snoop1130 Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Railways unions oppose private investment in Red Line By The Nation Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Tatchadon Panyaphanitkul Railway unions have opposed a public-private partnership (PPP) plan to construct Red Line links from Bang Sue to Rangsit and Bang Sue to Taling Chan. The decision to open up Red Line construction and operation to private investors was approved last week by the State Railway of Thailand. The State Railway Workers Union of Thailand (SRUT) and State Enterprise Electrified Train Workers' Union (SEETU) today held a press conference to oppose the plan, which they said would delay the project. SRUT president Sawit Kaewvarn and SEETU president Chitphol Promdontree said that State Railway of Thailand staff could operate Red Line trains and get the service up and running in 2021, as planned. "There is no need to postpone the opening of train services, because it will not benefit anyone in the country," they said. "To ensure that construction does not disrupt the planned opening date, the government should allow SEETU to operate and maintain trains in this project for the benefit of the country and people." They added that the State Enterprise Policy Committee resolved on May 15,2019, to appoint the SEETU to operate and maintain the trains in the Red Line projects. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391698 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-21 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Scared because harder to fleece the private companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 There's a difference between constructing railways lines and operating and maintaining trains. Is there a disconnect in the story or in the unions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Foghorn said: Scared because harder to fleece the private companies Too many fingers in the pie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkleGoooose Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 If the line is run along capitalist ideals with private investment then it will be expected to be managed efficiently and effectively, to turn a nominal profit and the employees will be required to do some actual work. That model is of course anathema to unions and lefties in general. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaoNiaw Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, UnkleGoooose said: If the line is run along capitalist ideals with private investment then it will be expected to be managed efficiently and effectively, to turn a nominal profit and the employees will be required to do some actual work. That model is of course anathema to unions and lefties in general. That's worked out really well for the UK hasn't it? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdey Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Works well at Amtrak in the USA too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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