GMC WALKOUT...AGAIN

[andy2007]

Hopefully, there will be a fine for the hoax call.

[emanon66]

GMC OFFICIAL STRIKES TO GO AHEAD AS ON MON 21ST AND FRI 25TH SEPT 2009. meeting for cwu and workers at tesco carpark mon 21st at 2.30 pm.
workers are losing grace relief times, being intimidated and basically being forced into wildcat. gmc manager (name removed as per rules teebs) said today that we could stay out and starve. hes the instigator in all this.

This was posted in another thread by 'g31'.

[castle]

wee update lads and lasses, a few lads (dont need to name, they know how they are) stood at the gates tonight from 8.30 and stopped the members who had been booked to do overtime tonight from going in, as the members didnt know that the early shift had walked out this morning.
only four managers went in , one member of staff went in but came back out an hour later i take it the said member of staff was sent home as he didnt speak to any of the lads at the gate !!!!!
Strength through Unity !!

[emanon66]

Cheers 'castle', can you confirm that we'll still be wildcat til Monday? are the official strike dates still valid? and is the meeting on Monday still at the car park? as the one on Friday was a shambles, thought they could have got a venue by this time so everyone could hear what the F##K was going on.

[heston]

nice tactic from glasgow managers,force an unofficial strike,starve em back to work just in time for the xmas rush,interesting to note that we are in the middle of a national ballot,if as many have indicated ,the whole country goes unofficial,where is the legal advice on a ballot,that cant happen if the ballot returns cant be delivered due to all out action,chaos management decisions are understandably the reasons why glasgow and district amal members ,through bullying and intimidation,rightly feel they have to stand up against these bullys,i for one support and applaud the members for there stance.we all must concentrate and focus on the most important issue, SENIOR MANAGERS OF ROYAL MAIL ARE FRIGHTENED,INDEED PETRAFIED OF A YES VOTE FOR NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ACTION,AND WILL TRY ANYTHING TO AVOID THIS OUTCOME,all to often we allow them to dictate events,A CWU INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS BALLOT IS FOR US TO DECIDE ON AND IS IN FACT A REFERENDUM ON RM MANAGEMENT,A MASSIVE YES VOTE WILL FATALLY DAMAGE NOT ONLY THEM BUT ALSO BROWN/MANDELSON,the result will be announced publicly ,it will make front page news,voting yes by a huge margin will send a message loud and clear to managers/govt,and will not go unnoticed by the great british public,FACED WITH A MASSIVE YES VOTE,WHERE THEN FOR MANDELSON/BROWN HIGSON ETC?
HISTORY DICTATES , A GOOD GENERAL KNOWS WHEN TO PICK A FIGHT,WE MUST NOT BE TRAPPED INTO A FIGHT UNTIL WE DICTATE AND DECIDE WHEN AND WHERE,and not when chaos managers fuelled by a desire to avoid a referendum on there inability to do the job that they are employed to do.

[Cliff Clavin]

Thanks for the update guys,

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

quick question, what exactly is a 20 minute grace break? Is it in addition to your meal relief?

[johnston65]

Aye it is in the way forward that all indoor workers get a 40 and a 20 minute grace break for an 8 hour shift part timers get it pro rata

[johnnyp]

quick question, what exactly is a 20 minute grace break? Is it in addition to your meal relief?

We have a 10 min grace break in deliverys,a cup of tea before you go out on your walk its part of the way forward agreement and still in place i believe.

[stewiegriffin]

wee update lads and lasses, a few lads (dont need to name, they know how they are) stood at the gates tonight from 8.30 and stopped the members who had been booked to do overtime tonight from going in, as the members didnt know that the early shift had walked out this morning.
only four managers went in , one member of staff went in but came back out an hour later i take it the said member of staff was sent home as he didnt speak to any of the lads at the gate !!!!!
Strength through Unity !!

Superb Tactics !!

We were there yesterday before the midday shift started and someone and his fat friend came out, then he had the audacity to say

"Is there anyone feeling antagnosied, or beeing antagonised about going to work"

No-one was antagnoising anyone, as a well know driver told him. It was a friendly picket as per usual.

I guess he was reading the "managers guide to treating staff" before he came out, because antagonise was his word of the day.
Him and his fat bouncer stayed out thinking we were all gonna say "Aye boss, we'll come in cos we want to sign up for your 19th century tactics and archaic work ethics"

The rain then came on, and he went in, before his tan dissolved quicker

[Cliff Clavin]

How long are the Monday and Friday strikes for?

[stewiegriffin]

As far as we were told yesterday, stay tuned to Radio Clyde, or text workmates to see if they have any more information.

The RUMOUR was that theres a meeting tomorrow at the Concert Hall, i stress the word RUMOUR, at that will more than likely confirm the strike times and days.

[Cliff Clavin]

cheers mate.

[castle]

Cheers 'castle', can you confirm that we'll still be wildcat til Monday? are the official strike dates still valid? and is the meeting on Monday still at the car park? as the one on Friday was a shambles, thought they could have got a venue by this time so everyone could hear what the F##K was going on.

Unofficial till Monday (5am) then we go official (as far as i know) meeting is trying to be arranged for somewhere in town as far as iam aware. The Branch will announce through the media as soon as they know the venue.

[castle]

How long are the Monday and Friday strikes for?

24 hours , 5am monday till 5am tuesday, sorry dont know the time of the thursday , but will post as soon as i find out.