Is It Ideology?

The rail industry is losing vast amounts of money every year. It's a political dispute brought on us by this government. The support for the strikes is still pretty solid but it is nowhere near as high as it was at the beginning. We have had two strike ballots that both came in between 85 and 92% on massive turnouts. So the support for the dispute is there and the lack of movement from the companies is obvious. In fact, with the train operators, it took them seven months to even make an offer. That's all about the political situation in the country and then wanting to attack trade unions. I get the mindset but in the end, how much pain can your members take