Comments on: The General Workers Union orders bus drivers to strike at 8pm tomorrow

By: Karl Abela

Karl Abela — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:09:12 +0000

You would imagine that a political party seeking to govern would prove itself by having a strategy of mixed attractions, such as appeal, ideas, innovation, planning, and a good ability to criticise the government.

What we see here is Labour is trying to prove itself by just attacking the government, yet failing miserably in all other departments.

It seems that Labour’s policies are based on firefighting strategies, i.e., their ideas are made on the fly, similar to a football team which has gone out on the field with a counter-attack strategy.

They have no ideas other than to react to their opponents’ creativity.

The Arriva project is a classic example. The GWU strike is further confirmation, if any was ever needed, that the drivers who walked out on Arriva on the first day where politically motivated.

It looked like sabotage because it was sabotage.

The GWU was planning a strike on the first day and then backed out in the last minute as if to say ‘it wasn’t me’.

Arriva is a tool for the opposition to stir up trouble. Arriva proved to be a failure because a large portion of the country wanted it to be so, thanks in no small part to GWU and Labour.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the party whichwill run the country after the next election, a party whose ideas are based on dodgy tactics and trouble-making, with no ideas or innovations.

By: Bendu

Bendu — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:04:55 +0000

Sometimes I fear that what Joseph tried to negotiate with the RTK journalist, he did with other journalists in other media organisations who are giving a helping hand to his party.Ilna ma nisimghu protesti kontra ‘Tat-Times’ min-naha tal-PL. Daz-zgur, qed jaqduhom mill-koxxa.

By: Etil

Etil — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:45:38 +0000

The PL – GWU have been against the busreform since day one and that is the way they are going on.

The Times of Malta also seems to be giving a helping hand, judging from the continuous negative articles on Arriva and the million of negative complaints it has been posting on-line. Shame.

By: 'Angus Black

'Angus Black — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:08:20 +0000

In reply to Francis Saliba MD. Il-GWU u l-PL iddivorzjati? Aktar nahseb, pogguti.

By: e-ros

e-ros — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:18:38 +0000

You can tell an election is just over the horizon when Tony Zarb becomes his usual self and starts his personal campaign to make the PN government uncomfortable, thus hopefully making his followers long for the return of his Socialist friends to Castille. What a frustrated prat.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:09:23 +0000

Hardly surprising though, is it? The government is showing its committment and determination to eliminate the initial problems, the service has started to improve and we can’t have that, can we?

Let’s put some more spokes in the wheels, lest the reform starts to look like it’s working.

PL, GWU, you’re the f*****g w*****s.

By: Tim Ripard

Tim Ripard — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:06:11 +0000

I guess it’s gonna be strikes every few weeks from now on until the election and then, assuming the PL gets elected, the strikes will magically stop.

By: The Saint

The Saint — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:55:23 +0000

Our dear Tony wants to break some wind after he was extremly disappointed with the ‘butjit’.
His heart is bleeding for the Maltese worker.

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:30:12 +0000

It is an abomination for Arriva to fail to deliver passengers fast enough to their destination while making continuous efforts to improve the service.

But it is perfectly all right for the GWU to leave the travelling public deliberately stranded at night.

What is the present relationship between the G.W.U. and the L.P.? Are they divorced but co-habiting?

By: Village

Village — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:26:29 +0000

Back to the old tricks with no opportunity lost to destabilize the country.

Hitting at a necessary service at a stage when the country is working hard to introduce and establish an historic change is tantamount to lack of social responsibility.