I hope this wasn't decided at the 'Meeting of Minds'.

Sussex · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:30 pm

Cos it's going to end in tears.

Recipe for disaster

brightonbreezy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:27 pm

Meeting of Minds
GMB PDB Members might have become aware of posts relating to a series of meetings called a meeting of minds.We of course encourage dialogue with all sections of the industry, however members should be aware that these meetings are considerd informal, no GMB member is empowerd to commit the GMB PDB nationally to any policy discussed at these meetings. In November we will be meeting [ie National GMB PDB Delegates] where amongst other issues we will consider a report on these meetings, our policy on the items discussed,whether to send GMB PDB approved delegates, in future to such meetings, and if we agree to send delegates, who they will be.

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captain cab · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:35 pm

brightonbreezy wrote:

Meeting of Minds
GMB PDB Members might have become aware of posts relating to a series of meetings called a meeting of minds.We of course encourage dialogue with all sections of the industry, however members should be aware that these meetings are considerd informal, no GMB member is empowerd to commit the GMB PDB nationally to any policy discussed at these meetings. In November we will be meeting [ie National GMB PDB Delegates] where amongst other issues we will consider a report on these meetings, our policy on the items discussed,whether to send GMB PDB approved delegates, in future to such meetings, and if we agree to send delegates, who they will be.

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Naaa...I'm wasting my time :lol:

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JD · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:53 pm **Posts:** 10381

brightonbreezy wrote:

Meeting of Minds

GMB PDB Members might have become aware of posts relating to a series of meetings called a meeting of minds.We of course encourage dialogue with all sections of the industry, however members should be aware that these meetings are considerd informal, no GMB member is empowerd to commit the GMB PDB nationally to any policy discussed at these meetings. In November we will be meeting [ie National GMB PDB Delegates] where amongst other issues we will consider a report on these meetings, our policy on the items discussed,whether to send GMB PDB approved delegates, in future to such meetings, and if we agree to send delegates, who they will be.

In other words you didn't have a clue these talks were taking place until TDO told you and yet Mr T and Captain Cab describes these groups as representing the national taxi trade.

Its patently obvious that you guys don't talk to each other and its even more obvious that a handful of misfits from Liverpool can bypass what national leadership you have and pretend to be the national representatives of the GMB.

So much for the democratic process.

So just what is this group if the GMB section or the T&G section haven't been delegated by the National body? If there is such a national body?

JD

captain cab · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:57 pm

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In other words you didn't have a clue these talks were taking place until TDO told you and yet Mr T and Captain Cab describes these groups as representing the national taxi trade.

Utter rubbish the GMB were perfectly well aware of these meetings.....as you were.... December 2006 you were told that stakeholders would be meeting. kin numbty

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JD · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:53 pm **Posts:** 10381

captain cab wrote:

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In other words you didn't have a clue these talks were taking place until TDO told you and yet Mr T and Captain Cab describes these groups as representing the national taxi trade.

Utter rubbish the GMB were perfectly well aware of these meetings.....as you were.... December 2006 you were told that stakeholders would be meeting. kin numbty

I don't recall you ever telling us the details of this meeting of minds group or who was involved. It was mentioned but in what capacity escapes me. If I recall it was mentioned in passing there was no date or details given so perhaps you can advise me and everyone else just how we were told?

If anyone is interested in the thread where Mr Casey proposes these near exact amendments that are being proposed by the meeting of simple minds group then click on the following link.

http://taxi-driver.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5052

Regards

JD

JD · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:53 pm **Posts:** 10381

captain cab wrote:

Utter rubbish the GMB were perfectly well aware of these meetings

Well from the post of Mr Brighton Breezy it would appear he wasn't made aware, so when was the Taxi trade as a whole told that these meetings were taking place and furnished with times and dates? Who elected the Liverpool T&G to act on behalf of the T&G?

One minute these meetings are on behalf of the Taxi trade nationally and the next minute when the representation of those involved is brought into question, the talks are deemed to be informal?

How the hell can you have informal talks when the DfT are informed that NALEO is having discussions with the National taxi trade bodies to agree amendments to current legislation.

No matter what smoke screen you and this simple minds group hides behind the fact is that you don't have a mandate from the National cab trade to even discuss amending legislation.

Did you ask all the associations affiliated to the NTA for their permission to undertake such an exercise? Did they decide who was going to represent them and did they say its a good idea to send Mr T along as an observer? I doubt it.

The trouble with you lot is that you are so full of your own importance that you think you can do almost anything and get away with it.

Saying you represent the cab trade at these discussions and making decisions supposedly on their behalf on whether or not legislation should be changed "just shows how far you have your collective heads embedded up your collective azzes".

Regards

JD

badger · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:52 am

Sussex wrote:

Cos it's going to end in tears.

Recipe for disaster

"Recipe for disaster"is definately the apt way of describing this ridiculous scheme.

Whoever started the ball rolling on that one needs there head examining and so do the drivers that support it [-(

GA · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:44 am

I would like to propose a meeting for TDO members.

The meeting can take place in the Midlands or a place central to those who choose to attend.

So ................... who's up for it.

B. Lucky

Taxis · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:40 am

GA wrote:

I would like to propose a meeting for TDO members.

The meeting can take place in the Midlands or a place central to those who choose to attend.

So ................... who's up for it.

B. Lucky

ME !

Sussex · **Posted:** Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:57 pm

Hold the 'frontpage' !!!

They're having a renag

TDO · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:57 am

Can't really see the point of it anyway, even if it did work.

Perhaps the drivers thougth they could get a bit of extra cash out of a journey of a similar length if they got sharers.

But the probably didn't think it through and realised that they would then be losing jobs :lol:

badger · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:16 am

Sussex wrote:

Hold the 'frontpage' !!!

They're having a renag

Well at least councillor Liz Smith has got her head screwed on

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JD · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:53 pm **Posts:** 10381

The scheme, which aims to reduce the number of taxi journeys and the cost of customer fares, was proposed by the Worcester Taxi Drivers Association.

I was under the impression taxi drivers preferred more journeys rather than less.

Regards

JD

Sussex · **Posted:** Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:28 pm

JD wrote:

The scheme, which aims to reduce the number of taxi journeys and the cost of customer fares, was proposed by the Worcester Taxi Drivers Association.

I was under the impression taxi drivers preferred more journeys rather than less.

The problem is that our trade cannot, and shouldn't, try to compete with buses.

If you want to run a bus service, then f*** off and run a bus service. :wink:

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