Bob Crowe

[Hatch]

militant w**k*r gets a 12% pay rise.

 

 

'I'm alright Jack, but could you all please go on strike and risk your livelihoods'

 

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302316/Bob-Crows-12-pay-increase-RMTs-militant-leader-pockets-10k.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[Fuengirola Saint]

militant w**k*r gets a 12% pay rise.

 

 

'I'm alright Jack, but could you all please go on strike and risk your livelihoods'

 

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302316/Bob-Crows-12-pay-increase-RMTs-militant-leader-pockets-10k.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

 

If a manager or CEO get a big rise, they deserve it because " we have to pay higher rates to attract the best ". I personally think Bob Crowe is a good union leader but if i were in his shoes i wouldn't have taken the rise because many workers are being laid off or are having pay freezes forced upon them and to be honest 84,000 pounds is enough to live on.

[georgeweahscousin]

Is there no one more cretinous than a champagne socialist union leader? Perhaps the saps that follow them?

[solentstars]

oh dear the mail having ago at another union leader what a surprise,pity they don,t go for the greedy bankers who caused the worldwide recession and are lining their pockets again.

[Joensuu]

Just spoke to a mate who works for the RMT, and is in the same 5 a side squad as Mr Crowe. Apparently this pay rise is 12% over 4 years... so it's still a bit off in the current climate, but no where near as OTT as the Daily Heil suggests.

 

Personally, I think Crowe is one of the least likeable people in the country (up their with Cowell, Clarkson and half the Tory party). Even from my left of centre position, I feel he is a very scary authoritarian, with horridly illiberal views.

[alpine_saint]

Bob Crowe is a complete c**t.

[KK the 2nd]

Bob Crowe is a complete c**t.

 

Whilst I totally agree I also think he is a bit like a "Robby Savage" - you wouldn't mind if he was on your side but otherwise as you say ...

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

Oh bloody hell Bob, you're doing the union movement in general no favours!!

[Hatch]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10954851

 

More commies going on strike...

[buctootim]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10954851

 

More commies going on strike...

 

BAA staff are in a totally different position to BA. BAA staff are pretty poorly paid and the company will make £900mn profit this year on turnover of only £2bn. The 10,000 staff (security, firemen etc) had a wage freeze last year and have lost bonuses - yet BAA made a profit of £90,000 per employee. I reckon they can afford to pay £18,000pa security staff 3% cost of living.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/7279920/BAA-profits-boost.html

Edited 12 August, 2010 by buctootim

[SNSUN]

Bob Crowe is a knob for taking a pay rise - I'm one of the Underground workers in danger of losing my job as it is now and perhaps having to take a £7 grand pay cut, all because LUL have decided to cut our booking office roster from 18 people to 14, and I'm the 15th man.

 

I've been told that if I don't get a rostered spot four months after losing my position, I'll be dropped back a grade. These are so far unsubstantiated rumours doing the rounds with the reps, but it doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. I'd have to move if I dropped a grade, and I certainly couldn't propose to my missus. We'll see. I didn't vote to strike though, as I didn't know this was happening at the time, but it's irrelevant as it looks like the strike is going ahead.