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Who's ready to take industrial action?

Latest news, comm's, LTB'S, and discussion on 'The pathway to change'.

Are you ready to back the CWU in this fight?

Poll ended at 16 Oct 2019, 10:53

YES
436
90%
NO
51
10%
 
Total votes: 487

TrueBlueTerrier
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

bitterpill wrote:TBT. You blocked a post by me a few years ago that wasn’t in agreement with yours. You shut down members as I was back in the day! Isnt that undemocrative?

I have checked back it was POSTMAN who has your posts on Moderation.

Mainly because you fell foul consistently of the no abuse rule, calling people cretins, arse lickers and then the series of anti-strike posts which looked designed to wind people up came under the "Requiring Moderation" rule.

Ergo your posts if they weren't abusive were left alone, for instance, look at your 1970s post it's still there.
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Post by world class male »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
bitterpill wrote: look at your 1970s post it's still there.
wow, rmc was going back in the 70's :left:
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Post by ted_e_bear »

world class male wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
bitterpill wrote: look at your 1970s post it's still there.
wow, rmc was going back in the 70's :left:
Yeah we all had longer hair and uniform trousers were more flared !
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Post by ted_e_bear »

I'm ready for industrial action but only because our shitole is so understaffed I've worked my last 5 days off to bank money to cover any forthcoming strike days off, as a side note I'm mid fifties,just done 20 yrs service and not long ago thought I was a "lifer" but tbh I'm now dreading what's around the corner for us in this now soon to be totally fuct up job !
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Post by billycat »

does anybody know when we will be receiving the actual facts regarding what royal mail want the work force to do instead of Chinese whispers if VR was offered to delivery staff there would be a que a mile long.
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Post by ted_e_bear »

billycat wrote:does anybody know when we will be receiving the actual facts regarding what royal mail want the work force to do instead of Chinese whispers if VR was offered to delivery staff there would be a que a mile long.
I'd say the Chinese whispers are pretty accurate as regards what RM don't want which is delivering the unprofitable items such as letters every day especially to remote locations, hence they want shut of the USO, so they can concentrate on separating letters from parcels where they can see lots of profit to be made especially if the workers are on an inferior pay package to the one we're currently on.
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Post by aiden01 »

billycat wrote:does anybody know when we will be receiving the actual facts regarding what royal mail want the work force to do instead of Chinese whispers if VR was offered to delivery staff there would be a que a mile long.
If vr was offered to any staff del or mc there would be a queue miles long not goung to happen though..
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Post by GRS »

billycat wrote:does anybody know when we will be receiving the actual facts regarding what royal mail want the work force to do instead of Chinese whispers if VR was offered to delivery staff there would be a que a mile long.

The fact RM are not saying anything seems to be making a lot of people uneasy. As the union have already stated this is a tactic RM are using to try and lower the yes vote. Somehow the CWU big boys are going to have to flush them out!
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Post by rogersh »

As external mediation has now commenced it may be that we hear less from both sides for the next seven weeks.
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Post by Woody Guthrie »

During the last ballot RM bombarded us with propoganda, it was sickeningly condescending and patronising written in the language of a 6 year old.

This strategy which some clown was probably paid a fortune to come up with backfired spectacularly with a huge turnout and yes vote.

This time they're keeping quiet, if we manage the same again their whole strategy department might spontaneously combust with all that head scratching.
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Post by daveyeff »

rogersh wrote:As external mediation has now commenced it may be that we hear less from both sides for the next seven weeks.
SEVEN weeks? that takes us beyond October 8. if we strike before the mediation is finished won't it end up with the union in court. AGAIN?
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Post by leolion855 »

i just hope i still have a job in my unit if the uso goes
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Post by rogersh »

daveyeff wrote:
rogersh wrote:As external mediation has now commenced it may be that we hear less from both sides for the next seven weeks.
SEVEN weeks? that takes us beyond October 8. if we strike before the mediation is finished won't it end up with the union in court. AGAIN?
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External Mediation SWW
Postby Martin Walsh » Thu Sep 19, 2019 5:01 pm

The Mediation process takes 7 weeks and it starting on Tuesday when the CWU presented the Independent mediator Roy Lewis with our submission.

Our submission covers a number of demands over the issue of the dispute ranging from extending our legal guarantees, agreeing a different parcel pipeline , supporting and extending the USO , resolving the culture issues , ensuring the digital technology being used for resourcing and the achievement of the hour off the working week.

The earliest there can be strike action is 20th November just in time for Black Friday and cyber Monday.
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Post by daveyeff »

just seen an update by Terry P. apparently Rico didn't turn up. :roll: shows he's got no interest whatsoever.
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Post by clashcityrocker »

daveyeff wrote:just seen an update by Terry P. apparently Rico didn't turn up. :roll: shows he's got no interest whatsoever.
Did anyone think he was going to be there?
Did he say he was going to be there?
Who was there from the union?
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