LATER STARTS IT HURTS

[fedup postie]

Thanks Zorro i will ask in the morning but i'm gonna draw the line on those hats

The hats used to be ordered through uniform and they are the type like the austrailian croc has. Supposed to keep the sun off the face and neck.
I believe that they should also supply sun cream for you to use. It was in the courier a while ago.

[POSTMAN]

We had sun cream last year,should hold tight on the hats though

[TrueBlueTerrier]

We had sun cream last year,should hold tight on the hats though

Thought you could order those cricketing ones on the uniform hot line if you wanted. I don't too windy oop north and they get blown off too easily.

[mdtomuk]

I BET WE COULD START LATER DURING THE WEEK, BUT STICK WITH THE EARLIER TIMES ON SATURDAYS. I BET THE MAIL CENTRES AND DRIVERS WOULDN'T MIND. IN FACT I CAN ONLY SEE ONE STICKING POINT - CAN ANYONE GUESS? YEP - TIS THE MANAGEMENT!! ALSO, IT WOULD BE COOL IF WE DIDNT HAVE TO TAKE THE 'MAILSORT IN DISGUISE' RUBBISH. I FIND THAT MOST OFF THE MGMT I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO HAVE KNOWN ARE TOTALLY AFRAID OF MAKING A DECISION. WHEN I USED TO WORK IN BANKING A FAVE BUZZ SENTENCE WAS ' IF YOU DO THIS FOR ME, I WILL DO THIS FOR YOU'. IT WORKED AND IT COULD WORK AGAIN (this guy really wanders of the main-lines! ed!)

[donny lad]

i have been a postman for 26 years and the reason 4 this is i like the early starts and the rest of the day for me and my family why should my customers have later post ????? if i am 30 mins late they ask where have i been.


NO TO LATER STARTS.

ps

do not start before your start times.

[ianpostie]

excellent post donny lad.we have maybe 10 or so people that arrive at our office around 4.30am--even though they are not due to start till 5am .thing is our night phg wont open the door till 4.50am,then theres a mad stampede to get into the office.

[donny lad]

JUST LIKE TO SAY THIS??????

if we start before our start times we are giving royal mail the money not us. they are making money from workers by not claiming overtime

i start at 05.15 and finnish at 13.15 .

if i have more mail to go past my time i

1 cut off

2 claim overtime .

ps

do not forget to take your meal relief before you leave.

[mdtomuk]

PLEASE, I AM FROM BH POSTCODE, TELL ME, WHAT IS NIGHT SORTER PERSON?

[manwithnovan]

Hi Donny lad
Well its too late for us, when i used to start at 4am i used grab a kip for a hour when i got home but like today very hot midday sun it just knackers you out for the rest of the day. We were told as we are on the limb ( Devon & Cornwall ) we would get our mail later DONT LET IT HAPPEN IN YOUR OFFICE

A FULL YES TO IA IN OUR OFFICE

[donny lad]

cwu should stop later starts ??????????

its a fact that 60% of mail arrives at mail centres at midnight so there is no reason for later starts.

[manwithnovan]

Hopefully they will do something if no-one else goes to later starts, maybe we might start early again

[ianpostie]

it seems royal mail want everyone to have the same start times in the mornings,even threating to bring it in by executive action.

[donny lad]

yes at doncaster now they want to move the start times to 06.15 ????????

doncaster deliverys are in the mail centre so there is no need for later starts.

80% of the mail by 0200

at stage 3 disagreement so its all at HQs to deal with.

thats why we need the yes vote.

[mitzi]

i hope you lads an lasses are prepared to be sold out by cwu hq. the talk from above is that later starts are inevitable, its just a matter of price. if you really want to stop forced later starts then the only real option is to walk over this issue and not over the smokescreen which is pay.