Bus strikes are pretty common in the UK it seems. People not happy here, not happy there, go on strike, which affects the public transport network by disrupting services. This means many commuters who rely on the bus to go to work are affected, which gives a dent in the local economy. Glad that such public transport service disruptions owing to worker's displeasure in Singapore are non-existent (as of today)!
Indeed they are common, I heard that arriva Yorkshire was on strike for 3 months or so. The thing is here there are at least some people who are okay with the inconvenience and the potential increase in fares as long as the workers are compensated fairly (this is of course very subjective) but in sg this won't work as the public generally doesn't care at all about the welfare of bus drivers and hence would never support a strike
@@glitchFan2428 Let's just hope Singaporeans can appreciate the hard work of our public transport workers and not take them for granted as they bring us around from A to B, no matter how hard the challenges.
To be fair, as compared to the UK 🇬🇧, Singapore 🇸🇬 is an extremely authoritarian country to the likes of say Hong Kong 🇭🇰 or Eritrea 🇪🇷 but with a "mostly free" economy and its not like there weren't any strikes in the past its just that these days (without ever having been to Singapore) I wouldn't be surprised if police and the millitary storm their way through a general strike or a large protest movement with heavy use of batons, tear gas, rubber (and real metal) bullets plus some widespread bank account seizures but maybe I'm wrong and Singapore 🇸🇬 isn't as 1984-like as it first seems...?
@@wclifton968gameplaystutorials No real bullets or batons are used to disperse protesters (so far only tear gas and water guns are used) and there are no widespread bank account seizures, as of what I know. Extreme methods like these are typically used in more totalitarian governments like in the Soviet Union (now defunct).
A bus strike, or a worker's strike happens when workers of a company are not happy with their working conditions/pay and hence not go to work on purpose and demand from their employers better treatment.
@@Jason-dr6xm essentially yes, when they are not happy with the pay or work conditions they go on strike until the employer agrees to solve the problem
UK workers aren't always on strike though and if anything, strikes are pretty rare. The last bus strikes I remember hearing about were probably over a decade ago now but trains is another problem. The train drivers (and conductors) are often on strike several times a year for really stupid things such as being against DOO because its somehow dangerous for the driver to push a couple extra buttons at the train station. But I will say that the cause of almost all of these strikes is from the leadership of a defacto communist organisation called the "National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers" (aka "RMT Union"). I will also add that the last time we strikes like we currently have now was back in the 1970s during a series of general strikes due to the economic stagflation and no pay rises to match...
@@Bobbyandmog hmm, I don't watch much television currently to be honest so I can't really comment on that. I used to watch the old top gear with Jeremy Clarkson and loved that
In the UK (and other Western countries who practise individualisation), strikes are a freedom of expression of your unhappiness about something. However, in Singapore (except for authorized gatherings at Hong Lim park) and other authoritatian countries like China, HK, North Korea: Illegal, since they believe that strikes would be detrimental to a country's progress.
Bus strikes are pretty common in the UK it seems. People not happy here, not happy there, go on strike, which affects the public transport network by disrupting services. This means many commuters who rely on the bus to go to work are affected, which gives a dent in the local economy.
Glad that such public transport service disruptions owing to worker's displeasure in Singapore are non-existent (as of today)!
Indeed they are common, I heard that arriva Yorkshire was on strike for 3 months or so. The thing is here there are at least some people who are okay with the inconvenience and the potential increase in fares as long as the workers are compensated fairly (this is of course very subjective) but in sg this won't work as the public generally doesn't care at all about the welfare of bus drivers and hence would never support a strike
Let hope Singapore will not have or else we can't take bus and train
@@glitchFan2428 Let's just hope Singaporeans can appreciate the hard work of our public transport workers and not take them for granted as they bring us around from A to B, no matter how hard the challenges.
To be fair, as compared to the UK 🇬🇧, Singapore 🇸🇬 is an extremely authoritarian country to the likes of say Hong Kong 🇭🇰 or Eritrea 🇪🇷 but with a "mostly free" economy and its not like there weren't any strikes in the past its just that these days (without ever having been to Singapore) I wouldn't be surprised if police and the millitary storm their way through a general strike or a large protest movement with heavy use of batons, tear gas, rubber (and real metal) bullets plus some widespread bank account seizures but maybe I'm wrong and Singapore 🇸🇬 isn't as 1984-like as it first seems...?
@@wclifton968gameplaystutorials No real bullets or batons are used to disperse protesters (so far only tear gas and water guns are used) and there are no widespread bank account seizures, as of what I know. Extreme methods like these are typically used in more totalitarian governments like in the Soviet Union (now defunct).
I’m suprised you didn’t get ambushed by the angry little gem drivers that have been put on the dart recently 🤣
Great video as always maxson :)
Just recalled how some SMRT bus captains went on strike
Yep, that seems so long ago
@@glitchFan2428 if I not wrong, it should be in before the end of November 2012
Nice.
But I haven't been able to get home after 7pm!
Thankfully the strikes are being put on hold from tomorrow and arrival drivers will be returning to work
@@glitchFan2428 YAY!
That a unique event for bus strike
Quite common here it seems
Tbh there used to be a fiat bus in sg but is a private bus
Ooo never seen it before
Wow!
Hope you enjoyed the video
What’s a bus strike?
Yeah
A bus strike, or a worker's strike happens when workers of a company are not happy with their working conditions/pay and hence not go to work on purpose and demand from their employers better treatment.
Basically employees refusal to work until a disagreement has been resolved.
Worker don't want to go work
@@Jason-dr6xm essentially yes, when they are not happy with the pay or work conditions they go on strike until the employer agrees to solve the problem
I just hate how workers in UK companies always go on strike. I mean BBC has gone on strike so many times.
Suppose it's part of the culture
UK workers aren't always on strike though and if anything, strikes are pretty rare. The last bus strikes I remember hearing about were probably over a decade ago now but trains is another problem.
The train drivers (and conductors) are often on strike several times a year for really stupid things such as being against DOO because its somehow dangerous for the driver to push a couple extra buttons at the train station. But I will say that the cause of almost all of these strikes is from the leadership of a defacto communist organisation called the "National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers" (aka "RMT Union").
I will also add that the last time we strikes like we currently have now was back in the 1970s during a series of general strikes due to the economic stagflation and no pay rises to match...
@@glitchFan2428 what do you think of British television,to stay with the topic of TV lol
@@wclifton968gameplaystutorials I see, I do feel it's all come at once too, with the railways joining in
@@Bobbyandmog hmm, I don't watch much television currently to be honest so I can't really comment on that. I used to watch the old top gear with Jeremy Clarkson and loved that
Let hope Singapore will not have a strike or else we will have no bus and no train and we have to take the taxi
There was once a strike with SMRT drivers, and they were arrested since striking is illegal in Singapore
@@glitchFan2428 is people affected
That fiat bus look so weird lol
It's really new too, just started service this year
Bus Strikes UK
Wow illegal
I don't think it's illegal here
In the UK (and other Western countries who practise individualisation), strikes are a freedom of expression of your unhappiness about something.
However, in Singapore (except for authorized gatherings at Hong Lim park) and other authoritatian countries like China, HK, North Korea: Illegal, since they believe that strikes would be detrimental to a country's progress.
@@陈劲恺 yes, there is a different mindset