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| Tube strike: Driving Underground trains is 'bad for your health, and extremely disruptive of family life,' says Union spokesperson | Tube strike: Driving Underground trains is 'bad for your health, and extremely disruptive of family life,' says Union spokesperson |
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| It’s the chart that has been the touchstone for thousands of frustrated commuters – giving them the justification to vent their spleen at overpaid Tube drivers who have caused havoc in London. | It’s the chart that has been the touchstone for thousands of frustrated commuters – giving them the justification to vent their spleen at overpaid Tube drivers who have caused havoc in London. |
| It has “inspired” a host of reactions from those who think being a Tube driver is a cushy job. | It has “inspired” a host of reactions from those who think being a Tube driver is a cushy job. |
| So is being a driver as easy as so many people think? | So is being a driver as easy as so many people think? |
| Aslef District Organiser Finn Brennan, a member of one of the unions taking part in the strike, told The Independent: | Aslef District Organiser Finn Brennan, a member of one of the unions taking part in the strike, told The Independent: |
| “This dispute has never been about money. It’s about the life/work balance for Tube drivers in London and making sure that change is negotiated, not imposed. | “This dispute has never been about money. It’s about the life/work balance for Tube drivers in London and making sure that change is negotiated, not imposed. |
| “Anti-social hours are really unpopular, bad for your health, and extremely disruptive of family life. We’re not objecting to working night shifts, but we want them introduced in a way that is fair and protects the work/life balance of the drivers.” | “Anti-social hours are really unpopular, bad for your health, and extremely disruptive of family life. We’re not objecting to working night shifts, but we want them introduced in a way that is fair and protects the work/life balance of the drivers.” |
| And it appears there’s plenty of support for the drivers as well. | And it appears there’s plenty of support for the drivers as well. |