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  1. MistaK

    MistaK Modulations Staff

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    Postal Strikage

    Whats the crack with this so far?

    i'm waiting for *ahem* equipment to be delivered, and was wondering how far it's gone?
    MistaK, Oct 21, 2009
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    MistaK Modulations Staff

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    MistaK, Oct 21, 2009
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    Leon Non Board Moderator

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    Sack the lot of them going on strike, I bet there's tons of people who would love the job on the pay they are getting !!
    Leon, Oct 21, 2009
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    I haven't been looking into this really, but have their terms of work been changed, such as more hours for the same wage?

    If not sack the fuckers, they agreed to terms of employment when accepting the job so stop winging I say.
    Þ€tè®*, Oct 21, 2009
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  6. MissyC

    MissyC Missy Flowers.............

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    i totally agree with the postal strike, if they have changed there terms of employment, lets hope it gets resolved soon :)
    MissyC, Oct 22, 2009
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  7. Shortee

    Shortee back of the net

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    are they defo on strike? my post has just been delivered and the sorting office near the youth's school is as busy as it always is
    Shortee, Oct 22, 2009
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    MissyC Missy Flowers.............

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    MissyC, Oct 22, 2009
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  9. Chewy

    Chewy I'd fist it

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    The action is taking the form of rolling strikes, affecting different parts of the organisation on different days, rather than an all-out national strike. Therefore you'll get post some days but not others.
    Chewy, Oct 22, 2009
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  10. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    The full story has not been portrayed in the media.

    We've basically been told that they are striking without wanting to settle on a 'deal'. In other words they are the 'baddies' and we all have to suffer cause of these people.

    The reality is that they keep trying to make deals and everytime they are agreed, someone steps in and changes the terms (Peter Mandelson).

    For a government who curries favour from the electorate based on their 'for the working man' ideology ... they are doing a good job of fucking over the last dregs of a unionised work force.


    This is all being done by design though. Royal Mail is going the same way as the mines back in the 80's.
    BRID, Oct 22, 2009
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  11. forks

    forks still not dead

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    Royal Mail was fucked as soon as the government allowed private firms to cherry pick the most profitable bits of their business. Only the Royal Mail are made to provide a full service for the whole country. How can they compete with those firms who just deliver bulk mail in big cities?
    It's just driven by the free market ideology that brought you the bankers welfare benefits.
    They want rid of the Royal Mail but because people like it and it has a strong union they couldn't do it outright. Instead it's death by a thousand cuts. I feel sorry for the postal workers, they are fucked whether they strike or not.
    forks, Oct 22, 2009
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    What a bastard, I need to pick up a package from the depot n thought itd be shut this morning
    Craig_M, Oct 22, 2009
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    A man in a suit delivered my mail this morning, presumably a manager from Royal Mail unless it was just someone doing it for the crack?
    Jimmy, Oct 22, 2009
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    my mail got delivered with a knock on the door and a smile from the postie, whos been my postie for about 15 years. happy days.
    adam., Oct 22, 2009
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    Just had a package delivered by them, Washington are working as normal today, tomorrow they will strike, its a 48 hour strike so they doing it over the 2 days.

    Good on them I say, if the terms are changing and its not to do with payrises etc then I am behind them.

    If it is over pay then I am not behind them.
    Shortee, Oct 22, 2009
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    Deliverys running smooth in my groovy office today, we were having a bit crack on with the postie earlier , say hes been getting shouted trator at him, when hes been working, he aint strike intill tomorrow, am guessing he means the city centre postman's :eek:

    The posties are gonna be busy on saturday, with all this backlog :lol::lol:
    MissyC, Oct 22, 2009
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  17. David Lee

    David Lee Dexter's Apprentice

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    Brid and forks , you both have hit the nail on the head .

    Chewy your right too .. we are having rolling strikes .

    We have been delivering post today as our strike days not until tomorrow , i was crossing the road today and a car went by and all i heard was " f*cking scab " out of the window :lol:

    We have been trying to reach a deal but everytime we get close there are certain people stopping it , take yesterday for example . The Union were going to announce the cancellation of the strikes as the RM negotiating team and the C.W.U had agreed on certain subjects ... then along comes a letter from up above ( and probably to do with Mandelson the slimey clown ) that vetoed the whole arrangement .

    Hopefully we can get this sorted out as its no good for The Public / Businesses or us Posties .
    David Lee, Oct 22, 2009
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    Anything involved Mandelson has got to be more dodgy than one of pike's business ventures...

    I'm behind the posties, I just hope they manage to make a difference :up:
    Conway, Oct 22, 2009
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    The thing that worries me is that the mass 'conclusion' basically given to us by the media is being used aggressively towards the strikers.

    Quite amazing considering how the public seemed to be behind the unions only 10-20-30 years ago. Nowadays unless you do your own investigation its nigh on impossible to know the real story.
    BRID, Oct 22, 2009
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  20. Chewy

    Chewy I'd fist it

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    the lot of you are fucking scabs... i want my post!! i've done fuck all to you so deliver my fucking post you lazy twat
    Chewy, Oct 22, 2009
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  21. Phil Mitchell

    Phil Mitchell check me a dollar brer?

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    Trade Unions are so 1980s

    and look at the state of that decade
    Phil Mitchell, Oct 22, 2009
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