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Strikes Called Off

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J
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Post by J »

arsenalbob wrote:I think everyone should calm down. We were all prepared to lose another 2 days pay in the next band of rolling strikes, so if the talks fail and we enter more rolling strikes in september we will be no worse off than we were a couple of hours ago. RM know that the same kind of IA in september will hit them much harder. In any case a 'sold down the river deal' would still have to be voted on by us.
Spot on!!!

We are ready for the fight and always have been. If RM managers are reading this site, they will think that WE have chucked in the towel. HAVE WE FU*K!!!!

WE HAVE ALL SAID WE ARE PREPARED TO GO TO XMAS, LETS KEEP THAT FAITH AND REMEMBER UNITY IS STRENGTH.
I'm ex TPO... may the lord have mercy on our souls.... LOL
i love mail sort
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Post by i love mail sort »

damm sound slike royal mail got there way.

was looking forward not going in for 2 days and scab patrol. :lfo
trythat
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Post by trythat »

Can't say I'm to impressed with this, if all they got was more talks, that sounds bad to me, in my office we had 80ish out of 130 people BREAK the strike, how do I now try and persuade people who were willing to strike to stick at it, if we have to strike again, we already had some more willing to go in this week. I'm not sure if we will get anything from this, I also think when we get to vote on the deal, then a lot of the people who didn't vote last time, will vote whatever the deal is, add that to the number of people who broke the strike and I think I'll be out of a job in 5 years, there won't be a delivery like there is now.

Not a happy bunny at the moment.
stevepostman
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Post by stevepostman »

POSTMAN wrote:I've just got this off someone at HQ.

The truth is that we always offered to call off the strikes if they agreed to negotiate. It really is the only option –

The strike isn’t off – its suspended to allow for up to 3 weeks of talks. The talks have to deliver an agreement. It’s important to recognize that the strike ballot is still valid at that point should we need to resume.
its a valid point. myself i believe this IA as not been a waste of time but worthwhile.
also i notice that RM have been critisced in the press about not releasing there Financial report but only to postcomm.
i wouldnt put it passed that this has got something to do with the strikes beening suspended.
baglady
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Post by baglady »

WHY??? "The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it"( Confucius )
Praying that CWU have not let us down :pray
stubaby
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Post by stubaby »

piranha wrote:My rep reckons this is a good thing and if the talks do fail
we can hit them again in september when mail volumes
are much bigger......I'm pissed already arranged a poker
gathering for friday!
Agreed Autumn pressure into xmas will cripple them they must know that.
They will want a deal no doubt about that
Jonboy
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Post by Jonboy »

mrpjw wrote:"Keep the faith"

Our union has done its job, and will continue.
It promised to call off strikes if proper talks resumed......They have to reach a positive agreement by september 4th or strikes continue.

Congratulations to all those that have taken part in the current IA so far :Applause
We have proved our voice is the union.
Well said brother, if the CWU would sell us out they would have early on!!! But this is not a back door job but a pen to paper statement it has made to Royal Mail to get them around the table as it has been said suspended until 4th september, if no joy we carry on for those toitering on shall i go in or not then stick by the CWU they have done for you and will continue to do so all the way through!
Royal Mail has not one a thing over this announcement! we dangled the carrot to suspend strikes for negotiating and Royal Mail have caved in to us let us carry on working our duties and look forward to a better pay deal with no strings :lfo :cfo
Jonboy
A TNT driver offered me his letter today to post so i told him to put it in the postbox as i cannot accept mail off the public he called me a F***ing prick i told him to use DSA Down stream arseholes he soon disappeared.

Bullshit all i see is Leighton and Crozier Bullshit
The Sarge
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Post by The Sarge »

Jonboy wrote:
mrpjw wrote:"Keep the faith"

Our union has done its job, and will continue.
It promised to call off strikes if proper talks resumed......They have to reach a positive agreement by september 4th or strikes continue.

