How Was Todays (26/7) I.A. Supported ?

woofwoof · Post by **woofwoof** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:03

has your office stopped door 2 doors this week to

St.Dave · Post by **St.Dave** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:05

We had Sky mags today and a fair bit of mail, Think if this continues then Royal Mail will be hurting pretty soon. Our drivers were all out today which left a problem for our managers (we get on well with all our managers unlike some of the offices).

Not sure what sort of day tomorrow will bring.

Keep the faith

Stormproof · Post by **Stormproof** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:08

Only a handful of staff in at our office, out of 500+. Not many on the picket line, its always the same faces, all the others are treating it as a day off, which p's me off

. I've been on the picket line at every strike but I think I will give it a miss on Tuesday, about time some others showed there faces.

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:37

k66yla wrote:Only a handful of staff in at our office, out of 500+. Not many on the picket line, its always the same faces, all the others are treating it as a day off, which p's me off . I've been on the picket line at every strike but I think I will give it a miss on Tuesday, about time some others showed there faces.

First off , well done for being on every picket , k66yla.

Second , If you are able , join the picket line on Tuesday , I'm sure your rep appreciates your efforts , and it's a sad fact
of life that if it weren't for the "Old guard" at every office , MC , etc , picket lines would only consist of the unit rep and
his dog.

Spedley · Post by **Spedley** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:54

We had sky mags too and Friday's mail sort flats. It would have been busy 'for a Tuesday' but there were no packets at all which made life a lot easier - no P739s !

Post by **Carnoustie** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:57

k66yla wrote:Only a handful of staff in at our office, out of 500+. Not many on the picket line, its always the same faces, all the others are treating it as a day off, which p's me off . I've been on the picket line at every strike but I think I will give it a miss on Tuesday, about time some others showed there faces.

People don't withdraw their labour, lose pay and support the strike just to 'have a day off' k66yla. Just because some don't come and join the picket line doesn't make them any less supportive of what we're all trying to achieve. Surely, the most important thing is that people don't go in to work on the day of the strike ! In my experience, the ones who go in to work and cross the picket line will not be persuaded by any amount of reasoning, even assuming you get the chance to speak to them, which is difficult if they are hiding under a blanket in the manager's car

Frankly, I get tired of being lectured about not joining the picket line. Especially by one numpty at our place, who was having a dig at me and others on this very subject despite he himself having given one of the strike-breakers a lift to work before joining 'the lads' on the picket line

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 26 Jul 2007, 19:58

woofwoof wrote:has your office stopped door 2 doors this week to

Yes.

Cybitech · Post by **Cybitech** » 26 Jul 2007, 20:17

From what i heard this morning Chester Mail Centre was all out, but they called in every available manager in North Wales to sort last night. Basically, we had loads of sky mags and Amazon Delivery Notification items. I see they're looking after the major contracts. The amount of mail we had come through our office this morning, wasn't much less than what we'd have on an average Thursday.

North Walian · Post by **North Walian** » 26 Jul 2007, 20:27

WE HAD ALL OURS IN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON !

IT WAS A LOT BUSIER TODAY THAN I EXPECTED.

Stormproof · Post by **Stormproof** » 26 Jul 2007, 20:43

Carnoustie wrote:
k66yla wrote:Only a handful of staff in at our office, out of 500+. Not many on the picket line, its always the same faces, all the others are treating it as a day off, which p's me off . I've been on the picket line at every strike but I think I will give it a miss on Tuesday, about time some others showed there faces.
People don't withdraw their labour, lose pay and support the strike just to 'have a day off' k66yla. Just because some don't come and join the picket line doesn't make them any less supportive of what we're all trying to achieve. Surely, the most important thing is that people don't go in to work on the day of the strike ! In my experience, the ones who go in to work and cross the picket line will not be persuaded by any amount of reasoning, even assuming you get the chance to speak to them, which is difficult if they are hiding under a blanket in the manager's car

Frankly, I get tired of being lectured about not joining the picket line. Especially by one numpty at our place, who was having a dig at me and others on this very subject despite he himself having given one of the strike-breakers a lift to work before joining 'the lads' on the picket line

It would've been nice if people could spend an hour of there time to come down to the picket line, it looks pathetic when there are only a few people standing outside a MC the size of ours. How else will you get support from the public? The union advertised in the papers today, not everyone buys a paper and all they hear about our strike is what is broadcast on the TV, which is RM's side of the story. We need to get out on the street and explain the situation to people and that is'nt going to be done at home! Today I spent 6 hours on the picket, went down the High St handing out leaflets and collecting signatures on a petition, but I will have a 'day off' and spend some time with my children next time!

cwu · Post by **cwu** » 26 Jul 2007, 20:51

Preston mail centre. Strike from 1900 25th to 1900 26th. Total 900 processing and distribution staff. 20 scabbed.
98% solid support once again.

