edinburgh mail centre & distribution are on a 24 hour strike from 4am today 24th sept til 25th sept the strike so far is 100% solid by the staff as usual, some of our colleagues in delivery have walked out unofficially due to staff being removed from pay for refusing to cross the picket line they are BONESS LIVINGSTON & SOUTH EAST. other offices who have supported us so far by refusing to cross picket line are perth. dundee. kirkcaldy dunfermline . WHO WERE ALL TAKEN OFF PAY and we would like to thank them 1 & all for there support. however some offices should hang there heads in shame are, DALKIETH. PORTOBELLO WEST BATHGATE MUSSELBURGH. WISHAW/ LOGISTICS who all crossed the picket line and SCABBED and are a disgrace to the union
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I didn't agree and would have walked in support of the Edinburgh Mail centre but i'd been the only one and probably sacked, our office made a collective decision to send a non-union member, who doesn't believe in striking. End off..
steven100 wrote:I didn't agree and would have walked in support of the Edinburgh Mail centre but i'd been the only one and probably sacked, our office made a collective decision to send a non-union member, who doesn't believe in striking. End off..
I'd also like to say i think Edinburgh mail centre have a cheek about scabbing when everynight they have people sorting Glasgow scab mail.
would like to add Steven you lot took easy way out by sending up the polish non member and put him in the firing line & this is the same office that asked for a local ballot & returned a no vote so the management could continue to hose all over you. and the others couldn't vote cause they are non members :mfo
Can I just say its pointless listing what Units handled scab mail as I am sure a lot have. However, its not the individual MCs or DOs as a group that we should be concerned about as I am sure people within those Units have refused to handle scab mail, and tarring them with the same brush as those willing to do it is unfair and unjust.
Condemn the person if you want but not the Unit he belongs. Please don't go round saying so and so unit is scabbing and they are all strike breakers as you are actively helping RM management spread their "Divide and Conquer" campaign.
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i cannae believe in this day an age, and the climate we are in, that its the same offices that have the piss ripped oot them.
Get a set o gonads ffs, and put a bloody fight up eh, stop letting them walk all over you.
fair point true blue & you are 100% correct we should all be sticking together, just for our delivery colleagues i am informed that royal mail intends to divert mail to numerous offices tomorrow to be sorted by staff as part of their duty as there will be little or no mail to deliver, another effort to piss everybody off i presume
happy hibee wrote:edinburgh mail centre & distribution are on a 24 hour strike from 4am today 24th sept til 25th sept the strike so far is 100% solid by the staff as usual, some of our colleagues in delivery have walked out unofficially due to staff being removed from pay for refusing to cross the picket line they are BONESS LIVINGSTON & SOUTH EAST. other offices who have supported us so far by refusing to cross picket line are perth. dundee. kirkcaldy dunfermline gala . WHO WERE ALL TAKEN OFF PAY and we would like to thank them 1 & all for there support. however some offices should hang there heads in shame are, DALKIETH. PORTOBELLO WEST BATHGATE MUSSELBURGH. WISHAW/ LOGISTICS who all crossed the picket line and SCABBED and are a disgrace to the union
are you talking about afternoon collection drivers crossing the picket line? cos this morning i know for a fact that our DOM didn't even bother sending a driver up on the missort run cos he knew no-one would go and he's too lazy to do it himself.
happy hibee wrote:fair point true blue & you are 100% correct we should all be sticking together, just for our delivery colleagues i am informed that royal mail intends to divert mail to numerous offices tomorrow to be sorted by staff as part of their duty as there will be little or no mail to deliver, another effort to piss everybody off i presume
Hhaha what a joke. Cannot wait to see whats instore for tomorrow
Ease off Hibee as far as I was lead to believe it was management who did the missort run fae Bathgate this mornin
They deffo were in the toon this afternoon pickin up mail coz the barsteward manager nearly knocked me doon
as he sped thru the gates at 2pm
Hibee can I just ask you about ALL the drivers from EDINBURGH who crossed our picket lines on THE SIX DAYS we have already been oot on STRIKE!!!
I TAKE IT NONE OF YOUR DRIVERS WILL CROSS OUR PICKET LINE ON SATURDAY ? FECKIN DOUBT IT !!
dudleyicious as you should know royal mail now ask staff at the start of the shift if they will cross a picket line & if they say no they are removed from pay immediately and sent home, several d`o`s are on strike on sat so night shift apc drivers will be asked if they gonna cross picket line. they are all gonna say no which means they will be sent home & could mean a walk out by rest of mail centre which has been brewing for ages. the final mails for your office are done by a contract on a Saturday morning & he has scabbed before so he will more than likely do it again.
happy hibee wrote: are you talking about afternoon collection drivers crossing the picket line? cos this morning i know for a fact that our DOM didn't even bother sending a driver up on the missort run cos he knew no-one would go and he's too lazy to do it himself.
The Livingston Missort driver wouldnt go in yesterday morning. The manager had a meeting in front of us saying the drivers money was getting stopped because he refused to do his job. We asked why the managers couldnt go in and they said it wasnt part of thier job even if the driver went into Edinburgh and got one of the Managers at the other side to cross the line they would still get thier pay held, They knew we would walk out as we did it a month ago for the other driver.
dudleylicious wrote:
I TAKE IT NONE OF YOUR DRIVERS WILL CROSS OUR PICKET LINE ON SATURDAY ? FECKIN DOUBT IT !!
Rant over ! now lets get back on the same side
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Edinburgh mail centre drivers & edinburgh airport walked out tonight due to drivers being taken off pay because they refused to cross picket line of offices that were taking official industrial action.
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, most of Glasgow mail sent down south 