Congratulations to all those that have taken part in the current IA so far :Applause
We have proved our voice is the union.
Well said brother, if the CWU would sell us out they would have early on!!! But this is not a back door job but a pen to paper statement it has made to Royal Mail to get them around the table as it has been said suspended until 4th september, if no joy we carry on for those toitering on shall i go in or not then stick by the CWU they have done for you and will continue to do so all the way through!
Royal Mail has not one a thing over this announcement! we dangled the carrot to suspend strikes for negotiating and Royal Mail have caved in to us let us carry on working our duties and look forward to a better pay deal with no strings :lfo :cfo

I'm edgy but we MUST STICK TOGETHER come what may. If we divide WE LOSE.
strangler
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Post by strangler »

CWU has behaved with honour. We have the moral high ground. RM behaviour has been shown to be lowest of the low. We wanted negotiations-we`ve got them. RM to release profits next week can only help our cause. What of TUC s involvement in this-any thoughts?
Wild Rover
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Post by Wild Rover »

stubaby wrote:
piranha wrote:My rep reckons this is a good thing and if the talks do fail
we can hit them again in september when mail volumes
are much bigger......I'm pissed already arranged a poker
gathering for friday!
Agreed Autumn pressure into xmas will cripple them they must know that.
They will want a deal no doubt about that
But, what kind of deal? These muppets in charge of RM don't negotiate remember! (well, except for today!)
J
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Post by J »

strangler wrote:CWU has behaved with honour. We have the moral high ground. RM behaviour has been shown to be lowest of the low. We wanted negotiations-we`ve got them. RM to release profits next week can only help our cause. What of TUC s involvement in this-any thoughts?
Precisely (?)

L & C can hang their heads in shame!!!!
I'm ex TPO... may the lord have mercy on our souls.... LOL
BELIAL
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Post by BELIAL »

I hope we are not being sold out. Given the cumulative effect of rolling IA it was piss poor tactics by our union leaders not to withdraw the offer of, IA suspension for' meaningful talks' once strikes began. IF
this is just an RM device the cwu have blown it big time and we are back at square one ie four more days lost pay to get to where we are now and to be sure not so well supported. Whatever the outcome responsible cwu heads should roll for putting us in this position, someones not up to the task.
How can we trust Big AL and little C, theyve lied, misled and manipulated we all know their interests are directly opposed to ours indeed to RM's as a public service. I would,nt be to shocked if next weeks figures are crap due to a combination of creative accounting and the downstream privatisation access scam.
Also, whats this confidentiality of talks agreement. NOOOOO! you mr. Hayes are our elected representative, we pay your wages you cant treat us like RM management do, our case is reasonable the facts are clear,whats to hide. I,m not some mindless pawn in your ego boosting, empire building power struggle tell me whats happening or you can take a running jump,it,s about respect and responsibility. It's your duty to keep me informed.
If this is a sell out, then i for one will no longer fund a RM employees trade association and you MR hayes will have done Big Al's job for him by busting the union. Hope you get a lot of silver if you turn out to be a Judas, youll need it.
I think it might be a good idea if we all email + write to our union, I will uhm, what shall isay
:hmmmm
Please can we have some new emots just in case ,you know what i'm thinking. :d'oh! :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad :mad
de-coded
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Post by de-coded »

September......No deal / backlog cleared / members starting to save for XMAS

What are the chances of support for IA then eh ?
No chance

In any case a 'sold down the river deal' would still have to be voted on by us.
Yeah Right, they will force in on your payslip and then CWU will just accept it, its happened before
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felang13
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Post by felang13 »

They were going to lose millions in fines to postcom ..they are on there knees ..coupled with business desetrting RM its all about Leightons credability.After 22 years of CWU membership ...if this is a sell out ,...watch out
FT early OPG
Wild Rover
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Post by Wild Rover »

BBC have updated their earlier "Breaking News" about the suspension of strikes..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6939140.stm