RM welfare of staff !!!

[scotchy1962]

It comes down to one thing - the CWU. Other unions would not accept the working conditions that postal workers have to put up with.

Quick, call the WSWSWSWS and there'll be free iced drinks available for everybody by tomorrow. Always tomorrow..

Workers having been waiting decades for the CWU to make a difference,

Just as a matter of interest...... how long have you and your potential union been around.
Just for future reference you understand.....

[tramssirhc]

This is a generalisation but comparing National Companies ….
if you work on a building sites or (as I did) work on the highways, you are provided access to:
sun cream/protection
after sun cream
hand creams
free water
We are in the sun for 5-7 hours and the only provision for any of the above are small conical paper 65ml cups at 2 water “stations” shared by 450 staff in the office

It comes down to one thing - the CWU. Other unions would not accept the working conditions that postal workers have to put up with. This is the trade unionism you get when the union is indistinguishable from the industry.

i get your frustration with the union but this isn't their battle, it all comes down to the woke/sue them mentality, folk think they're doing right by some ginger haired kid latherining him with lotion, next there's an alergic reaction and said union gets sued
like most things in life these days, common decency is dead

It absolutely is the CWU's fight. Work should never expose workers to dangerous conditions. Other unions do it and do it successfully. The stance should always be that PPE, such as suncream, should be the last resort after all other means are taken to eliminate the risks.

[tramssirhc]

It comes down to one thing - the CWU. Other unions would not accept the working conditions that postal workers have to put up with.

Quick, call the WSWSWSWS and there'll be free iced drinks available for everybody by tomorrow. Always tomorrow..

Workers having been waiting decades for the CWU to make a difference,

Just as a matter of interest...... how long have you and your potential union been around.
Just for future reference you understand.....

The WSWS nor the SEP are 'potential' unions. Thats not their purpose or indeed strategy. As for how long I've been around, well there's not a lot I haven't seen or done. I certainly know just how rotten the current version of trade unionism is.

[sindba]

RM should definitely have a better extreme weather protocol than the usual "take care out there" team brief.

Stating the obvious but we have to work in extreme heat, cold, wind, floods and it's only going to get worse due to the climate crisis.

And the CWU should absolutely be on the case.

[Wullie10]

Its an outdoor job for most. Sometimes the sun shines Sometimes it rains. It always amazed me grown adults need some higher authority to advice them what to do in such conditions.

[Chelseablue]

Out later, out longer. Exhaustion was a big thing mentioned with ODM. Union used to be calling all this out before !! Strange days

[scoobydo79]

My local council who are pretty useless has even managed to get the binmen in earlier minimise their time in the sunshine during this heatwave.

[Tman]

Workers having been waiting decades for the CWU to make a difference,

And they'll wait until the Second Coming for the WSWSWS to make any impression at all.

[world class male]

Its an outdoor job for most. Sometimes the sun shines Sometimes it rains. It always amazed me grown adults need some higher authority to advice them what to do in such conditions.

this in a nutshell!
surely everybody knows the weather and how to adapt accordingly regards clothing and fluids
and i'm pretty sure if you pop to certain shops that sun lotion is available cheap enough,
i posted earlier, RM used to supply it but got stopped due to H&S matters regarding alergic reactions
if anyone did start to feel unwell whilst out on delivery or wherever you work, you are not going to get into bother for seeking any help even if you cannot carry on