Tony Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Unions look to be about to bring the nations airports to a halt again with a strike by BAA airport workers on top of the British Airways dispute, and they are also calling for a strike by Underground workers. It looks like they aim to bring the country to a halt. But, never let it be said that they don't get good pay conditions for the workers. Bob Crowe, the leader of the RMT union had a pay rise from £84,923 in 2008 to £94,747 last year. His expenses look handsome too. From This is Money As workers suffer, RMT's Bob Crow pockets pay rise Militant union baron Bob Crow has brushed aside calls for wage restraint - and quietly pocketed an astonishing 12% pay rise The hardline general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union has taken the £10,000 salary increase, despite the painful pay freeze affecting millions of workers in both the public and private sectors. His basic pay rose from £84,923 in 2008 to £94,747 at the end of last year, according to figures published by the RMT. And his overall pay package rose from £122,167 to £133,183 last year. On top of this he claimed £9,989 in expenses and £2,376 in travel costs, taking his total income to £145,548. The figures will anger millions of commuters and public transport users who have suffered massive disruption from a series of strikes called by Mr Crow. Yesterday the RMT called yet another strike on the London Underground, which is expected to cause chaos for travellers over the bank holiday later this month. Nice work if you can get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Nothing ever changes, it's always the old boys act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Union bosses take their cue from the bosses in private industry, if you're in charge you can take what you fancy out of the 'business'. Senior civil servants...council chief execs...politicians - they all have the same outlook on what's 'fair' and all are equally brazen about their greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Union bosses take their cue from the bosses in private industry, if you're in charge you can take what you fancy out of the 'business'. Senior civil servants...council chief execs...politicians - they all have the same outlook on what's 'fair' and all are equally brazen about their greed. Our non-executive chairman is paid £156,000 for a three day week. He referred to this pay as "modest" so we dropped his days to 2 days a week. Those at the top will always feather their own nests whilst asking for sacrifices from the lower ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Union bosses take their cue from the bosses in private industry, if you're in charge you can take what you fancy out of the 'business'. Senior civil servants...council chief execs...politicians - they all have the same outlook on what's 'fair' and all are equally brazen about their greed. Not quite. Private businesses have to make profits to be able to pay their owners/chief execs 'bonuses'. People who have invested their all in their business have often taken a chance. If the wind had blown the other way they could have lost the lot, including their home etc. A senior civil servant is unlikely to lose his livelihood. As Fred Kite once said: We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Is that all Bob Crow gets? He has delivered so much for his workers I thought he would be on more. He is worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Is that all Bob Crow gets? He has delivered so much for his workers I thought he would be on more. He is worth every penny. So did he deliver 12% more last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I heard Boris Johnson on the radio today lambasting Bob Crow - describing him as a dinosaur. This is the same Boris Johnson who last year complained that the £250,000 annual earnings he got from writing a column for the Telegraph as 'chicken feed'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 So did he deliver 12% more last year? He has delivered a 25% increase in membership since taking over at RMT, protected jobs and pensions and achieved above inflation pay deals. His pay seems pretty low for what he does and what he has achieved. If his members are unhappy about it, unlike directors of companies they won't re-elect him. Unions are accountable to their membership and considering the rise in membership it is clear to anyone he is doing something very right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Not quite. Private businesses have to make profits to be able to pay their owners/chief execs 'bonuses'. People who have invested their all in their business have often taken a chance. If the wind had blown the other way they could have lost the lot, including their home etc. A senior civil servant is unlikely to lose his livelihood. As Fred Kite once said: We do not and cannot accept the principle that incompetence justifies dismissal. That is victimisation. Your point only really works for small businesses. Above a certain level those rules stop applying. There are plenty of examples of Chief Executives receiving large payrises whilst the companies values are decreasing and golden handshakes whilst being sacked for incompetence. Fred Kite also said....Ahhh, Russia. All them corn fields and ballet in the evening. Great film.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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