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kawoxux
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Re: NEW STARTERS

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fishtank wrote:A question for the new starts if that's ok.
How long before you were introduced to the union rep or were asked if you wanted to join the union?
4 weeks in, haven't yet.
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Re: NEW STARTERS

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fishtank wrote:A question for the new starts if that's ok.
How long before you were introduced to the union rep or were asked if you wanted to join the union?
3 weeks in I was passed by what i assume was an area rep and realising he hadn't seen me before asked how i had got on with the visit by my rep ?

I replied I hadn't seen a rep. He said the rep would see me tomorrow........ 1 week later the rep stops me and said hello my name is..... etc etc i'm busy at the moment but i'll come and see you tomorrow.......... i applied on line 2 weeks later !! :so there
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Re: NEW STARTERS

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fishtank wrote:A question for the new starts if that's ok.
How long before you were introduced to the union rep or were asked if you wanted to join the union?
2 years.
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fishtank wrote:A question for the new starts if that's ok.
How long before you were introduced to the union rep or were asked if you wanted to join the union?
I'd like to think that RMC members have been quite instrumental in getting some newbies to sign up ( :Applause ),i rem lots of posts where we sent them to the online signup CWU page,seek out the rep and get a form ect.
Perhaps i should of got a commission agreement going,what with me pension fecked and all that.
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