DM26 - Attention of Martin Walsh

[funkflex55]

I'm calling you out personally because it was you and your union that dreamt up this idea. Yourself personally bigging it up, recommending we all vote yes so we don't get a worse model, well.

It's pretty clear from every single f***ing communication coming from actual posties that the whole thing is an absolute s**t show across nearly every office it infects. Equal or less work than before? You liar.

I didn't want later starts and finishes. I didn't want different length shifts every day on a 30 hour contract. That I now need to track because I know for sure the hours will end up wrong. I didn't want longer days so that I can spend more time walking miles and miles with 2/3/4 days mail. It's an absolute f***ing clown show you have agreed to and when the company goes bust then you'll be partly to blame. As for the earlier finishes on Saturday, I now finish later than before!

The workforce morale is at all time low and DM26 isn't even in all the offices yet. We should be on strike.

[FirstPost]

I will NEVER strike for this union again

[RHONE]

Good luck getting any kind of reply .... They only pipe up when it suits . But the unfortunate fact is a very low turn out voted this in so low was the turn out that if it was for I.a it wouldn't of counted it was that poor . I get why people are still in the union but it's definitely not for the work life balance

[mtber]

and Dave Ward and the PEC
You need to call an Emergency meeting NOW and stop this absolutely crazy idea with its insane workloads huge amounts of work being brought back this is no way to treat delivery staff with more stress more walking how much more walking do these people expect you to do health and safety dont make me laugh
DM 26 is not the answer for the business the staff or our customers be it business or the general public

[Shadedpostie]

We ain't even officially finishing earlier on the Saturday neither in our office. We're done now ten minutes later compared to the old finish time So not really got many benefits, but oh we get to work later on a Wednesday though during school traffic

[Mickeybrowneyes]

To be fair my office has gone in and we aren't having issues, it's manageable in the timeframe and people are enjoying the new times of attendance and extra days off. Appreciate that's the case for many, but for balance to say it is everywhere isn't true.
Also some of the offices around the area have also gone in smoothly.
I suppose some places are just more suited to the new method than others due to various factors.

[guardianangel]

We need resignations from that top table ,the freeloaders are laughing at us .

[richietns]

I will NEVER strike for this union again

They never want to strike themselves

[mafiaman]

Agree with everything you say ,but they're never Gona to reply if anyone starts abusing them online . Posties have too stick together in there offices and say it's to much in personal life, health and safety,and most importantly customer service will be effected.Thevonly thing in our office not all will stick together and still Rush round

[hans solo]

Martin
Martin who???
Got his vote through so f**k off peasants
H&s absolute pish doesnt give a f**k
Wait until clocks change and were working in dark winter months
Slips trips and falls
Vehicle accidents all will go through roof
Actually had one guy he was to tired to drive home through exhaustion scared he had accident

[tramssirhc]

Martin Walsh warned you - if you couldn't make it work locally it would be your own fault. The agreement gives us everything we need except a union that stands up for us. It requires us to convince an ill prepared poorly trained local rep to say no. Then that inadequate local rep has to convince a disinterested area rep who then has to convince a divisional rep who has a greater relationship with the bosses than the members.

It's all there for us but you won't get it through the CWU.

[pinstripe]

To be fair my office has gone in and we aren't having issues, it's manageable in the timeframe and people are enjoying the new times of attendance and extra days off. Appreciate that's the case for many, but for balance to say it is everywhere isn't true.
Also some of the offices around the area have also gone in smoothly.
I suppose some places are just more suited to the new method than others due to various factors.

Was your office fully staffed before? Were you clearing every/most days before?

We go live in a couple of weeks, and we are screwed. Walks far too big, severely understaffed, letters not going out for days at a time. Luckily for us DM26 is going to make the walks even bigger. With the 50/50 workload, the heavy part will be the amount we can do now, the light part will be extra.

[funkflex55]

To be fair my office has gone in and we aren't having issues, it's manageable in the timeframe and people are enjoying the new times of attendance and extra days off. Appreciate that's the case for many, but for balance to say it is everywhere isn't true.
Also some of the offices around the area have also gone in smoothly.
I suppose some places are just more suited to the new method than others due to various factors.

Thanks for the info. This is interesting because it really goes against what we're seeing in most offices. It seems to work better in offices that are mainly rural or smaller. The pods are what seems to be the shittest end of the s**t stick.

[roadrunner bill]

Walsh and ward wouldn't last 2 minutes doing Dm26... but they want you to do it... despicable behaviour..

[SMS1969]

To be fair my office has gone in and we aren't having issues, it's manageable in the timeframe and people are enjoying the new times of attendance and extra days off. Appreciate that's the case for many, but for balance to say it is everywhere isn't true.
Also some of the offices around the area have also gone in smoothly.
I suppose some places are just more suited to the new method than others due to various factors.

Thanks for the info. This is interesting because it really goes against what we're seeing in most offices. It seems to work better in offices that are mainly rural or smaller. The pods are what seems to be the shittest end of the s**t stick.

I’m in a pod and it’s been a difficult week with the bank holiday knock on effect, making Wednesday and especially yesterday too much. Got done with a minute to spare on Wednesday, so had to argue my case yesterday to leave stuff as we had 200 + tracked. This will no doubt be ongoing but I’ll stand my ground, work to my time without rushing and go home. I just think of the assholes at the top of this business and I’m not prepared to run myself into the ground.