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It looks like the Yanks are having as much trouble as us!

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It looks like the Yanks are having as much trouble as us!

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I've just been looking at the American version of RMC. I thought that this Thread said it all: www.postalforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=853

Notice any similarities?
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Re: It looks like the Yanks are having as much trouble as us

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andy2007 wrote:I've just been looking at the American version of RMC. I thought that this Thread said it all: www.postalforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=853

Notice any similarities?
Their rise's the terrible word once more GLOBALIZATION for whether you work for the USPS / LA POSTE / ROYALMAIL / AN POST/ POSTA SRBIJE / DEUTSCHE POST . For it has now shown it's true intention servitude of the masses!.
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Post by DirtyHarry »

Globalisation, a moronic concept, beloved by morons.

A total tosspot by the name of Richard Scudamore, wanted to turn the premier league into a three ring circus, all in the name of globalisation.

Anybody who praises globalisation, seeks to enhance globalisation, pursues globalisation, will only be a rich barstard wanting even more riches. Working
people will not benefit one iota from globalisation, in fact, where on the one hand, the rich will get richer quicker, on the other hand, the poor will get
poorer in no time at all. :evil/mad
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Post by billyb8 »

Andy2007 chers for putting me onto this site found one posting to put fear into all. As they say what happens on the other side of the pond ends up here.

http://www.postalforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1173
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Post by DGP1 »

Hi,
My question is this. I am a Full Time regular, i have been told that if my normal tour of duty is from 7:30 to 4:00 pm (8 Hours), if i ended my tour of duty at 1595 (5 clicks before 1600) that management will automatically give me the 5 clicks / clock rings to make my 8 hours. Does anyone know if this true ?
How bad is his delivery route whenever he calls it a tour of duty :crazy:
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Post by pinstripe »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
Hi,
My question is this. I am a Full Time regular, i have been told that if my normal tour of duty is from 7:30 to 4:00 pm (8 Hours), if i ended my tour of duty at 1595 (5 clicks before 1600) that management will automatically give me the 5 clicks / clock rings to make my 8 hours. Does anyone know if this true ?
How bad is his delivery route whenever he calls it a tour of duty :crazy:
Just goes to show that postal workers world-wide are in the same situation. It is amazing that in the UK alone, we have 140,000 (?) posties and what, about a dozen maybe twenty people who actually benefit from the imposed changes. Let's not forget that the public are suffering as well and for what? So the city fat cats can get richer and it's the same in the USA, France, Germany, hang on, I'll get an atlas and compile a list. The point is that in most countries the postal industry is the last one remaining in public hands and the vultures are circling.

The public don't see that however, all they see is a decreasing level of service and they take their anger out on the wrong people. They blame those on the front line. It's only a matter of time before we're calling our rounds a 'tour of duty'.
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Post by Darren Bent »

Why do European government and USA government want to feck up our postal business and jobs and pensions.

There is no need for changes. Were Royal Mail making money before the dream team duo took over.
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Post by DGP1 »

Carew wrote:Why do European government and USA government want to feck up our postal business and jobs and pensions.

There is no need for changes. Were Royal Mail making money before the dream team duo took over.
Big business can never have enough money and at the end of the day our political elite want to get on the gravy boat so will pander to big business to get it.
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Post by jemima »

The postal business is certainly changing. We used to transport a great deal of information in letter form - the information often takes other routes now. We're carrying a higher volume of material things though. Most letters don't have a cash value, but things in packets do. Any business involved in their transport can expect to take a cut of that value in exchange for safe delivery - and it's an expanding market.

The business vultures will want to scare all the governments away from the postal sector so that they can cash in. Making unreasonable changes to our pay and pensions so that we look difficult to work with is part of that process.