Royal Mail strike - Page 2

NokkonWud · 08-07-2007, 13:23

Yeah,the Monday one was only small, but it was enought to affect some mail for me.

Tak · 19-07-2007, 12:36

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6905162.stm

From the Royal Mail website:

Quote:

NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIAL ACTION STARTING WEDNESDAY JULY 25th

Royal Mail is hugely disappointed that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced a series of 24-hour strikes over a two-week period beginning at 7pm on Wednesday 25th July 2007 and ending at 12 noon on Wednesday 8th August.

This phase of the industrial action amounts to two further 24-hour strikes which hit different Royal Mail sites at different times.

Lomster · 19-07-2007, 12:43

I think they've had a strike here today as i haven't seen postman walking around and its very rare that i don't get anything in the post especially junk. :/

Zirax · 19-07-2007, 12:46

*Sigh* personally I think the royal mail union should be broken up, its like the RMT. Modernisation costs jobs FACT, in every other industry this has happened. So, what are they proposing then? Royal mail fire no jobs, don't modernise their equipment and way of working and continue to lose money, but pay their workers more?

What they are demanding simply can't happen. For instance I know personally that the sorting machines date back to the 1980's and require a lot of people to keep them going and are generally rubbish. So by upgrading them they can carry on hitting the 1st class post targets with lower cost overheads of staff and machines.

Whine and strike all you want, but when new machines come in replacing some of the need for warehouse staff, what should royal mail do? Keep staff on and have them sit around? Its time that they wake up and realise that nothing has a guarenteed job for life anymore.

Piggymon · 19-07-2007, 19:17

oh FFS !!! If you don't like working there f****** leave !

iCraig · 19-07-2007, 19:26

On friday we'll see no mailman on his bike
Cus once again the post's on strike
The greedy bastards want extra pay
For sitting on their arse all day
Even though they earn 30k
So I'm standing here, about to wail
Where the ****'s my ****ing mail?!

Inspired by London Underground parody

Piggymon · 19-07-2007, 19:31

I like it Craig !

08-07-2007, 13:23	#11
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Lomster Custom Title Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Fay-Lom mansion Posts: 2,787	I think they've had a strike here today as i haven't seen postman walking around and its very rare that i don't get anything in the post especially junk. :/ __________________

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19-07-2007, 19:26	#16
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	On friday we'll see no mailman on his bike Cus once again the post's on strike The greedy bastards want extra pay For sitting on their arse all day Even though they earn 30k So I'm standing here, about to wail Where the **'s my **ing mail?! Inspired by London Underground parody __________________

19-07-2007, 19:31	#17
Piggymon Lara Croft Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PigmoPad - Braintree Essex Posts: 8,604	I like it Craig ! __________________ BF% 28/08/08 - 21%

19-07-2007, 12:46	#14
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Sigh personally I think the royal mail union should be broken up, its like the RMT. Modernisation costs jobs FACT, in every other industry this has happened. So, what are they proposing then? Royal mail fire no jobs, don't modernise their equipment and way of working and continue to lose money, but pay their workers more? What they are demanding simply can't happen. For instance I know personally that the sorting machines date back to the 1980's and require a lot of people to keep them going and are generally rubbish. So by upgrading them they can carry on hitting the 1st class post targets with lower cost overheads of staff and machines. Whine and strike all you want, but when new machines come in replacing some of the need for warehouse staff, what should royal mail do? Keep staff on and have them sit around? Its time that they wake up and realise that nothing has a guarenteed job for life anymore.