Fire service managers are obviously worried about the ability to cover the Olympic games site due to FBU overtime ban, so they are considering drafting in retired firefighters.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... s-job.html

Not like you to quote a Mail article SOT?

What is the overtime ban, (dispute) all about? The article is silent on it.

Given it's only March and the Olympics are in August why so much pessimism as to why it will not be solved?

Sounds Like the Olympics is a good bargaining chip, they are all onto it !

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You are right Geezer! I am not sure how that crept through unnoticed!!!!! I am disgusted with myself

Jim is right that the Olympics is seen as a huge bargaining tool by the unions.To be fair, firefighters in London have made massive changes to their working practices which have made the brigade more efficient. But they have also been subject to huge (and as they see it) hugely unacceptable changes to their pension which will see them firefighting well in to their 60s, and in return, they will receive a far reduced pension, despite the fact their contributions have shot up wildly.

The other aspect to the dispute is a legacy from previous disputes where FBU leaders and LFB management (led by the odious toad Brian Coleman) are still annoying each other in a 1970s employer v Union sort of way. It's pathetic. However, even if nothing comes from this threat to the Olympics, there are bound to be other unions flexing their collective muscles over that time.

Boris was onto this at square one, Transport was the key issue If gets that settled then a lot of the sting is removed, and fair do's the wind has been taken from many a sail, over the years through inept various Governments, with peace at any cost mentality, so many pay packets disproportionate to effort or Risk, a Bandwagon Ken will join with glee, the main issue is what are firefighters and workers in general worth? while directors so called captains of industry, take a disproportionate slice of the cake things will never change, the main problem with this particular period of unrest, the problem is only tackled from one end, an old Greek proverb a rotting fish stinks from the head downwards.

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I think Boris got his statement just about right, especially the bit about Ken being a car hater.

I just hope Ken doesn't get back in and start this congestion nonsense again.

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Lets be careful out there !

Ken is just an anti British bigot,

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