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Can a strike be very far off?
3rd December 2009, Page 19
3rd December 2009
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I HEAR THAT BY Christmas petrol will be £5 a gallon. So how much for diesel? What is the government doing to a vital industry? Things are looking bleak. Why are those in government hell bent on doing away with people who know their jobs, offer a good service and are reliable?
I fail to see how these people can state that the jobless figures are decreasing. It is total bollocks.
When drivers or operators go bust, they cannot just walk into another job, they end up going on the dole. So, if things don't pick up or the government changes, a national haulage strike might not be far away.
Here's a happy — and hopeful — Christmas to all hauliers.
Peter C Clark Durham