SMRT strike - no sound from PM/govt/Labour Minister/Internal Security/NTUC?

[zhihau]

The 'deers' are very well fed

agree, certainly very well fed :p:p:p

 

[tualingong]

here here..

[video=youtube;CTMMRrxx-Ug]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTMMRrxx-Ug[/video]

 

[halsey02]

Sing song, "kar chng song"... ha ha ha, now "hor PRC's _______" ( sounds like gun)!

 

[Confuseous]

Oh dear, oh dear?, where is "zorro" when we need him?? where is mee siam mai hum? where is the Duke of Seng Kang!!..

Where got time - counting the number of zeroes in his CPF statement.

It is time his mask would not help him too 'siam' the issue.

Even if the PM got no time, surely the 5 or 6 ministers in his office got time?

 

[Confuseous]

Considering the fact the the PAP Government has sanctioned a $1.1 billion package to public transport operators to provide new bus services and improve existing ones, where Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated plans to boost bus capacity by about 800 buses over the next five years to reduce crowding and waiting times, the silence of the Cabinet Ministers on this strike by the drivers recruited from PRC is deafening.

The PAP members who have spoken up on the issue, have not brought any clarity to the issue either. MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC and Chairman of Migrant Workers Centre (MWC), Yeo Guat Kwang for example reportedly said that the drivers who went on strike could have approached the Ministry of Manpower's Foreign Workers unit or MWC to address their grievances instead of 'taking matters into their own hands'. Are the drivers aware that such avenues are available? Considering the fact that this is not the first strike by foreign workers this year, how much effort has MOM, MWC or SMRT put in highlighting these avenues to the foreign workers?

Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari, NTUC director of the Unit for Contract and Casual Workers (UCCW), too criticised the workers for not adhering proper procedures and acting without the knowledge of the National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU). But NTWU released a statement later which said that it does not have the legal mandate to represent the PRC bus workers of SMRT, as they are not union members.

- http://www.raviphilemon.net/2012/11...1/smrts-prc-drivers-strike-and-deafening.html

 

[spotter542]

bro,
their current behavior is like deers caught in the headlights of an oncoming truck...

Did their pathetic life flash before them ? :p

 

[zhihau]

Did their pathetic life flash before them ? :p

me really don't know :o:o:o

 

[mojito]

agree, certainly very well fed :p:p:p

Heng ah! Boh wa eh dai ji liao loh!

 

[zhihau]

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look at those meaty palm... chin wu hock kee...

 

[ginfreely]

The 'deers' are very well fed, they are so complacent, carefree, for the skies is always blue, the grass is always green, there is an eternal spring of fresh water, no sense of danger, for they are so well cared for & protected...the "on coming truck" is a long time coming & awakening!!

PAP think that they can just bring in large number of foreigners, without thinking whether can control them. Now is the time for the millionaire ministers to prove their worth and show they are in control. If the PRC workers can get away with nothing happens to them after going on strike means all foreigner workers can and they have conquered SG!

 

[mojito]

look at those meaty palm... chin wu hock kee...

Speaking of his palm, did you notice one line crossing neatly across the horizontal axis of his palm? It is very rare among people. Chinese mystics call this the "broken palm". Palmistry experts believe such a person has the Midas Touch, but are prone to be single-minded, stubborn and greedy.

 

[zhihau]

Speaking of his palm, did you notice one line crossing neatly across the horizontal axis of his palm?

no 断掌, look more carefully

 

[TenderLovingCare]

Thought it's just a labour dispute; how come Police also involved ?..

Public transport services, like those provided by SMRT, are listed under "essential services" under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act or CLTPA (1).

Strikes are illegal for workers in essential services, unless they give the employer 14 days' notice of the intent to go on strike and comply with requirements of the notice (2).

For more details: http://www.todayonline.com/Hotnews/...Jin-on-the-illegal-strike-by-SMRT-bus-drivers

 

[watchman8]

Speaking of his palm, did you notice one line crossing neatly across the horizontal axis of his palm? It is very rare among people. Chinese mystics call this the "broken palm". Palmistry experts believe such a person has the Midas Touch, but are prone to be single-minded, stubborn and greedy.

