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strike breakers and "I cant afford it"

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RandomRules
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Post by RandomRules »

IWW Fellow Worker wrote:
RandomRules wrote:surely if you have the right to strike - which you all seem very much in favour off - you also have the right not to strike.

Its a two sided coin you know?


A lot of people here bang on about bully boy tactics of the managers etc etc - when really alot of you aren't much more than bully boys yourself.
It was a democratic vote. 77% in favour of not rolling over and giving up. Anyway, shouldn't you be on Hellfail with the rest of the strike breakers?


Nah mate - as luck would have it I am not in anyway involved with the royal mail apart from when I send my gran a birthday card. I am just saying - you know? You gonna come around and key my car too?
kwikpost
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Post by kwikpost »

RandomRules wrote:
IWW Fellow Worker wrote:
RandomRules wrote:surely if you have the right to strike - which you all seem very much in favour off - you also have the right not to strike.

Its a two sided coin you know?


A lot of people here bang on about bully boy tactics of the managers etc etc - when really alot of you aren't much more than bully boys yourself.
It was a democratic vote. 77% in favour of not rolling over and giving up. Anyway, shouldn't you be on Hellfail with the rest of the strike breakers?


Nah mate - as luck would have it I am not in anyway involved with the royal mail apart from when I send my gran a birthday card. I am just saying - you know? You gonna come around and key my car too?
you seem to have some sort of problem with us being on strike. are you a small business that has suddenly lost its cheap postal service and has realised how much you need us instead of us needing you.
strangler
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Post by strangler »

kwikpost wrote:
RandomRules wrote:
IWW Fellow Worker wrote:
RandomRules wrote:surely if you have the right to strike - which you all seem very much in favour off - you also have the right not to strike.

Its a two sided coin you know?


A lot of people here bang on about bully boy tactics of the managers etc etc - when really alot of you aren't much more than bully boys yourself.
It was a democratic vote. 77% in favour of not rolling over and giving up. Anyway, shouldn't you be on Hellfail with the rest of the strike breakers?


Nah mate - as luck would have it I am not in anyway involved with the royal mail apart from when I send my gran a birthday card. I am just saying - you know? You gonna come around and key my car too?
you seem to have some sort of problem with us being on strike. are you a small business that has suddenly lost its cheap postal service and has realised how much you need us instead of us needing you.
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IWW Fellow Worker
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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

RandomRules wrote:
IWW Fellow Worker wrote:
RandomRules wrote:surely if you have the right to strike - which you all seem very much in favour off - you also have the right not to strike.

Its a two sided coin you know?


A lot of people here bang on about bully boy tactics of the managers etc etc - when really alot of you aren't much more than bully boys yourself.
It was a democratic vote. 77% in favour of not rolling over and giving up. Anyway, shouldn't you be on Hellfail with the rest of the strike breakers?


Nah mate - as luck would have it I am not in anyway involved with the royal mail apart from when I send my gran a birthday card. I am just saying - you know? You gonna come around and key my car too?
No. Once it's been repossessed because you've gone bust, who would buy it with a big scratch down it?
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saru
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Location: SE

Post by saru »

I took great joy in driving past one of the strike breakers in our office & letting him cycle over a mile back to the office at the end of his round.

I've always stopped & picked people up........no more!!!!
IWW Fellow Worker
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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

saru wrote:I took great joy in driving past one of the strike breakers in our office & letting him cycle over a mile back to the office at the end of his round.

I've always stopped & picked people up........no more!!!!
You should have flattened him, then reversed over him a few times.
The Industrial Workers of the World. The union whose members never scab!

"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."
saru
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Post by saru »

Nah, he's a fat barsteward, he would have damaged the van.

Then again.........:)
IWW Fellow Worker
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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

saru wrote:Nah, he's a fat barsteward, he would have damaged the van.

Then again.........:)
I like your style! :wink:
The Industrial Workers of the World. The union whose members never scab!

"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."
Pochahontas
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
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Joined: 19 Aug 2007, 22:14

Post by Pochahontas »

The strike breakers shouldn't be allowed to vote in this - they have already voted with their feet by going into work.

People were being pulled in at our place being told not to chat about the strike action as it offends the ones who came in - and if they continue they will be suspended - I AM FUMING TO SAY THE LEAST - THE strike breakers HAD A ALMOST HOLIER THAN THOU ATTITUDE - TILL I PULLED UP A MANAGER AND TOLD HIM THAT IT WORKS BOTH WAYS AND I FOUND THIS BEHAVIOR TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE- WHAT A CHEEK.


The manager then pulled the strike breakers in - bet they wasn't threatened with suspension though. I have nothing but contempt for these lowlife scum.


So people to add to the already draconian attitudes it seems as though freedom of speech isn't allowed now.
Gob for the job and mouth of the south!!!
RandomRules
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Post by RandomRules »

are you a small business that has suddenly lost its cheap postal service and has realised how much you need us instead of us needing you.

No as I've already said - but it is nice to know your always thinking so highly of your customers
fat #######
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Re: strike breakers and "I cant afford it"

Post by fat ####### »

takeyourbreak wrote:Are other posties like myself sick of those scabby ba@@'rds who come out with that old chestnut "I cant afford it" when confronted about why they are not on strike with us? Im sick to death of these people coming out with this. Nobody can afford it!!! If and when we win this deal it benefits these strike breakers aswell. Should the union not get them out? It really annoys me I recon everyone should just ignore them when we go back and maybe just maybe they will go away!!!
yes you are right . There is a couple of these scum in our do and they kept going on about being skint only to go to the pub last weekend and boast about how much money they have got SCAB FECKING MONEY hope these twats get liver failure - they think that it's childish to ignore them, well take me to the nearest playgroup cos i've had enough of them :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad