Just to be clear "the truth" , I'm not bothered at all by who you are ,I'm also not in the slightest bit interested in having a "pop" at you ,not much point in trivialising the issues by personalising the argument.
What I will criticise all day long is the view you put across and the mindset it represents. (to be fair you ain't the only "union stalwart" pushing this line , but you happen to be here now)
The thing that really bugs me about all these "get real posts" from our well informed union officials that are promoting this deal is the passive acceptance of management and government rules of engagement.
Every one of you fails to ask the relevant questions.
You say 'we need to cut jobs because of falling volumes' .
Well we've already cut over 50,000 jobs, and tell me if I'm wrong but I just can't remember a desperate recruiting drive to cope with the massive increase in volumes throughout the 90's and early 00's.
You say' we need to modernise and improve efficiency.'
In real terms that means that you want me to do more work for less money. Just how efficient and modern do you want me to be bearing in mind that most of our European rivals/counterparts charge 50 -30 % more than us for the same service.
You say 'MC outward volumes have dropped by up to 60% so the union would be lying if it said it could protect jobs'
Since improved throughput and organisational changes have zero impact on volume and RM claim a 10% reduction due to downturn then it is clear that the vast bulk of this 60% reduction can only be due to DSA. Some people claim it's good that DSA is there to keep them busy, but follow that line to its logical conclusion and every extra DSA item we sort and deliver will mean an ever bigger loss for RM and lower wages and smaller pensions for us.
The sad thing is that RM say exactly the same things as you say and if you accept their arguments as a starting point for discussions then we are shafted before talks even begin. The best that anyone could achieve in those circumstances is to simply slow down the race to the bottom. Now why would any self respecting union official be keen to sell a deal like that to the brothers?
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