Mr Carter'The usual anti-Khan whiners here, because he hasn't used powers he doesn't have. Pathetic!'Perhaps, but has anyone seen any condemnation of the srike coming from him ?I recall a reply I had from our Labour MP Fleur Anderson when I asked her whether she supported an earlier set of tube strikes.She said - 'I sympathise with those on strike and I support the right to strike, but I do not support this strike action as I believe that a compromise could have been agreed on if Unions continued with talks, and I hope we don’t see any more' (sic).I asked her why they deserved sympathy but did not receive an explanation.Perhaps she struggled to come up with one as I had sent her details of the renumeration terms the tube staff were burdened with.-----------------------------------------The average base pay of a Tube driver is £55,011 while night tube drivers earn around half of that as their position is part time. During training, which lasts 12-16 weeks, trainee drivers earn £32,375 during their training. Drivers also get free travel around London for them and a partner, and can retire on a pension at the age of 50. Overtime rates are around £36 an hour. The FoI responses, from Transport for London (TfL), showed that nine drivers were paid more than £100,000; another 30 made more than £80,000, and 100 were paid £70,000 to £80,000.Most drivers, more than 3,000, were paid between £60,000 and £70,000, and 900 drivers - mainly part-timers or those who left during the year - received less than £60,000.
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