Portsmouth DO to Ballot for Industrial Action

[pickaname]

Due to executive action regarding unagreed changes, Portsmouth DO members have agreed they have no option but to ballot for industrial action.

Rep has been summoned to an area managers meeting after RM sector boss tried to 'call off' a gate meeting early this morning.Go figure...

DOM has gone absolutely mental.

Im not sure how this fits in with the new 'circle of trust' the latest agreement speaks about.

How will the new agreement affect the ballot and/or managements ability to impose unagreed change?

[fishtank]

This could be interesting

Is the interim agreement still valid?
This agreement between Royal Mail and the CWU, reached under the auspices of the TUC, provides the basis for a ‘period of calm’ free of industrial action, during which the parties are firmly committed to work together intensively, to reach agreements that will enable further change and modernisation to be implemented from the beginning of 2010 onward.

1.2 Royal Mail have committed that no further change will be imposed during the course of these negotiations,
the progress of which will be reviewed as set out in 1.6

What are the Branch saying?

[Big Daz]

If RML choose to breach, then so can we!!!!

[Martin Walsh]

Can I ask what the executive action changes were ? Did they go through the IR framework ?

[pickaname]

Can I ask what the executive action changes were ? Did they go through the IR framework ?

Something to do with the unagreed removal of nights and absorbtion of 200 hours into deliveries. Not sure about the IR framework, but this has been rumbling on for ages now. So many failed reviews/revisions, pegasus was dumped, wsm's came and went, start times have changed 3 times in 3 years and now this. It seems management change their mind from day to day.

New duty structures have been drawn up and placed around the office, but the hours dont add up and the new workload on each walk is uneven. Apparently your IPS time is dictated by how much mech you get. The charts are very confusing with some duites having 1hr50mins ips and some duties having none.

Management are saying the interim agreement doesnt apply as the changes should have come in prior to the interim. Beats me...dunno why they cant wait till the new agreement gets rejected err sorry ratified.

I assuming the branch have agreed to the ballot as the area rep instigated the gate meeting.

[AnotherLimey]

funny you should mention mech figures, i work in the PO area and my DOM was qouting mech figures and i could see straight away they don't add up as one of the lowest on his sheet was one of the toughest deliverys in the office.

[AnotherLimey]

Can I ask what the executive action changes were ? Did they go through the IR framework ?

If they were EA it would not be through the IR framework would it? hence EA

[Martin Walsh]

Can I ask what the executive action changes were ? Did they go through the IR framework ?

If they were EA it would not be through the IR framework would it? hence EA

your wrong the ir framework has to be followed before executive action or industrial action can be considered . One of the requirements for the pec to endorse the industrial action ballot is a report from the divisional rep on whether the issue has been through the framework. There are occasions when management take executive action without going through the framework but it is not the norm. Considering that these proposals have been going on since before the October deadline of no more executive there must be a paper trail which will help in resolveing the problems.

[AnotherLimey]

Can I ask what the executive action changes were ? Did they go through the IR framework ?

If they were EA it would not be through the IR framework would it? hence EA

your wrong the ir framework has to be followed before executive action or industrial action can be considered . One of the requirements for the pec to endorse the industrial action ballot is a report from the divisional rep on whether the issue has been through the framework. There are occasions when management take executive action without going through the framework but it is not the norm. Considering that these proposals have been going on since before the October deadline of no more executive there must be a paper trail which will help in resolveing the problems.

I stand corrected then, must be some dodgy stuff going on in pompey then, i work with and know the the people in the area and they are solid union officals as i'm sure you know, quite worring considering the current period we are in with this whole trust thing eh?

[Steviea34]

New duty structures have been drawn up and placed around the office, but the hours dont add up and the new workload on each walk is uneven. Apparently your IPS time is dictated by how much mech you get. The charts are very confusing with some duites having 1hr50mins ips and some duties having none.

Management are saying the interim agreement doesnt apply as the changes should have come in prior to the interim. Beats me...dunno why they cant wait till the new agreement gets rejected err sorry ratified.

I assuming the branch have agreed to the ballot as the area rep instigated the gate meeting.[/quote]

This sounds like they are using IWT/DPT, these are the tools they will use to measure BSI & AS YET UNAGREED RATES

WELCOME 2010

[pickaname]

Resolved.

Management U-Turn.

[AnotherLimey]

Resolved.

Management U-Turn.

Good news

No suprise though seeing we are in the middle of a national vote, makes you wonder whats in store once they get thier yes vote though eh?

[motherhubbard]

This sounds like they are using IWT/DPT,

IWT = Indoor Workload Tool.
What is DPT?

[Steviea34]

This sounds like they are using IWT/DPT,

IWT = Indoor Workload Tool.
What is DPT?

Delivery Productivity Tool - variation on IWT tool

[motherhubbard]

Delivery Productivity Tool - variation on IWT tool

Thank you.