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Not in Union, don't want to cross picket 2moro. What to do?

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mh80
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Not in Union, don't want to cross picket 2moro. What to do?

Post by mh80 »

does anyone know what the best thing to do here is?
cheers
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mh80
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Post by mh80 »

ie. do i turn up at 5 and then go back home or what?
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IWW Fellow Worker
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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

Get a form from your rep and join the union. Or, do what a few of us have already done and join two!
The Industrial Workers of the World. The union whose members never scab!

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

mh80.

In law everyone is protected.

You DO NOT have to be a Union Member.

If your concience tells you that you cannot cross the line then you will be treated as if you were a Union member.

It would be ILLEGAL for RM to treat you in a negative way for not attending work during this legal official industrial action.

Do what you feel is best for you. If you do not go in you do not have to telephone and tell them, just stay home but if you want to then join us on the picket line or nearby in support.

Good luck to you my friend.

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert F. Kennedy (1925 - 1968), South Africa, 1966
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evilc
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Re: Not in Union, don't want to cross picket 2moro. What to

Post by evilc »

mh80 wrote:does anyone know what the best thing to do here is?
cheers
Stay at home then
" if the kids are united we will never be divided "
Jimmy pursey 1979
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Codebreaker
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Post by Codebreaker »

but of course you could join the union at the same time!

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert F. Kennedy (1925 - 1968), South Africa, 1966
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mh80
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Post by mh80 »

ok thats what i thought, cheers for that.

what's this about joining two unions?

good luck to everyone!
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mh80
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Post by mh80 »

off now, but thanks for the advice. will hopefully be here again soon!
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tommymac
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Post by tommymac »

Just don't turn up for work. Stay in bed while others stand on the picket lines in support of the dispute to protect the future of ALL Royal Mail workers.

Good luck my friend.
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IWW Fellow Worker
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Post by IWW Fellow Worker »

mh80 wrote:ok thats what i thought, cheers for that.

what's this about joining two unions?

good luck to everyone!
The CWU (in case I get bit by a dog) and the IWW in case I get the chance to bite the boss. :wink: http://www.iww.org.uk/
The Industrial Workers of the World. The union whose members never scab!

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

Codebreaker wrote:mh80.

In law everyone is protected.

You DO NOT have to be a Union Member.

If your concience tells you that you cannot cross the line then you will be treated as if you were a Union member.

It would be ILLEGAL for RM to treat you in a negative way for not attending work during this legal official industrial action.

Do what you feel is best for you. If you do not go in you do not have to telephone and tell them, just stay home but if you want to then join us on the picket line or nearby in support.

Good luck to you my friend.

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL
Sorry for sounding stupid but I thought you had to be a member of the union otherwise it would be classed as wild-catting? Am I totally off here?
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evilc
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Post by evilc »

We were briefed in todays wtl session and we asked twice just to make sure, if a non cwu employee does not come to work Royal Mail will not discipline them, the Manager also said they could quote him if anything happened.
I presume that is because if they were threatened with disciplinary action they would almost certainly join the CWU.
" if the kids are united we will never be divided "
Jimmy pursey 1979
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KawasakiKid
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Post by KawasakiKid »

evilc wrote:We were briefed in todays wtl session and we asked twice just to make sure, if a non cwu employee does not come to work Royal Mail will not discipline them, the Manager also said they could quote him if anything happened.
I presume that is because if they were threatened with disciplinary action they would almost certainly join the CWU.
Evilc, mate. The only trouble I've got with your post is in your signature----------------if a manager says the sky is blue,always look out the window and check cause they may be lying, or they had to check with the DOM and are 1 day late in telling you.Image Our rep tries to protect the newbies until they got a permanent contract, then your signature will not count, but I guess it's different offices, different strokes-----------------KAWAKImage
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