By: Funandjoy12

Funandjoy12 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:32:00 +0000

The company has LOCKED OUT the seasoned attendants.Wait until the labour dispute is over to book a trip with Rocky Mountaineer. If you book now ,you will be taken care of by undertrained replacment workers or SCABS. Top notch service, knowledgable commentary and ensured guest safety are a few things that a seasoned attendant can truly provide.

By: Cmacfarlane

Cmacfarlane — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:36:00 +0000

Regardless
of your experience onboard, one should be aware of the fact that the
company has locked out over 100 dedicated onboard attendants. RM has
boasted that they are a 200 million dollar company but refuses to give
it’s employees a reasonable wage increase after 3 years at the same pay
rate. They have never followed the federal labour code when it comes to
overtime which has always been a sticking point during negotiations, yet
the company hides behind that same labour code by using replacement
workers (scabs), which is illegal in the province of British Columbia.The
use of scab labour undermines the right to fair bargaining by the
employees. The company feels no pressure to negotiate and claims to be
running the business as usual.The over 100 locked out onboard
attendants do not see this as business as usual, it is not usual to be
standing on the other side of a fence watching someone else do their
jobs. It is not usual to have overstaffed coaches to make up for the
inexperience of the new workers. It is not usual to have “managers”
staffing the coaches and serving the guests. And it certainly is not
“business as usual” to have to cross a picket line at the beginning or
end of a trip.The company is doing their best to make the locked out
employees look like the bad guys; they will say that they had no choice
but to lock their employees out, however the negotiating team had asked
for an extension to avoid giving strike notice, and in order for the
staff to keep working while negotiating, and it was denied. Instead the
company chose lock the staff out and to put into place an expensive
contingency plan in an obvious effort to break the union. They have
enlisted an abundance of security to constantly film and intimidate the
peaceful picketers, have spent countless dollars trying serve court
injunctions against employees that are only trying to get their jobs
back. They’ve put tarpaulins along the fences so that the guests cant
see the faces of the award winning staff that should be on that train. These
are not greedy people, these are people who love their jobs and have
years of experience on the train. These are the real attendants whose
faces can be seen in the literature on the train, advertisements and
commercials. They are people with families, mortages and babies on the
way. These are people that dedicate their lives to the company and work
tremendously long hours to build a nest egg in order to make the money
they earn stretch an entire year as they are not easily employable in
the winter time.This company should be ashamed of themselves!I
have taken the train and quite enjoyed myself, but part of what made the
trip so exceptional was the amazing staff on board. Knowing the
difference of how the service should be and what it is now, I would
never take the train again, and I would certainly never ever cross a
picket line either.You can do your part by voicing your displeasure
to the company, writing to the company, asking for a refund or to
postpone your trip until the dispute is over and of course, not to tip
the replacement workers as this only encourages them to maintain their
positions and enable this dispute to drag on.there is also a site that you can find by searching for rocky lockout . com

By: ExRockyFan

ExRockyFan — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:34:00 +0000

Tourism company Rocky Mountaineer has locked out over 100 unionized onboard
attendants. The company has hired “scab” workers and will not negotiate a fair
contract. Labour leaders are calling the lockout a top priority for worker’s
rights. If you travel on this train you will be crossing picket lines.

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