are royal mail striking

[ophic]

Originally Posted by suzijax

I worked for the RM for 13 years i went as a casual and ended up being a boss i worked my way through the ranks, i was on strike for 2 weeks with them not long after starting and i, like all my work collegues didnt do it to rile the rest of the country we did it for better pay as nobody was listening to us, the majority of us who worked nights (like myself as i was a lone parent with a mortgage to pay) worked **** shifts so we could provide for our families some postmen / women had to get up at 3am to be at work for 5am to be out in no matter what weather to post your letters / parcels so if these people have talked until their faces are blue and nobody listens then a strike ballot is called for and i for one whole heartedly support them as this is the only way those who dont understand will sit up and listen

Sorry don't agree with this. If the hours/pay/job don't suit, find one that does. You must have agreed with it or you wouldn't have taken the job in the first place.

[timwilky]

This is why I don't understand modern society. If you don't like the terms and conditions of your job, why do it, get a job with the hours you want, that pays what you want, etc.

I am sorry to have to say it, but there are plenty out of work at present that would love to do a posties job.

[hindle8907]

Originally Posted by ophic

sorry don't agree with this. If the hours/pay/job don't suit, find one that does. You must have agreed with it or you wouldn't have taken the job in the first place.

+1

Originally Posted by timwilky

this is why i don't understand modern society. If you don't like the terms and conditions of your job, why do it, get a job with the hours you want, that pays what you want, etc.

I am sorry to have to say it, but there are plenty out of work at present that would love to do a posties job.

+1

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by suzijax

some postmen / women had to get up at 3am to be at work for 5am to be out in no matter what weather

I have to start at 5am, but it doesnt take me 2 hours to get up and go to work

[ophic]

Originally Posted by tigersaw

I have to start at 5am, but it doesnt take me 2 hours to get up and go to work

but with public transport being sparse early on, i would say this is quite possible.

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by suzijax

I worked for the RM for 13 years i went as a casual and ended up being a boss i worked my way through the ranks, i was on strike for 2 weeks with them not long after starting and i, like all my work collegues didnt do it to rile the rest of the country we did it for better pay as nobody was listening to us, the majority of us who worked nights (like myself as i was a lone parent with a mortgage to pay) worked **** shifts so we could provide for our families some postmen / women had to get up at 3am to be at work for 5am to be out in no matter what weather to post your letters / parcels so if these people have talked until their faces are blue and nobody listens then a strike ballot is called for and i for one whole heartedly support them as this is the only way those who dont understand will sit up and listen

Agree totally.(Id agree even more if you put some puctuation in)
RM has already shed 60000 jobs and are simply screwing their workforce as far as they can until they bite back.Well its bite back time in my book and good luck to them.
As an aside,I would agree with competition in the postal service,but only if every competitor had to deliver the same level of service.That would mean a universal service to all parts of the country,no cherry picking the best bits.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

As an aside,I would agree with competition in the postal service,but only if every competitor had to deliver the same level of service.That would mean a universal service to all parts of the country,no cherry picking the best bits.

No No No....

That goes against the entire Labour understanding of privatisation...

You Sell off the profitable bits, & the Tax payer subsidizes the non profitable bits.

No?

[Biker Biggles]

That was Thatcher started that malarky.The current clowns just havent got any idea either.

and from what they were saying about a few posties that go er AWOL with their post (for various reasons) - the delayed post may never be delivered. That I REALLY dont understand, surely if you have paid for a service, you should expect it to be delivered, even if it is late?

[yorkie_chris]

What planet are they on?
Job cuts, go on strike, people go "FFS, royal fail" and use carriers who actually deliver stuff, less income, more job cuts.