SMRT

It is illegal to strike in Singapore on essential services providers, isn't it?

A strike is defined as "the cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any essential service acting in combination, or a concerted refusal or a refusal under a common understanding of a number of persons who are or who have been so employed to continue to work or to accept employment",

Essential services includes public transport.

Will this group of bus drivers been penalized on their strike?

I wish someone as draconian as LKY would step in and ask them F. off.
If they are unhappy with their pay scale, then leave.

Its not just about unfairness of pay scale anymore.
The government must "kill one chicken to scare a hundred monkeys".
Else every few weeks we would be getting this kind of scenario.

Anyone can tahan that?

(26-11-2012, 07:13 PM)AlphaQuant Wrote: we need LKY to step in to "crack heads"

Crack a few heads? I'm already assuming they will give in to demands eventually.

This will never happen with Singaporean Drivers because they won't sabo their own people, this is also obviously not an issue the government always claims singaporean don't want such lowly jobs, see even FT also don't want. Is all a matter of pay.

Just waiting for the day they declare unofficial public holiday because everything comes to a standstill.

will be interesting.

i remember in 2004 (sometime ard there) over SIA - LKY came in and said something like "45% didn't protest so they will stay - if need be he will get rid of the 55% who protested"

i do think that SMRT management cannot be seen to be soft on this matter - best thing to do is to sack those who didn't turn up for work and then negotiate with rest for pay etc.

will be a disaster if all the monkeys start following suit and not turn up for work. The message must be clear: if u are not happy abt pay, u can negotiate; if u dun succeed, u can resign.

i still remember when i was working in france, there was a day where 70% of the public transport was down due to workers strikes...if this happens to singapore, investors confidence will be shaken big time.

(26-11-2012, 06:15 PM)sgd Wrote: Even chinese government cannot handle their own people when they go on strike in public how we going to handle. What great idea this is to bring all these people in to drive our buses

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/s...61/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Public transport provider SMRT said that it is in talks with its bus drivers who refused to go to work on Monday.

A spokesman for SMRT said 102 of the bus drivers involved were from China and their service leaders are currently in talks with SMRT management.

SMRT said earlier reports that nearly 200 bus drivers were involved were incorrect.


Channel NewsAsia understands that the bus drivers had stayed away from work as a result of unhappiness over their pay.

SMRT added that the relevant authorities have already been informed about the situation.

HA! HA!
FTs really are showing they are really FTs. Not KWAI KWAI like Singaporeans. Always 4K one.
Just ponder whether MPs, Minsiters can stay away from their "jobs" if money not enough? i think it will never happen because they always pay themselves 1st before paying you the citizens.

(26-11-2012, 07:03 PM)Musicwhiz Wrote: Why only SMRT drivers on strike while SBS Transit was not affected?

Different salary structures?

I think SBS driver's salary is about $200 higher than SMRT though SBS still enjoys higher margin than SMRT. The complain is that the China drivers is earning lesser than the Malaysian counterparts in SMRT

(26-11-2012, 07:36 PM)arthur Wrote: I wish someone as draconian as LKY would step in and ask them F. off.
If they are unhappy with their pay scale, then leave.

Its not just about unfairness of pay scale anymore.
The government must "kill one chicken to scare a hundred monkeys".
Else every few weeks we would be getting this kind of scenario.

Anyone can tahan that?

This one not so easy. I know our govt will not hesitate to kill Sporean monkeys. But PRC, they from strong country leh. Our govt still need to boot lick and give them face.

is it true & why malaysian drivers are paid higher than prc drivers in smrt?

(26-11-2012, 10:09 PM)pianist Wrote: is it true & why malaysian drivers are paid higher than prc drivers in smrt?

My guess for malaysian drivers higher pay are:
1) PRC stay in dormitories provided by SMRT?
2) PRC do not speak english language.

(26-11-2012, 10:41 PM)Bibi Wrote:

(26-11-2012, 10:09 PM)pianist Wrote: is it true & why malaysian drivers are paid higher than prc drivers in smrt?

My guess for malaysian drivers higher pay are:
1) PRC stay in dormitories provided by SMRT?
2) PRC do not speak english language.

i see..that makes sense..does it mean the prc drivers over at sbs side are overpaid?