By CHUCK CHIANG
Today staff
Friday February 22, 2008
Letter carriers with Canada Post’s Fort McMurray station walked off the job this morning, saying the federal post service is forcing them to work overtime to deal with backlogs caused by a shortage of local mail workers.
The walkout, which was unplanned, leaves the city without mail service, and one union official said they don’t know how long the strike action will last.
Mail workers say this morning’s walkout was triggered by a letter issued by management, saying that Canada Post will continue to discipline employees who refuse forced overtime with suspensions or possible dismissal.
“I trust that you will heed the guidance given and govern yourself accordingly,â€
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Postby brothermagrew »
mailman71 wrote:they cant make you work overtime
In our delivery office our ADOM at a recent WTLL session declared that as part of the pay and modernisation agreement we would most likely be asked to work on an extra 30 mins over our normal times when mailings are heavy (get the delivery completed) and that these so called extra 30 mins would be logged and any individual who had accrued such extra time over and above their normal contracted hours would get this time back within a fortnight period.
In our delivery office our ADOM at a recent WTLL session declared that as part of the pay and modernisation agreement we would most likely be asked to work on an extra 30 mins over our normal times when mailings are heavy (get the delivery completed) and that these so called extra 30 mins would be logged and any individual who had accrued such extra time over and above their normal contracted hours would get this time back within a fortnight period.
Another great victory for the union
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In our delivery office our ADOM at a recent WTLL session declared that as part of the pay and modernisation agreement we would most likely be asked to work on an extra 30 mins over our normal times when mailings are heavy (get the delivery completed) and that these so called extra 30 mins would be logged and any individual who had accrued such extra time over and above their normal contracted hours would get this time back within a fortnight period.
You posts are very clued up,so i am suprised you are not laughing at what he has said.
As far as i am aware what he is saying is bollox.
It's 30mins a day,on a 5 day week they can only do it for 2 days as you ARE NOT to work over your 40hrs if you don't want to.
This,as far as i am aware is what is in the agreement!
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been. My BFF Clash The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
