SMRT

[CityFarmer]

low pay lousy living conditions who the hell wants ? See even FT also complaining and you thought maybe they being from a third world or developing country they would find the cramped conditions to be like living in heaven apparently not, if you treat people well who will not want to work? which singaporean will not want to do? But at least Singaporean will not resort to blackmail by staging a protest.

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-new...s-20121126



Salary and cramped living conditions - SMRT's bus drivers from mainland China who didn't turn up for work on Monday told The Straits Times that these are their main grouses.

Early on Monday, 102 of them - and not about 200 as earlier reported - didn't turn up for work.

Some drivers living in a dormitory in Serangoon joined others at a Woodlands dormitory to express their unhappiness.

An SMRT spokesman said Monday night that talks between management and the drivers started in the morning and ended at about 6 pm, and they "will be returning to work tomorrow".

Workers said SMRT told them that the salary issue will be decided in a week.

SMRT said some services were affected because of the no-show, and apologised to the public for the inconvenience caused.

I recalled one conclusion made by a social researcher

Between 2 options with similar job scope
Option 1: Earning $8, but it is $1 less than other colleagues.
Option 2: Earning $7, but all other colleagues earn the same.

Most people are happy with option 2, but unhappy with option 1, despite option 1 earn $1 extra