This article points to the fact that we are in a world-wide struggle
between the basic needs of the People and the Profits of the Wealthy.
Here in our area, on the Olympic Peninsula, we see the continuous
degrading of the Working Class. We ordered a tool shed. The 250
pound shed was loaded onto a 28 foot truck, loaded with other large
items. We had contacted the company and told them that large trucks
could not come down our private road. We heard nothing back. The
large truck arrived. With much jockeying, the driver finally
positioned the truck. He was alone. The shed was not on the end of
his load, so he had to juggle several large containers around in order
to tug out our shed. It slipped, pinning him to the floor of the
truck. The driver was not seriously injured but we suggested that we
could sign a report, if he wished to file a grievance. He said the
boss would simply fire him if he filed a written complaint. He had
seen other drivers get the boot as a result of filing a complaint. He
needed the work. It was about Noon, and this driver still had to
drive over two hours out to Forks, return by way of Port Townsend, and
then be back by quitting time in Tacoma, which was another two hours
from here. No way could he make the trip, much less deliver the
freight. He said he knew that it could not be done, but the boss
would not pay overtime when he dropped the truck off.
Carl Jarvis
On 4/11/16, Roger Loran Bailey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
http://themilitant.com/2016/8015/801552.html
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Vol. 80/No. 15 April 18, 2016
London ‘tube’ drivers strike against unsafe trains
Militant/Jonathan Silberman
LONDON — Hundreds of London Underground “tube” drivers — members of the
Rail, Maritime and Transport and the Associated Society of Locomotive
Steam Enginemen and Firemen unions — took 24-hour strike action March
23. Pickets at the Arnos Grove depot, above, spoke of company harassment
and intimidation and unsafe trains. There has been a rise in
disciplinary action, pickets told the Militant.
“There are serious questions over the safety of the aging fleet on the
Piccadilly line in terms of braking systems, wheel flats and brake
operation” a union spokesperson said in January. The union has insisted
for years that the 40-year-old trains — known as “1973 stock” — are
dangerous.
For example, the door on a moving train with passengers flew open Jan.
16. The RMT said there had been four similar incidents in preceding weeks.
The company claimed the door opening was an “isolated incident.” But the
BBC reported two doors opened on a moving train in October 2013. The
Rail, Maritime and Transport union plans further stoppages on April 19
and 21.
— JONATHAN SILBERMAN
Related articles:
April 14 actions will demand $15 an hour and union organizing
On the Picket Line
For $15 an hour and a union!
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