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CWU: Letter to MP's

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CWU: Letter to MP's

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All valid points in the letter, but it’s a bit late in the day to write to MP’s. RM appears to have played for time to run the Xmas clock down, while accelerating their attacks on us and our t&c’s.
Something serious needs to be done, and quickly
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deadbox wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 13:51
All valid points in the letter, but it’s a bit late in the day to write to MP’s. RM appears to have played for time to run the Xmas clock down, while accelerating their attacks on us and our t&c’s.
Something serious needs to be done, and quickly
A desperate measure by the union who have mismanaged this dispute from day one with pointless 1 day strikes .
week long strikes need announcing TODAY .
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Would it help if I tell my dad?
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heraldmoth wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:07
Would it help if I tell my dad?
Is he a policeman?
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clashcityrocker wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:10
heraldmoth wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:07
Would it help if I tell my dad?
Is he a policeman?
Does he work for Nintendo?
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This isn’t working, it hasn’t worked since day 1. Stop writing letters, stop plying for Facebook likes, stop with all the solidarity/we will win/fight of our lives. Simon Thompson doesn’t care. The majority of MPs don’t care.

Work to rule, week long strikes, tear up our own agreements (holiday pay farce), encourage everyone to log off any van with any defect no matter how minor.

Or

Accept we are screwed and try and negotiate a slightly better deal while accepting we won’t get what we want.

And to the ‘I’m glad I’m not with you in the trenches’ crew, I’ve done everything the union has told me to do and more, I started working to rule 10 months ago. But we can’t keep saying ‘bad kitty’ to the tiger as it’s cage starts to open. The union now need to revert to their plan B, if they have one.
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Kenfandango wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:11
clashcityrocker wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:10
heraldmoth wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:07
Would it help if I tell my dad?
Is he a policeman?
Does he work for Nintendo?
Never expected to see this on here! Careful though, my dad ACTUALLY works for Nintendo and he will ban you
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HTPostman wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:14
This isn’t working, it hasn’t worked since day 1. Stop writing letters, stop plying for Facebook likes, stop with all the solidarity/we will win/fight of our lives. Simon Thompson doesn’t care. The majority of MPs don’t care.

Work to rule, week long strikes, tear up our own agreements (holiday pay farce), encourage everyone to log off any van with any defect no matter how minor.

Or

Accept we are screwed and try and negotiate a slightly better deal while accepting we won’t get what we want.

And to the ‘I’m glad I’m not with you in the trenches’ crew, I’ve done everything the union has told me to do and more, I started working to rule 10 months ago. But we can’t keep saying ‘bad kitty’ to the tiger as it’s cage starts to open. The union now need to revert to their plan B, if they have one.
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heraldmoth wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:07
Would it help if I tell my dad?
Is he the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen?
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The Government don't care, and this will be long over by the time the sacks of s**t in power, get voted out.

Writing letters to MPs is a desperate act at this point. Remember, those currently in power were the ones that privatised us in the first place. So the "private sector could manage the decline of the postal service" and get it off the government's books.

This is just the consequence of those actions taken in 2014. Albeit, at a more accelerated rate currently, than most people were expecting.

Nonetheless, the postal service is still a vital piece of national infrastructure, so it will be a long gradual decline of the service. But a decline nonetheless, and yes, privatisation rules will apply, they will asset strip the most profitable parts of the business.

Not only will they not come to our aid, they'll pass even more anti-trade union laws.
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77SAMPOST77 wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 13:56
deadbox wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 13:51
All valid points in the letter, but it’s a bit late in the day to write to MP’s. RM appears to have played for time to run the Xmas clock down, while accelerating their attacks on us and our t&c’s.
Something serious needs to be done, and quickly
A desperate measure by the union who have mismanaged this dispute from day one with pointless 1 day strikes .
week long strikes need announcing TODAY .
Week long strikes won't work, you'd get way too many crossing the picket lines with what they'd lose in pay and RM would plug the gaps with casuals/agency
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Jack1960 wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 18:36
heraldmoth wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:07
Would it help if I tell my dad?
Is he the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen?
Mr Echo?
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Re: CWU: Letter to MP's

Post by Spartacus »

Kenfandango wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 20:57
Jack1960 wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 18:36
heraldmoth wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 15:07
Would it help if I tell my dad?
Is he the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen?
Mr Echo?
You can say that again.
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SpacePhoenix wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 19:46
77SAMPOST77 wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 13:56
deadbox wrote:
17 Nov 2022, 13:51
All valid points in the letter, but it’s a bit late in the day to write to MP’s. RM appears to have played for time to run the Xmas clock down, while accelerating their attacks on us and our t&c’s.
Something serious needs to be done, and quickly
A desperate measure by the union who have mismanaged this dispute from day one with pointless 1 day strikes .
week long strikes need announcing TODAY .
Week long strikes won't work, you'd get way too many crossing the picket lines with what they'd lose in pay and RM would plug the gaps with casuals/agency
This dispute would have ended by September if it had been a continuous strike, the country rely on RM far too much. COVID showed that.

I reckon after 2 weeks the company would have caved due to government/public pressure.

It's a shame people don't have the same level of conviction for striking like they did back in 70s/80s.