dingo wrote:In the past when there was a non service day called Royal Mail use to claw the hourage back by making people work additional hours to pay for the non service day. This caused loads of complaints as it reduce overtime earnings etc. As a result the CWU reached a national agreement which elimanted the claw back.
The reason why Royal Mail do not want the 27th to be non service day is threefold, 1 is that Royal Mail have just got the amazon contract back and amazon have said along with all the other internet shopping companies that they are expecting massive orders on Xmas Day and Boxing day which they want Royal Mail to deliver on Saturday. The 2nd is the fact a number of downstream access companies are insisting Royal Mail deliver on the Saturday in line with their contract to them. The third is that under the Post Services act Royal Mail have a lience to deliver 6 days per week 52 weeks per year with the exception of Bank Holidays. For Royal Mail not to operate on the 27 th Dec Post Comm would have to agree. Whilst it was in Post comms second submission to the Hooper to cease the USO on saturdays it still was no guartnee that they would agree.
With regards to a strike on the 27th all the Dvisional Reps consulted Branch`s and in my belief the PEC made the right decison. The fact is that it would have to be a national ballot with the majority of mail centre staff not effected as they in the majority of cases work Monday to Friday , the same for Distrubition staff , plus a lot of them have earning opportunites for Saturdays. With regard to deliveries they will be some already on rest day .
But problably the biggest reason is that we are trying to organise both politcally and industrially to sort out pensions, mail centres , and Royal Mails delivery strategy and sorting out the shorter working week etc , striking for a day off whilst popular doesnt really move us forward.
In addition when Branch`s were in the past balloted over the non service days some of them got a no vote so its no certainty even if the cwu choose to ballot we would get a yes vote.
So, Amazon are expecting massive orders on Xmas Day and Boxing Day which they want Royal Mail to deliver on Saturday.
Even if Amazon can process the massive orders in a couple of hours on bank holidays, how can they expect them to be at Delivery Offices on Saturday 27th for delivery that day when Mail Centres are closed on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th ?
Let's face it, we're going to be out delivering on the 27th because the union don't really care about it and you can be sure that none of them are going to be working
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
gooner84 wrote:i work Mon to Fri and have a Saturday S.A (scheduled attendance). Until recently if we didn't turn up to do our S.A we had 3 warnings and then they would change your S.A to a day in the week usually a Tuesday.
last week a lad on our section didn't turn up without phoning in and was given a letter on the Monday saying they had changed his S.A to a Tuesday. This was his first time of not turning up( he showed the letter to the union rep and was told to ignore it)
With the 27th being on a Saturday do you think they are trying it on so we all turn up.
What are the rules concerning S.A's . is there something i can print off.
Way of working Agreement:
17.14 14 Commitment on both sides to confirmed pre-scheduled overtime with agreed standard penalties for failure to attend for both Scheduled Attendance and overtime.
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disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Let's face it, we're going to be out delivering on the 27th because the union don't really care about it and you can be sure that none of them are going to be working
Well no they won't be working per se but you can rest assured their thoughts will be with you as they drink their festive cheer and tuck into those brandy filled mince pies - lets' face it what's one measly day compared to an extra 5 years - a bit like the 2.5% of vat really.
I have heard that a certain member actually calls it pie day - and no guesses........
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Let's face it, we're going to be out delivering on the 27th because the union don't really care about it and you can be sure that none of them are going to be working
Well no they won't be working per se but you can rest assured their thoughts will be with you as they drink their festive cheer and tuck into those brandy filled mince pies - lets' face it what's one measly day compared to an extra 5 years - a bit like the 2.5% of vat really.
I have heard that a certain member actually calls it pie day - and no guesses........
Christmas Day - Boxing Day - Pie Day That should be a new official holiday
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Let's face it, we're going to be out delivering on the 27th because the union don't really care about it and you can be sure that none of them are going to be working
Well no they won't be working per se but you can rest assured their thoughts will be with you as they drink their festive cheer and tuck into those brandy filled mince pies - lets' face it what's one measly day compared to an extra 5 years - a bit like the 2.5% of vat really.
I have heard that a certain member actually calls it pie day - and no guesses........
Christmas Day - Boxing Day - Pie Day That should be a new official holiday
Well I believe Labour are looking for a new bank holiday to give us - sooooooo - with our illustrious leaders influence in all things governmental that could be the one - Pie Day........................ I like it. Lets see:
Cherry Pie, Apple pie, but most of all a very deserved slice of humble pie.
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Let's face it, we're going to be out delivering on the 27th because the union don't really care about it and you can be sure that none of them are going to be working
Well no they won't be working per se but you can rest assured their thoughts will be with you as they drink their festive cheer and tuck into those brandy filled mince pies - lets' face it what's one measly day compared to an extra 5 years - a bit like the 2.5% of vat really.
I have heard that a certain member actually calls it pie day - and no guesses........
Christmas Day - Boxing Day - Pie Day That should be a new official holiday
Well I believe Labour are looking for a new bank holiday to give us - sooooooo - with our illustrious leaders influence in all things governmental that could be the one - Pie Day........................ I like it. Lets see:
Cherry Pie, Apple pie, but most of all a very deserved slice of humble pie.
Do you really think that our illustrious leaders would have anything to do with humble pie but I quite like American Pie day
I'm preparing myself for the zombie invasion, rule number 1 - Cardio
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Let's face it, we're going to be out delivering on the 27th because the union don't really care about it and you can be sure that none of them are going to be working
Well no they won't be working per se but you can rest assured their thoughts will be with you as they drink their festive cheer and tuck into those brandy filled mince pies - lets' face it what's one measly day compared to an extra 5 years - a bit like the 2.5% of vat really.
I have heard that a certain member actually calls it pie day - and no guesses........
Christmas Day - Boxing Day - Pie Day That should be a new official holiday
Well I believe Labour are looking for a new bank holiday to give us - sooooooo - with our illustrious leaders influence in all things governmental that could be the one - Pie Day........................ I like it. Lets see:
Cherry Pie, Apple pie, but most of all a very deserved slice of humble pie.
Do you really think that our illustrious leaders would have anything to do with humble pie but I quite like American Pie day
You unscrupulous swine, no one should get away with doing that to Moms warm apple pie - socks OK but not the pie nooooooooooooooo.
but I quite like American Pie day 