Taxi Strike during the Ryder Cup ?

Pal

This is their latest threat to the wellbeing of the country.
The service industry who screwed us every which way for years.
Don't these guys just really get on your nerves ? :mad:

Victor

Ah, but look at how deregulation protects us from strikes and evil unions!!!

Chakar

Yeah hopefully it won't go ahead cos they aren't very united as the last taxi strike left a minority of drivers hanging while the rest got fares.

They will only suceed in not cashing in on the Ryder Cup.

Garibaldi

Ah, give them a break. Sure isn't it bad enough that they had to get standardised cars, wash themselves every once in a while, and attend charm school.......wait a minute.....D'Oh!!

gibo_ie

i spoke to a taxi driver about this on my way home from airport last night. AS he says the turnout to the meeting in the national stadium was 600 drivers. This is out of 13,000 in dublin alone. He reckons they are not speaking for all drivers and are trying to hold country to ransom. He will not be on strike, nor i would imagine will many others as it is hitting them directly in the pockets.

Also said they intended to do a go-slow around croke park on all ireland sunday....

just what i heard....

stevenmu

Pal wrote:

This is their latest threat to the wellbeing of the country.
The service industry who screwed us every which way for years.
Don't these guys just really get on your nerves ? :mad:

If they've been screwing us every which way for years, then why would you be bothered about them taking a few days off ? They're not slaves that we can force to do our bidding, they're workers just like the rest of us and if they don't agree with their working conditions then there's no reason they should decide to not work under them.

chump

They'd be mad to do this.
They'd only achieve
- losing out on much money, and
- having a huge public backlash

They need to just adopt the changes and get on with it.
What would really be disastrous for them would be if they did strike but most taxi drivers just ignored it and carried on.

This would show that they dont speak for the majority and would destroy them.

This is why I am convinced it wont go ahead.

Pal

stevenmu wrote:

If they've been screwing us every which way for years, then why would you be bothered about them taking a few days off ? .

don't understand a question that makes no sense . sorry. I'm bothered about the specific days in question which are being chosen for maximum effect.

stevenmu wrote:

They're not slaves that we can force to do our bidding, .

Nobody said they were. What prompts you come up with this 'slaves' tosh ?

stevenmu wrote:

they're workers just like the rest of us and if they don't agree with their working conditions then there's no reason they should decide to not work under them.

agreed. Now tell them to have their maliciously ill timed strike on a weekend when the Ryder Cup is not on and thus show a bit of civic pride and respect for their country and their fellow citizens (who mostly all are workers too)!

I personally feel their tactics are disgraceful and don't like taking a taxi anymore. Given a choice of alternative transport, I won't now choose the taxi.
Screw them. They sure as hell don't care about me and why you defend this position is equally offensive.

is_that_so

The Tubridy show this morning had an email from someone in Galway. On the day of the last "national strike" there were dozens of taxis available. The story is here.I suspect many will be working for the Ryder Cup.

jaggeh

Pal wrote:

don't understand a question that makes no sense . sorry. I'm bothered about the specific days in question which are being chosen for maximum effect.


Nobody said they were. What prompts you come up with this 'slaves' tosh ?


agreed. Now tell them to have their maliciously ill timed strike on a weekend when the Ryder Cup is not on and thus show a bit of civic pride and respect for their country and their fellow citizens (who mostly all are workers too)!

I personally feel their tactics are disgraceful and don't like taking a taxi anymore. Given a choice of alternative transport, I won't now choose the taxi.
Screw them. They sure as hell don't care about me and why you defend this position is equally offensive.

The whole point of a strike is for it to have the threat of maximum impact. its a bit pointless going on strike when it wont have an impact at all.

mloc

hopefully they'll soon replace taxi drivers with robots. that'd be great.

ToxicPaddy

Sounds to me like a the minority speaking for the majority.. most taxi drivers wont be interested in losing out on what could be their biggest payday in a long time..

Most taxi drivers seem to be sick of the same sh*te being spouted by their unions. The promise the earth and deliver very little. One or two I've spoken to since word of the possible strike for the Ryder Cup have all said that there is no way they will be striking for it.

I think the lack of backing that they got from the public in relation to past strikes and the possible public back lash that could happen if they do strike for the Ryder cup will make a lot of guys think twice.

Things are starting to happen in the way of deregulation and the new Taxi Regulator slowly but surely making his mark, that the little mafia that used to operate within the taxi industry is slowly but surely losing its grip on it.

Tox

Hobbes

I recall when the plates where like gold dust and when a taxi strike happened it actually happened.

Now its open up to so many there are plently who won't honour the strike and make a killing on that day.

frankdrebin

Most taxi drivers are poor and working class. They cannot afford to miss out on this opportunity by striking.

Also, I agree with the guy above. I never take taxi's anymore. I would rather chose any other form of transport. Though I dont mind getting a foreign national - at least they are grateful for the work and dont burn your off about deregulation - WE DONT CARE!

The organisers could "think outside the box" and arrange buses or otherwise for people interested in getting to and from the K Club. If taxis were avoided altogther for the Ryder Cup weekend, then there would be no profiteering by them, which I am sure will happen.

frankdrebin

stevenmu wrote:

... if they don't agree with their working conditions then there's no reason they should decide to not work under them.

Wait a minute pal. The process for the formation of the new fare structure involved all parties INCLUDING the taxi drivers and passengers. The fares were agreed and the opposition to them has only came about when the last phase of the process was underway - the roll out of the new structure.

Tusky

Never EVER tip taxi drivers. They are on good money and at the end of the day, all they do is drive around all day

Angus MacGyver

mloc wrote:

hopefully they'll soon replace taxi drivers with robots. that'd be great.

Like Total Recall

Wishbone Ash

Can anyone clarify this for me.

If the taxi driver unions authorise a strike, are all members not obliged to follow the directive of their union or face expulsion? That is what happens in my workplace. I sometimes have to go along with what I may not believe, but if there has been a majority decision on a ballot of members, I must accept that decision. That is the basis of any worker reprensentative body. I cannot understand therefore why any taxi driver union members can refuse to strike.

Tusky wrote:

all they do is drive around all day

I don't see the relevance of that comment regardless, of whether you support them or not. Would you apply the same logic to couriers, bus drivers, train drivers, hackney drivers, truck drivers, pilots etc.

Mossy Monk

mloc wrote:

hopefully they'll soon replace taxi drivers with robots. that'd be great.

we would never be so lucky

hurray for Johnny Cab