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Payment for polling cards...20pence, EACH!

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anTi
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Payment for polling cards...20pence, EACH!

Post by anTi »

Yes 20 pence each.

That is what a woman and her husband are getting payed to delivery these (franked 1st class) in Essex.

She simply answered a council add in the local newspaper and picked up 2000 of them. That's £400 by my basic maths. I couldn't believe it so i asked her again and again, no mistake, that's what they were getting payed.

So, why the F*** do WE only get 6pence per item.

VERY VERY ANGRY!!!
resperin
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Post by resperin »

14p to royal mail
belle smith
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Post by belle smith »

anTi wrote:Yes 20 pence each.

That is what a woman and her husband are getting payed to delivery these (franked 1st class) in Essex.

She simply answered a council add in the local newspaper and picked up 2000 of them. That's £400 by my basic maths. I couldn't believe it so i asked her again and again, no mistake, that's what they were getting payed.

So, why the F*** do WE only get 6pence per item.

VERY VERY ANGRY!!!
We don't all get 6p per item thats down to local agreement, in our office we get 3.8p :d'oh!
chelseachris
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Post by chelseachris »

belle smith wrote:
anTi wrote:Yes 20 pence each.

That is what a woman and her husband are getting payed to delivery these (franked 1st class) in Essex.

She simply answered a council add in the local newspaper and picked up 2000 of them. That's £400 by my basic maths. I couldn't believe it so i asked her again and again, no mistake, that's what they were getting payed.

So, why the F*** do WE only get 6pence per item.

VERY VERY ANGRY!!!
We don't all get 6p per item thats down to local agreement, in our office we get 3.8p :d'oh!
And i thought we where bad in our office here in Northern Ireland 4.6p each :Boo hoo!
Dorset Plodder
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Post by Dorset Plodder »

I asked the DIM, "Are we getting paid to deliver these cards?", after seeing the confusion on this site about them." No we're paying you OT to deliver them" says he.
Previously he'd told us to take the 5 days to deliver them, only take them to were you had mail and DON'T CLAIM ANY EXCESS cos RM are skint! Idiot :arrrghhh
No OT then. :d'oh! Must be the 'L' word again.... LOCAL AGREEMENT! Good job I don't need the money as I'm an overpaid postie. :arrrghhh
Like all Wage Slaves, he had two crosses to bear: The people he worked for and the people he worked with! (Stephen Vizinczey.)
Wiggins79
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Post by Wiggins79 »

Hmmm. We got told we would be paid for them (but not how much- DIM has still to get "back to us" about that detail), that they ALL had to delivered on the day they arrived, and then said no overtime would be paid that day for delivering them as we were already getting paid per item. Out till after 16.00 delivering the fecking things. Still though, the mail keeps dropping off ;liar
Broxi51
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Post by Broxi51 »

This is just another instance of why people are f****d off with the CWU. The payment for polling cards & election leaflets should be
a national agreement and not local where most offices get stuffed by RM.
The time has come to stop turning the other cheek, time to stop shaking our heads in bitter dismay, time to stop mumbling our angry words.
The time has come for union.
AnotherLimey
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Post by AnotherLimey »

Broxi51 wrote:This is just another instance of why people are f****d off with the CWU. The payment for polling cards & election leaflets should be
a national agreement and not local where most offices get stuffed by RM.
Totaly agree, local agreements? Pffft!
Darren Bent
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Post by Darren Bent »

Just apply for it via local council and ask them for a certain area then deliver it with work on the sly and give yourself a bonus :).
Himaggen
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Post by Himaggen »

The payments for polling cards are not agreed locally by RM DO Management/CWU. They appear to be agreed between RM Area Management and the publishers/distribution houses.

Basically they can and will take whatever profit they want and pay you the remainder, no choice and certainly not any sort of agreement.
belle smith
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Post by belle smith »

Dorset Plodder wrote:I asked the DIM, "Are we getting paid to deliver these cards?", after seeing the confusion on this site about them." No we're paying you OT to deliver them" says he.
Previously he'd told us to take the 5 days to deliver them, only take them to were you had mail and DON'T CLAIM ANY EXCESS cos RM are skint! Idiot :arrrghhh
No OT then. :d'oh! Must be the 'L' word again.... LOCAL AGREEMENT! Good job I don't need the money as I'm an overpaid postie. :arrrghhh
It's local agreement as to how much you get paid.
But you do get paid for the delivery of polling cards!! per item!! NOT overtime rate for extended!!
Speak to your rep or your area rep! because your DOM's taking the piss.
belle smith
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Post by belle smith »

AnotherLimey wrote:
Broxi51 wrote:This is just another instance of why people are f****d off with the CWU. The payment for polling cards & election leaflets should be
a national agreement and not local where most offices get stuffed by RM.
Totaly agree, local agreements? Pffft!
It's a local agreement that stretches back since before BTA 2010 and P&M 2007
and they did at least resist the inclusion of election material in the delivery supplement.
Himaggen
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Post by Himaggen »

Our DO has never agreed a figure for election material, it cannot therefore be a local agreement. If area decides, its an area agreement not a local one!
belle smith
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Post by belle smith »

Himaggen wrote:Our DO has never agreed a figure for election material, it cannot therefore be a local agreement. If area decides, its an area agreement not a local one!
Sorry i could have worded that better.......an area agreement yes!
I never ment to impliy that it was diffrent at each indavidual DO.
zabman
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Post by zabman »

belle smith wrote:
Dorset Plodder wrote:I asked the DIM, "Are we getting paid to deliver these cards?", after seeing the confusion on this site about them." No we're paying you OT to deliver them" says he.
Previously he'd told us to take the 5 days to deliver them, only take them to were you had mail and DON'T CLAIM ANY EXCESS cos RM are skint! Idiot :arrrghhh
No OT then. :d'oh! Must be the 'L' word again.... LOCAL AGREEMENT! Good job I don't need the money as I'm an overpaid postie. :arrrghhh
It's local agreement as to how much you get paid.
But you do get paid for the delivery of polling cards!! per item!! NOT overtime rate for extended!!
Speak to your rep or your area rep! because your DOM's taking the piss.
i've spoken to my rep and he hasnt got a clue regading any payments for the poll cards. management claimed poll cards were DSA postage so no payment. so what the hell is going on? is there a payment in birmingham or not?