Almost all pap MPs have broken palm. Not sure about the Midas touch though, but bringing great misfortune is one of usual outcome.

 

[halsey02]

PAP think that they can just bring in large number of foreigners, without thinking whether can control them. Now is the time for the millionaire ministers to prove their worth and show they are in control. If the PRC workers can get away with nothing happens to them after going on strike means all foreigner workers can and they have conquered SG!

If these were SINgaporeans CAPTAINS or SERVICE LEADERS or....they will beescorted in "ang chias"...down to "sepoy lines"...our communist brothers , what can they do?? we are watching their actions..for ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS!! just like what the Chinamen do....SINgaporeans?? just, talk, grumble...get threatened...'BALLS SHRINK" & VANISH!!

 

[palden]

SMRT bus drivers' action was "illegal strike" The SMRT bus drivers' action on Monday was an illegal strike and will be dealt with, says Acting Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin.

This one a JUNIOR MINISTER??

Illegal but no one arrested or put in ISD

 

[halsey02]

Almost all pap MPs have broken palm. Not sure about the Midas touch though, but bringing great misfortune is one of usual outcome.

Now they need, "yee loy san juang"... ha ha ha ha

 

[TenderLovingCare]

PAP think that they can just bring in large number of foreigners, without thinking whether can control them. Now is the time for the millionaire ministers to prove their worth and show they are in control. If the PRC workers can get away with nothing happens to them after going on strike means all foreigner workers can and they have conquered SG!

I think there are various "controls" channels as listed in Confuseous' posting besides the regular MOM work permit controls. Except that all these controls are sleeping after drawing fat salary and have been busy counting the zeros instead of focusing on the ground control.

Additionally, the law has made necessary provisions for the final iron clad control.

The only issue is that they are not dealing with law abiding or ball-less Singaporeans. That they have forgotten.

Considering the fact the the PAP Government has sanctioned a $1.1 billion package to public transport operators to provide new bus services and improve existing ones, where Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated plans to boost bus capacity by about 800 buses over the next five years to reduce crowding and waiting times, the silence of the Cabinet Ministers on this strike by the drivers recruited from PRC is deafening.

The PAP members who have spoken up on the issue, have not brought any clarity to the issue either. MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC and Chairman of Migrant Workers Centre (MWC), Yeo Guat Kwang for example reportedly said that the drivers who went on strike could have approached the Ministry of Manpower's Foreign Workers unit or MWC to address their grievances instead of 'taking matters into their own hands'. Are the drivers aware that such avenues are available? Considering the fact that this is not the first strike by foreign workers this year, how much effort has MOM, MWC or SMRT put in highlighting these avenues to the foreign workers?

Member of Parliament Zainal Sapari, NTUC director of the Unit for Contract and Casual Workers (UCCW), too criticised the workers for not adhering proper procedures and acting without the knowledge of the National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU). But NTWU released a statement later which said that it does not have the legal mandate to represent the PRC bus workers of SMRT, as they are not union members.

- http://www.raviphilemon.net/2012/11...1/smrts-prc-drivers-strike-and-deafening.html

 

[TenderLovingCare]

If these were SINgaporeans CAPTAINS or SERVICE LEADERS or....they will beescorted in "ang chias"...down to "sepoy lines"...our communist brothers , what can they do?? we are watching their actions..for ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS!! just like what the Chinamen do....SINgaporeans?? just, talk, grumble...get threatened...'BALLS SHRINK" & VANISH!!

Exactly, the PRC can run to the Chinese Embassy to seek refugee.

But Singaporeans do not have this "protection".

Being a Singaporean is really a bad deal. When a Singaporean gets into trouble overseas, the help / assistance one gets is really "I don't know what to say".

 

[STUCK_HERE]

It's a minor issue that doesn't concern ministers. SMRT junior management can easily handle it.

The PAP supporter speaks again. He scared this website kena close down.