Thanks everyone! I think I see the BMMC as a form of "Union" for marshals. The Club should should have the same kind of input a trades union would have at the workplace. Before I get shouted down by people saying they don't agree with trades unions as such, I was a trades union representative in my previous life in the finance industry. The union worked very closely with management on a number of things, mainly Health & Safety, but many other things. We only discussed saleries once a year, and we never had any strikes...period.
I would like to see the BMMC working closely with circuits and secondly, racing clubs in improving the lot of the average marshal. How?
- The siting of marshals posts
- The provision of clean toilets, accessable during racing
- Sound protection for everyone (Yes, the land-line monster, again!)
- Proper walkways behind arco (this is being delt with, by and large)
- There must be other things....
I don't propose any kind of "Direct Action" to bring these about, just a will to get things going. There seems to be a general air of contentment in some quarters of our calling, and after seeing how other countries fare, I feel that contentment a bit miss-placed! Comments?
BTW Thanks George, It's good to get the insurance thing sorted...