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Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

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Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

The CWU has let it's members down miserably over the last 20 years or so?
194
51%
The CWU are only in it for themselves and there reps?
128
34%
The Cwu has done an OK job?
50
13%
The Cwu has donea GREAT job?
8
2%
 
Total votes: 380

Mr Rush
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Mr Rush »

Mickeybrowneyes wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 08:40
If over half voted believe that the union have completely failed in negotiations in the past two decades.
How do they feel their current job would look like now if Royal Mail had free reign at making the changes/plans they would have liked to implement?
I presume exactly the same as it does now?
Or not?
Where we are now is where the company wanted to be ten years ago if they had free reign. So, yes, the union is a time-delay circuit but we get there in the end. I guarantee you: where the company wants to be today will not require waiting a decade at the union's current effectiveness. Soon they'll run out of T&Cs they can keep throwing at the beast to satiate it. If only they'd throw an oxygen tank in the shark's maw.
The machine stops.
Acca Dacca
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Acca Dacca »

Londonsburning wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:04
TopperGas wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 16:40

Assuming when you get out you then work for another employer rather than work self employed, you'll probably find things just as bad and may well not have any union support whatsoever.
This is the problem with half the people in this job, the truth is you probably won't "find things just as bad" unless you get a job at Amazon or Evri.
Every. Single. Postie. I know who has moved onto pastures new is loving it and say they wish they'd done it years ago. Make of that what you will.
The problem with that is if someone left and their new job was terrible - 99% of people wouldnt tell you that - they'd say its going great and glad they left so to not look like they made a mistake. Nobody wants people thinking they are stupid and worse off.
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next
Londonsburning
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Londonsburning »

Acca Dacca wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:17
Londonsburning wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:04
TopperGas wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 16:40

Assuming when you get out you then work for another employer rather than work self employed, you'll probably find things just as bad and may well not have any union support whatsoever.
This is the problem with half the people in this job, the truth is you probably won't "find things just as bad" unless you get a job at Amazon or Evri.
Every. Single. Postie. I know who has moved onto pastures new is loving it and say they wish they'd done it years ago. Make of that what you will.
The problem with that is if someone left and their new job was terrible - 99% of people wouldnt tell you that - they'd say its going great and glad they left so to not look like they made a mistake. Nobody wants people thinking they are stupid and worse off.
The ex posties I know in the real world aren't that shallow tbh Acca :thumbup
TopperGas
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by TopperGas »

Londonsburning wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:21
Acca Dacca wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:17
Londonsburning wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:04
TopperGas wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 16:40

Assuming when you get out you then work for another employer rather than work self employed, you'll probably find things just as bad and may well not have any union support whatsoever.
This is the problem with half the people in this job, the truth is you probably won't "find things just as bad" unless you get a job at Amazon or Evri.
Every. Single. Postie. I know who has moved onto pastures new is loving it and say they wish they'd done it years ago. Make of that what you will.
The problem with that is if someone left and their new job was terrible - 99% of people wouldnt tell you that - they'd say its going great and glad they left so to not look like they made a mistake. Nobody wants people thinking they are stupid and worse off.
The ex posties I know in the real world aren't that shallow tbh Acca :thumbup
If every single one of them is saying that they are better off, then the first one to admit they'd made a mistake would look a bit of a plonker?

I wonder how many leave and say they've got a far better job then leave that job within 6 months to a year?
Edward Hunter
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Edward Hunter »

Londonsburning wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:04
Every. Single. Postie.[/b] I know who has moved onto pastures new is loving it and say they wish they'd done it years ago. Make of that what you will.
Which makes me ask the question. What on earth are you still doing here!? :shock:
tramssirhc
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by tramssirhc »

The poll doesn't lie. The CWU is shite.
"The leadership will sabotage the fight and only make the slightest move under fear of powerful working class action" - Des Warren
Tman
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Tman »

TopperGas wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 20:39
I wonder how many leave and say they've got a far better job then leave that job within 6 months to a year?
Or come back to RM, and saying things like "Oh it didn't work out" or "the company went bust" etc.
No-one's ever going to admit that leaving was a mistake, and it's always going to be the "best thing I ever did".
richietns
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by richietns »

They got a 97% strike vote to stop T&Cs being eroded then didn't strike let RM take the T&Cs and now want the T&Cs back :d'oh!
Sean06
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Sean06 »

Edward Hunter wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 21:25
Londonsburning wrote:
18 Mar 2025, 17:04
Every. Single. Postie.[/b] I know who has moved onto pastures new is loving it and say they wish they'd done it years ago. Make of that what you will.
Which makes me ask the question. What on earth are you still doing here!? :shock:
Hes actually an ex-postie going by his previous posts when he was called carryingmgmt.
chickenwittle
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by chickenwittle »

richietns wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 10:02
They got a 97% strike vote to stop T&Cs being eroded then didn't strike let RM take the T&Cs and now want the T&Cs back :d'oh!
Royal Mail didn’t care about that mandate, they literally wrote off that Xmas to prove that point .
Smoothbackground
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Smoothbackground »

chickenwittle wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 15:35
richietns wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 10:02
They got a 97% strike vote to stop T&Cs being eroded then didn't strike let RM take the T&Cs and now want the T&Cs back :d'oh!
Royal Mail didn’t care about that mandate, they literally wrote off that Xmas to prove that point .
Nor did the CWU. Brinksmanship.
chickenwittle
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by chickenwittle »

Smoothbackground wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 16:05
chickenwittle wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 15:35
richietns wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 10:02
They got a 97% strike vote to stop T&Cs being eroded then didn't strike let RM take the T&Cs and now want the T&Cs back :d'oh!
Royal Mail didn’t care about that mandate, they literally wrote off that Xmas to prove that point .
Nor did the CWU. Brinksmanship.
The CWU never thought Royal Mail would write off Black Friday and Xmas , once that happened it was all about the CWU getting out still in one piece.
Valentina@1
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Valentina@1 »

When CWU top brass hold these conferences,how they look people in face is beyond me..those local reps sitting there listening must feel so fake,knowing they’ve literally become an extension of management.

Sad times 😢
Smoothbackground
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by Smoothbackground »

chickenwittle wrote:
19 Mar 2025, 16:11
The CWU never thought Royal Mail would write off Black Friday and Xmas , once that happened it was all about the CWU getting out still in one piece.
A slight rephrase: once that happened it was all about RM getting the CWU(‘s influence and power) out in one piece. It achieved that, arguably, with the new-entrant workforce. It pits friends and colleagues either side of divide, legacy and new contract, against one another.
HarrySutton111
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Re: Who has faith in Walsh and the CWU????

Post by HarrySutton111 »

A contract you were happy to sign ad you've mentioned quite a few times