llamatron Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Is there any reason why a rail passenger strike would not work? If all commuters started having organised "do not travel by rail" strikes would the money grabbing rail companies appreciate their repeat custom more? It would be difficult to coordinate, I guess maybe it would have to be full weeks off rather than days as the commuters will mainly have season tickets. There must be a way of stopping them from charging us merely so that they can have great profits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeX Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 How about picketing train stations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 I don't really understand picketing, I don't think rail companies would care unless there profits were being hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I don't really understand picketing It began as a way of letting people know there was a strike taking place; it ended as method of mass bullying and threatening behaviour, to browbeat people into supporting the strike whether they wanted to or not. Somewhere in between the two it has a valid purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love_rat Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 If you want to hit the train companys (and the petrol companys too) then its easy. Get a job in your local town. If you choose to work in a town, then the train companys (and the petrol) have got you by your short and curlys. The trick is to shave off the curlys (in this case - get a local job) then you won't be victim to the increases in fares and petrol. For those who say "its not fare", you put yourself into a position to expolited by the train companys and their rising fares. HOw many fare increases can you take before its unviable to go to work? I give it 3 years - then people will have to seriously look at their working patterns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 What about the thousands of people who have to travel for their jobs. My clients are all over the country. They would only have to come me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rd Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 ... Get a job in your local town. .... As it's always so easy to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 As it's always so easy to do that. Well, there are three options: Change jobs to a local one; Move house to where your job is; Commute. None of them is likely to be a perfect option, but anyone who decides that their best available option is to commute, shouldn't be complaining about having to commute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamatron Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Well, there are three options: Change jobs to a local one; Move house to where your job is; Commute. None of them is likely to be a perfect option, but anyone who decides that their best available option is to commute, shouldn't be complaining about having to commute! Im not complaining about having to commute and its only for the short term hopefully. My job is ridiculously specialised and there are very few places I can do it-as with my partner. However the rail fares here are extortionate. 10% of my quite decent salary goes on my train fare, comparing that to the rest of europe is depressing-and they have nice trains in many places. Suggesting just get a job nearer is frankly laughable in the current climate (that was my original plan when we started commuting literally a month before the crash when getting a new job would have been foolish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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