All Mail Centre Closures

[sausage]

There is talk of a lot of MCs closing. I thought it might be useful to start this up so if there are any runours we can put them to bed to stop peple worrying unnecessarily (well for he time being anyhow) What do you all think?

[POSTMAN]

Supposed to be one in London,but we've only got 3 anyway

[DGP1]

I hope they don't close any in Northern Ireland otherwise we'll have none

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I hope they don't close any in Northern Ireland otherwise we'll have none

Don't worry it wont affect the QofS if they have to take it all to Warrington (Liverpool Closed ) and back - you just have to get used to using torches at the end of your delivery instead of the start. The frightening things is that I can see RM HQ actually considering the idea.

[DGP1]

I hope they don't close any in Northern Ireland otherwise we'll have none

Don't worry it wont affect the QofS if they have to take it all to Warrington (Liverpool Closed ) and back - you just have to get used to using torches at the end of your delivery instead of the start. The frightening things is that I can see RM HQ actually considering the idea.

True Teebs but I would see them using a MC in Scotland (it's probably be the only MC left in Scotland).

[patrickstar]

really not sure about our mail centre in Dorset,who knows?

[sausage]

really not sure about our mail centre in Dorset,who knows?

Its hard isn't it. I'm at Portsmouth,theres rumours rife its us or you! so whats been said in your office? I saw you other thing about the OT going any news on that yet? Whats the Late Manager saying now?

[patrickstar]

its worrying for everybody in mail centres.Its all gone quiet on the late shift about our contract being taken away but i know they are putting in changes on the outward primary,which means reductions in the roads layout.Direct postcode sortation seems imminent.Investment in our mail centre seems lacking with no flat machines,or packet machines or even upgrades to lsms.Southampton remains the priority it seems in the south!! .Nothing against the southampton workers but it seems portsmouth and bournemouth workers remain at the bottom in the pecking order!!

[barkersboy]

Patrickstar. Big changes are going to take place on all shifts. We ca not get our shift manager to talk to us, instead we get little snippets from line manager. Sems the only people management are talking to are thos getting shafted on a individual basis. Hear that there is a total lack of consultation on Lates and management doing executive decisions with out consultation with union or individuals. Same on our shift. There is a NEW work plan, I believe, just that management dont want us to know what it is. Bournemouth and Porrtsmouth have to be worried about employment because Southampton will be saved at all costs.

[norbert]

There is talk of a lot of MCs closing. I thought it might be useful to start this up so if there are any runours we can put them to bed to stop peple worrying unnecessarily (well for he time being anyhow) What do you all think?

it's how :lfo likes it , Fear , Uncertainty and Doubt , FUD or more like FUB - that style was started with IBM in the 60's and a lot of firms used that style in the 80's . :lfo the self styled management guru doesn't have a original thought in his head , everything has been borrowed from somewhere else and people are daft enough to pay to hear him .

To be fair , RM used to like vicious rumours and idle gossip before as they thought it made people work better , it can backfire as people will think - well so what ! , what will be , will be , resigned to their fate .

[Tman]

Bournemouth and Porrtsmouth have to be worried about employment because Southampton will be saved at all costs

Rumours and lies. Southampton (because of their lousy IMPS) can't make it through a late shift without failing, and that's with the current level of mail. Add in another postcode's work, and they've got no hope of clearing.
In reality, BAA want the SO site for expansion, and as PO and BH are due to get the new version of MTTs, SO are looking the dodgy ones.
PO also do the IoW mails, something which SO couldn't do because of the ferries connection.

No, SO are the ones to be worried.....

[patrickstar]

"Bournemouth and Portsmouth have to be worried about employment because Southampton will be saved at all costs"

i think everybody has a right to be worried about which mail centres are closing but this comment is a bit confusing ?

Is there any information out there or proof that some mail centres are getting priorty over others and why?

[bandit650]

Have heard today that CT,ME,TN, are to go new center in Aylesford,they have already taken work out from the early shift in CT and from what i understand they are going to take work from the late shift.

[fmrPOSTIE]

SO MC whilst fairly new, is cack, they used to fail all the time with overspill coming straight to Pompey to be processed. And we're talking 5,6,7 yorks of mail!!!

There have been rumours for 10yrs re PO so dont count on anything. Most of the building is redundant (top floors anyway) but again it does IOW. Too many factors to think about!

[oggie]

just to throw this one in the pot, southampton mc signed a 20 year lease from baa last year, royal mail owns freehold both pompey and bournemouth. il