UK Mail slams Royal Mail over strikes

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:07

http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/57991/254/260/3

UK Mail has slammed rival Royal Mail over continued strike action, warning it will damage the future of the mail industry. Guy Buswell, chief executive of UK Mail parent Business Post Group, has spoken out following this week's announcement of further Royal Mail strike action.

He says: "The long-running nature of this dispute is extremely detrimental to the whole mail business. In short, we believe this action, if it continues, is in danger of damaging the future of the mail industry. Someone needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Who's thinking about the customers here?"

He adds that he is keen to maintain good working relationships with Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union, because UK Mail relies on Royal Mail for the "final mile" delivery.

"This is a business model we intend to stick with in the future, as we believe it is the most sensible option for delivery of mail in the UK," says Buswell.

UK Mail has a market share of 5.5% and collects more than 6 million letters.

Talks between Royal Mail and the CWU have been taking place for seven months in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The union this week announced two further strike dates in October, in a move condemned by Royal Mail, which says it is still willing to talk, but needs to modernise in order to prevent the business from failing.

The CWU said in June that its members had voted in favour of industrial action due to Royal Mail's "below inflation pay offer", and its plans to reduce the workforce by about 40,000, or 27%, by automating mail-sorting processes.

Carla · Post by **Carla** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:08

Our competitor can bugger off if they want to pick up the mail let them deliver it themselves let's see how they can do it cheaper than us i think not

Post by **Crackerjackpencil** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:11

How about a big F*** You UKMail.

The long-running nature of this dispute is extremely detrimental to the whole mail business. In short, we believe this action, if it continues, is in danger of damaging the future of the mail industry. Someone needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Who's thinking about the customers here?

I think this translates to "Oh god, we'll have to pay some fecker to deliver all this now. There goes my Villa in Spain next door to Leighton's" Well welcome to the real world, you wanted the business, now you'll experience it first hand

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:15

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/57991/254/260/3

UK Mail has slammed rival Royal Mail over continued strike action, warning it will damage the future of the mail industry. Guy Buswell, chief executive of UK Mail parent Business Post Group, has spoken out following this week's announcement of further Royal Mail strike action.

He says: "The long-running nature of this dispute is extremely detrimental to the whole mail business. In short, we believe this action, if it continues, is in danger of damaging the future of the mail industry. Someone needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Who's thinking about the customers here?"

He adds that he is keen to maintain good working relationships with Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union, because UK Mail relies on Royal Mail for the "final mile" delivery.

"This is a business model we intend to stick with in the future, as we believe it is the most sensible option for delivery of mail in the UK," says Buswell.

UK Mail has a market share of 5.5% and collects more than 6 million letters.

Talks between Royal Mail and the CWU have been taking place for seven months in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The union this week announced two further strike dates in October, in a move condemned by Royal Mail, which says it is still willing to talk, but needs to modernise in order to prevent the business from failing.

The CWU said in June that its members had voted in favour of industrial action due to Royal Mail's "below inflation pay offer", and its plans to reduce the workforce by about 40,000, or 27%, by automating mail-sorting processes.

What an absolute farce. Competition?........... My arse!

Carla · Post by **Carla** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:17

Well like i said if competitor like uk mail wanted the business then they can deliver it too that will show them how it done, might actually put them out of business lol

felang13 · Post by **felang13** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:18

It's because the downstream access payments for UK mail are so cheap that we are in this mess ..negotiated by RM ..doh

Carla · Post by **Carla** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:20

Well let's see how uk mail can deliver it too for such a cheap price they might be force to increase their prices and maybe then customers might realize that we do the job better and come back

Post by **rhino49** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:25

Because they will be shown up not to be competitors but leeches living off our ability and professionalism - terrified that they may have to pay their employees the going rate for the job before they can get someone to do what we do. A local newspaper posted via UK Mail was arriving on any of three days after posting - now they use RM again and arrive on the dot every thursday morning - just like they used to before the competition got hold of them. If you can't stand the heat - f**k off out of the kitchen.

vigilante · Post by **vigilante** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:27

I DONT THINK THEY ARE PATICULARLY WORRIED ABOUT RM, MORE LIKE HOW MUCH TIME THEY WILL LOSE RIPPING RM'S SYSTEM OFF
TO GET THEIR FAT PROFITS.
PROBABLY PAY THEIR STAFF MINIMUM WAGE AND TREAT EM LIKE S**T BECAUSE THEY WILL HAVE NO UNION!!

Carla · Post by **Carla** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:30

Yep what goes around comes around in this case customers will soon realise what a mistake they made switching over to uk mail etc might actually open thier eyes a bit and also uk mail will have to compensate their customers too serves them right

meweavy · Post by **meweavy** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:34

good thats exactly the responce we need from rival companies,i bet their shitting themselves,they take our business while we deliver thier work and now theyre shitting it...

get youre own f***ing posties and delivery systems you sponging twats...i hope the public and all the businesses realise that its royal mail that deliver all the mail and not f***ing uk mail,tnt and all the other scavs.

hmtkeren · Post by **hmtkeren** » 21 Sep 2007, 18:29

has anayone noticed how mutch tnt uk mail ext has been shoved through the dos lately shitting it is an understatement

Cedar_Room · Post by **Cedar_Room** » 21 Sep 2007, 19:25

UK Mail can fook right off!

Im pissed off at the moment but the thought of those c**** brickin` it fills me with glee!

:cfo :lfo

chayoliver · Post by **chayoliver** » 21 Sep 2007, 19:38

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/item/57991/254/260/3

UK Mail has slammed rival Royal Mail over continued strike action, warning it will damage the future of the mail industry. Guy Buswell, chief executive of UK Mail parent Business Post Group, has spoken out following this week's announcement of further Royal Mail strike action.

He says: "The long-running nature of this dispute is extremely detrimental to the whole mail business. In short, we believe this action, if it continues, is in danger of damaging the future of the mail industry. Someone needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Who's thinking about the customers here?"

He adds that he is keen to maintain good working relationships with Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union, because UK Mail relies on Royal Mail for the "final mile" delivery.

"This is a business model we intend to stick with in the future, as we believe it is the most sensible option for delivery of mail in the UK," says Buswell.

UK Mail has a market share of 5.5% and collects more than 6 million letters.

Talks between Royal Mail and the CWU have been taking place for seven months in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The union this week announced two further strike dates in October, in a move condemned by Royal Mail, which says it is still willing to talk, but needs to modernise in order to prevent the business from failing.

The CWU said in June that its members had voted in favour of industrial action due to Royal Mail's "below inflation pay offer", and its plans to reduce the workforce by about 40,000, or 27%, by automating mail-sorting processes.

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
This just proves that they want to cream off the easy pickings and let us deliver it, but now maybe people out their will realise no one else will deliver their mail it has to come through royal mail so F*ck uk mail who do they think they are, one minute laghing all the way to the bank, now sh*tting there selfes because of big promises to the firms they cherry picked from us (oh were cheaper and more reliable) well you got the cheap bit right but f*cked up on the reliable part.
Now all of a sudden they want to work together with us and the cwu well i say F*CK F*CK F*CK F*CK em

Carla · Post by **Carla** » 21 Sep 2007, 20:55

Yeah they will soon know about reliability when we refuse to deliver it for them

that will teach them to cherry pick what goes around comes around

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