are union reps to have set duty during resigns

[Big Daz]

Im not talking about FULL release,so no cushy shift at all. Just a set amount of the weekly duty time to be for union work.

The amount would vary from D.O to D.O

The amount would vary from day to day, from week to week, from DO to DO.
Like fishpaste said - if the rep can't negotiate his own release time succesfully, he's not going to be able to defend his office very well.

That assumes the DOM plays nice

[Big Daz]

Im not talking about FULL release,so no cushy shift at all. Just a set amount of the weekly duty time to be for union work.

The amount would vary from D.O to D.O

Union work aint cushy, not by a long shot!!!!!!!!


In fact pre scheduled release allready exists in the form of WRM's.

Well that would be difficult for a part timer with no IPS duty surely because it would have to come out of delivery time thereby lending itself to asuggestion that the Rep had a "cushy" delivery, say closest to the office with only 400 drops..................

Why not prep, when ive had release for stuff in the past its mainly in prep time and FT comes off IPS and does my prep or the line manger does it and then its not full prep only sorting mail into the frame. Release from delivery work outside of revision work is the exception and not the norm for me. Sometimes union work is O/T

Of course one could adjust the duty the rep picks in the repick rather than pick a duty for the rep.

When a new rep comes along adjust whatever duty he/she holds.

If not having a reps duty WRM one would imagine would be the ideal place to disscuss and arrange whatever release is needed the following week and how to cover the reps OPG work whether it be for every single hour of the working week or 30 mins on just one day.

Some point next month when the revision is getting ready for phase 3, I would guess I will be on either full release or release from delivery only (Prep then revsion work)

Have I mentioned that the duty I hold now I have held on and off since August 1991 and all the those above me on the seniority list have zero interest in it

Did I mention Ive picked in the last 3 re picks, ready and waiting for me in 2002 2004 and 2008 and no doubt will be again in 2010 and 2012.

I could well be on it for another 30 years,

[jcjd]

Im not talking about FULL release,so no cushy shift at all. Just a set amount of the weekly duty time to be for union work.

The amount would vary from D.O to D.O

The amount would vary from day to day, from week to week, from DO to DO.
Like fishpaste said - if the rep can't negotiate his own release time succesfully, he's not going to be able to defend his office very well.

That assumes the DOM plays nice

100% agree all DOMS are different and anyone who has been a rep for 2 or 3 years will know how much more we need to be on top of all the new changes coming through and this ain't going away. The DOM shouldn't have the final say, the amount of time should be agreed through the revision process depending on office size. Perhaps its me but the reps job has now become very stressfull , you don't want to let your members down so you find yourself doing work in your time or taking work home, should it be like that! I've got nearly 80 members and problems arise daily its not always practicle to negotiate release time 2 or 3 times a day. Nobody is aking for an easy duty