simply quoting the ever-reliable Daily Mail. Meanwhile Dennis’ comments, with his agreement, have been removed while a more neutral editor looks for a more reliable source. |
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2024, 16:18:19 » |
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It still appears on Gareth Dennis' own Wikipedia page.
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« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2024, 16:50:19 » |
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The original article now has a footnote: Update: This story has been updated to clarify a reference to Hendy’s appointment as rail minister.
I am adding an admin note to this thread to remind members that they are responsible for their own posts and any consequences thereof. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2024, 17:44:12 » |
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I'm not sure that an FOI▸ request on staff matters like this would produce the copy emails, surely?
I can't imagine why not, it sails through the Public Interest test. That a man in Hendy's position appears to have misused his position, hectored, threatened and bullied a supplier in this way and sought to silence a whistleblower's well founded and well informed safety considerations - indeed to intercede with his employer to have him disciplined - is breathtaking. I occasionally find Gareth Dennis petulant and opinionated but on this occasion anyone who has experienced Euston can sympathise and will empathise. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2024, 18:01:55 » |
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I've renamed this topic, as it's clearly no longer linked particularly to Euston. I'd also like to support my fellow admins and moderators here for their previous posts in this topic - we all need to be careful what we post on a forum which is publicly readable. CfN.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2024, 18:04:12 » |
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I've renamed this topic, as it's clearly no longer linked particularly to Euston. I'd also like to support my fellow admins and moderators here for their previous posts in this topic - we all need to be careful what we post on a forum which is publicly readable. CfN. Nothing to my knowledge is being posted (at least not by me) that isn't already widely available in the media and elsewhere in the public domain. |
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