Hexus OFFICIAL 2015 General Election results thread

[HalloweenJack]

Because the Government sets the parameters as to how education should be delivered, and included in those parameters is the right for Union to strike. How can a Union be sued for doing something they are legally entitled to? if that were the case, you'd have every commuter taking the RMT to court everytime there was a tube strike. And like I said, if your son genuinely feels those strikes are critically affecting his education, rather than using money to sue, he may be better off putting towards extra tuition. How many days has he lost to strikes over the last year, just out of interest?

Its not the government which is disrupting his education - which by law he is entitled to , its unions making demands outside of his legal right to education. They are then disrupting his legal right.

[HalloweenJack]

As to your sons comment. First off, tell him to suck it up and be a man

no that's bullying of a child since he is by 15. which by definition makes you a child abuser by your own comments.

[ik9000]

no that's bullying of a child since he is by 15. which by definition makes you a child abuser by your own comments.

Telling your son to man-up is hardly bullying. WTF is wrong with people these days? It's like those people who thought that mom giving her rioting teenage son a thick ear was "abuse". Seriously?

[crossy]

according to the employee cited in article the company is quote "making 1billion in profit". that may be exaggeration on that individual's part, but he was arguing it was unfair to crop pay when profits were high. if profits are high then they can afford to pay for overtime or a few more drivers as necessary. also it can't be as simple as due to sickness as the train arrived into Victoria it then didn't go anywhere and was towed to a siding. someone drove it to the station - a driver clearly was there. Instead of driving it to a siding why not drive it on its intended route? We all waited for 10 minutes on the train that got cancelled, and then stood for another 15 on a different platform after we were turfed off. Having stood in front of that locked train we were told it was not going to run either. What's the point in that?

Thanks for explaining that. Maybe the employee had a point - but I'm going to agree with you that instead of lining their own pockets maybe the RMT should have been pushing for "their" slice of the profits to go into more staff. Obviously can't comment on the non-moving train - maybe the driver who put it their had done the maximum amount of hours that he (or she) was allowed to?

As usual in life (so it seems to me) the only ones with "simple solutions" are the politicians - real life is invariably more complex.

[crossy]

As to your sons comment. First off, tell him to suck it up and be a man

no that's bullying of a child since he is by 15. which by definition makes you a child abuser by your own comments.

Firstly, because child abuse is a crime in this country (rightly so imho) what you have said is libellous and I expect a full and swift retraction and apology. (link added so you can see for yourself why I'm peeved)

Secondly, if you actually READ what I said, firstly you would have noted my use of humorous language wrt to your offspring. If you have no sense of humour then - with respect - that's your problem, and I've got enough of my own thank you very much.

Thirdly, again if you stop frothing at the mouth and read what I said, you'd note that I suggested that you speak to the kid. Can someone be an abuser-by-proxy? I think not. And actually if you're convinced of the "abuse" then that would make your good self the abuser, not I. I'd hope that this would illustrate the fundamental flaw in your "argument". Sadly there's enough genuine child abuse going on for me to have much sympathy for the kind of wishy-washy "oh you caused the little darling mental harm" that being told to "suck it up" would constitute.

I'd also suggest that perhaps reading the Hexus forum T&C's would be a good idea at this point. And if that is too onerous then a relaxing walk for yourself would seem to be warranted - I'm quite aware that people have "days from hell" and those are inclined to make one snap at inopportune moments. I'm generous enough to assume for the moment that perhaps you had "one of those days" - in which case just confirm that and all's well.

[Saracen]

Firstly, because child abuse is a crime in this country (rightly so imho) what you have said is libellous and I expect a full and swift retraction and apology. ....

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I'd also suggest that perhaps reading the Hexus forum T&C's would be a good idea at this point. ....

So would I.

[opel80uk]

Its not the government which is disrupting his education - which by law he is entitled to , its unions making demands outside of his legal right to education. They are then disrupting his legal right.

I am almost certain that Unions are protected in law from civil action, individually and collectively, as result of legally held strikes. So I think suing would probably be a waste of time.

But just out of interest, as I've been out the UK for a few years now, how many days has your son lost to Teachers going out on strike over the last year? I would be genuinely interested to know.