NEW TALKS?

[oggie]

FROM SOUTHERN EVEING ECHO WEBSITE

Union and mail bosses in new talks
11:11pm Thursday 29th October 2009

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Both sides in the bitter postal workers dispute have held talks on Thursday night in a renewed bid to head off further strikes.

Officials from the Communication Workers Union met Royal Mail managers even though a fresh wave of strikes was under way.

Thousands of workers had staged a 24-hour walkout and more stoppages were being held on Friday and Saturday in a bitter row over jobs, pay and modernisation.

Hopes of averting the action had collapsed on Wednesday despite three days of talks between the two sides held under the chairmanship of TUC general secretary Brendan Barber.

The union's postal executive held back from naming fresh strike dates as frantic efforts were made to get negotiations back on track.

Sources told the Press Association that fresh talks were held on Thursday night and would be resumed on Friday.

Neither side would confirm that the meeting had been held.

[Pat Ostman]

The clock is ticking for new dates though isn't it?

[Destroyer]

Apparently this is true - talks resume at 10.00 am Friday morning.

[osiris]

Quite suprised nothing more announced today.

Not sure wot to make of it.

Mean a change is needed as current plans not working ?

[Destroyer]

Maybe somebody's had a phone call ??

[Martin Walsh]

Remember we only have to give 7 days notice legally. Action was agreed yesterday by the PEC it would be wrong for me to reveal it but you wont have to wait to long .

[the dragon]

RDO today but just heard from a colleague in work that our rep is telling people that saturdays action could be called off. 2nd hand i know but, to date, our rep has called it right.Got a gut feeling this will be 2007 all over again !!!!

[bogstandard]

the exec need to name more dates. the business will only string the negotiators along till the mail is cleared then call it off till next time. We need definitive leadership from the ec

[Martin Walsh]

bogstandard be patient !! its only 12 oclock the PEC have agreed further action and that will be announced in line with legal requirements.

[UNION IVOR]

RDO today but just heard from a colleague in work that our rep is telling people that saturdays action could be called off. 2nd hand i know but, to date, our rep has called it right.Got a gut feeling this will be 2007 all over again !!!!

Never go bye what people tell you, until you hear it from wardy or billy or from a LTB saying there off just take it as a pinch of salt my friend.

[disheartened]

RDO today but just heard from a colleague in work that our rep is telling people that saturdays action could be called off. 2nd hand i know but, to date, our rep has called it right.

There was a massive rumour in our office on Wednesday that Thursdays action was about to be called off,if it was called off,no-one told me as i sat at home all day yesterday.

[fishtank]

RDO today but just heard from a colleague in work that our rep is telling people that saturdays action could be called off. 2nd hand i know but, to date, our rep has called it right.Got a gut feeling this will be 2007 all over again !!!!

Never go bye what people tell you, until you hear it from wardy or billy or from a LTB saying there off just take it as a pinch of salt my friend.

You won't hear anything from anybody until next week,they have all been gagged by the T.U.C.

[brothermagrew]

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[RoyalQuest]

Remember we only have to give 7 days notice legally. Action was agreed yesterday by the PEC it would be wrong for me to reveal it but you wont have to wait to long .

come on dingo !! whats the dates??