Once again Proud Preston !!!

marky51 · Post by **marky51** » 26 Jul 2007, 21:04

here in manchester 99% solid support once again,well done lads and lasses.

Post by **Carnoustie** » 26 Jul 2007, 22:13

k66yla wrote:
Carnoustie wrote:
k66yla wrote:Only a handful of staff in at our office, out of 500+. Not many on the picket line, its always the same faces, all the others are treating it as a day off, which p's me off . I've been on the picket line at every strike but I think I will give it a miss on Tuesday, about time some others showed there faces.
People don't withdraw their labour, lose pay and support the strike just to 'have a day off' k66yla. Just because some don't come and join the picket line doesn't make them any less supportive of what we're all trying to achieve. Surely, the most important thing is that people don't go in to work on the day of the strike ! In my experience, the ones who go in to work and cross the picket line will not be persuaded by any amount of reasoning, even assuming you get the chance to speak to them, which is difficult if they are hiding under a blanket in the manager's car

Frankly, I get tired of being lectured about not joining the picket line. Especially by one numpty at our place, who was having a dig at me and others on this very subject despite he himself having given one of the strike-breakers a lift to work before joining 'the lads' on the picket line
It would've been nice if people could spend an hour of there time to come down to the picket line, it looks pathetic when there are only a few people standing outside a MC the size of ours. How else will you get support from the public? The union advertised in the papers today, not everyone buys a paper and all they hear about our strike is what is broadcast on the TV, which is RM's side of the story. We need to get out on the street and explain the situation to people and that is'nt going to be done at home! Today I spent 6 hours on the picket, went down the High St handing out leaflets and collecting signatures on a petition, but I will have a 'day off' and spend some time with my children next time!

Support from the public would be nice, but it isn't going to make an iota of difference. For every person that offers support, they'll be as many people who would see a big gathering of postal workers outside their place of work and think 'lazy feckers, they should be grateful they've got a job' etc etc. Mass pickets could be counter-productive in terms of public support. Whichever way this dispute ends, a lot of it is down to whether Leighton has the private support of the government to try to smash the union. The CWU - in the absence of any negotiations - has to get broader support and lobbying businesses and MPs to bring pressure on the government is probably our best hope. Don't forget, some of those MPs are in marginal seats and could lose their jobs if all the postal workers in their constituency vote for the second-placed party in each of those seats.

Off to write an email to my MP ....

Stormproof · Post by **Stormproof** » 26 Jul 2007, 22:32

Off to write an email to my MP ....

How about putting pen to paper and sticking a stamp on it

Mass pickets

I would'nt call 6 people out of an office of 500+ ' mass picketing'.

I'll stay at home as obviously I am going to not going to make 'an iota of difference'

Post by **Carnoustie** » 27 Jul 2007, 11:10

How about putting pen to paper and sticking a stamp on it

OK, fair comment. But it won't get delivered tomorrow

I would'nt call 6 people out of an office of 500+ ' mass picketing'. I'll stay at home as obviously I am going to not going to make 'an iota of difference'

We have a similarly large number of staff where I am. If everybody came down 'for an hour or two', it would require some sort of rota to be drawn up to avoid the numbers on the line getting so large that RM would call the police. You have to accept that some people feel more strongly than others about this dispute, but as I said before, surely the most important thing is that people unite behind a common cause and back the CWU ? Staying away from work is doing exactly that. Don't forget, some people travel large distances to get to work, will be losing at least Â£60 plus overtime and that is more than enough solidarity, in my opinion. Or are we going to start stigmatising those who don't stand on the picket line, risking the reaction 'well, if I'm going to get grief about this, I might just as well go in to work' ! The people undermining the strike are those that break it. Don't lose sight of that.