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holly123
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Post by holly123 »

I've left royal mail but speak to lots of passed managers who say that everyday they knew they were asking postmen impossible tasks everyday and bullying staff but this was due to management pressure above, all I say is that the union need other than save pensions​ but need to get better working conditions, strike hard, hit management hard, well worth losing a few quid for a better future job,
Wornoutpostie
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Post by Wornoutpostie »

A union rep is good, as long as he/she has support from the members in that office.....
Lounge Lizard
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Post by Lounge Lizard »

"everyday they knew they were asking postmen impossible tasks everyday and bullying staff but this was due to management pressure above" but those of us who remember the war know that "only following orders" isn't an acceptable excuse for the inexcusable.
Yes, the union has a role but managers themselves are to blame for not having or using the judgement to stand up to higher bosses. :thumbdown
GT750rider
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Post by GT750rider »

Why don't these managers get their own union on the case ?
holly123
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Post by holly123 »

Just need to let the top union officals know of what day to day crap goes on in offices, over the years they argued for pay etc and called strikes off for talks when we've had them on the back foot, then back to crap in offices with rep on his own fighting for us, could be your time to get things on to a level playing field, hit them hard
aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

Wornoutpostie wrote:A union rep is good, as long as he/she has support from the members in that office.....
agree but some reps will only get support if they would leverage their head out of their managers ar#es.
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Post by Wornoutpostie »

aiden01 wrote:
Wornoutpostie wrote:A union rep is good, as long as he/she has support from the members in that office.....
agree but some reps will only get support if they would leverage their head out of their managers ar#es.
True - but a lot do a wonderful job in the workplace,and then to be ignored.... Staff need to start looking within....