Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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8 November 2009
09:5032639I'm not party to all the chats but wasn't it strange that having walked into the national posties strike, that all the strikes were suddenly put off till after xmas.
So what happened there?
posties didn't want to lose xmas bonus's?
posties finding it hard to survive?
posties wanting to return to work?
or was it realy the union/managers wanting a cool off period where both can talk in time and no disruptions.
Any one out there from the union side to give a view
maybe even a spokesperson from Royal mail to give a view
Anyone???
Guest 686- Registered: 5 May 2009
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8 November 2009
12:4932644Maybe the union has finally realised that strike action could actually see the death of Royal Mail. From personal experience I know that at least some of the competitors in the industry have been doing rather well out of it all. One TNT depot I visit increased their throughput by nearly three times in the run up to Friday's (postponed) strike.
On the other hand it seems that we're not being told the full story by the media either. There was much made of the withdrawl of contracts by such customers as Amazon. As far as I can ascertain this was certainly true on the domestic mail side, but at the same time Amazon's throughput on the international side of Royal Mail increased by 30%. Of course good news of this sort doesn't sell newspapers.
From my outsider's perspective Royal Mail has done a great deal to streamline their operation. You only have to see the mechanisation installed in some of the depots to realise automated sorting has made things much easier and more efficient for Royal Mail. At the same time this has meant reductions in manpower and, I suppose, cost savings. Naturally enough the union doesn't like the manpower reductions any more than the staff that get laid off because their jobs are now down by a machine. History repeating itself?
I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping that Royal Mail doesn't go to the wall as I really don't want to see another national institution taken over by a foreign competitor.
Phil West
If at first you don't succeed, use a BIGGER hammer!!
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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8 November 2009
20:3232671would be interesting to get the 2w viewpoints
1 from the union
1 from royal mail
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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8 November 2009
20:5632675i feel sure that posh barry will have a contact at "royal" mail keith.
maybe a quite word in his ear would do the trick.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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10 November 2009
12:0232759something must have happened
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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12 November 2009
13:2232891They were all threatened with overseas postings. All wanted to stay local.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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13 November 2009
08:3932956royal mail STAMPed there mark on it lol
Brian Dixon
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13 November 2009
08:4832959thats a bit FRANKed kieth.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 November 2009
14:3632985Anyway, to ADDRESS the original post...........
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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13 November 2009
14:4732986I do remember Michael Jackson, their union leader back in the early 70s in tears as the strike was called off, and they all went back to work. Can`t remember what happened there.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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13 November 2009
17:1832993some one eat all his sorted peanuts.
Guest 674- Registered: 25 Jun 2008
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14 November 2009
09:4033047On a serious note COLIN, that was one of the most solid strikes ever and JACKSON as the national union leader sold his members out!!! no wonder he was in tears!!!!