Liverpool postmen to take strike action in Copperas Hill clo

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 13 Dec 2008, 12:01

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpoo ... -22462335/

POSTAL workers will stage a one-day strike next Friday in a row over sorting centre closures.

The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) apologised to the public for the inconvenience its action will cause in the run-up to Christmas, but said the strike was unavoidable.

CWU national leaders met Royal Mail officials last week, but the talks failed to persuade the company to pull back from its decision to close five of the north west’s seven sorting centres, including Liverpool’s Copperas Hill depot.

Work from Liverpool will be transferred to a Warrington site in 2010, losing 600 sorting jobs in the city and leaving it as the only major centre without its own sorting office.

Liverpool CWU branch secretary Mark Walsh said the union had given Royal Mail notice in March this year that it could resort to a ballot to fight for the future of a Liverpool sorting centre.

He said: “The decision taken by Royal Mail fails to recognise the real concern members have for their livelihoods. The impact on local economies will also be devastating, possibly up to £25m in Liverpool alone.”

He added: “Regrettably, it was not until the CWU were forced to ballot its members that Royal Mail agreed to meet the union nationally.

“In fact, the union was left with no alternative as some managers attempted to move the work out of some of the offices listed for closure before Christmas.”

Regional CWU secretary Carl Webb said: “It is this aggressive action that has led to the unfortunate timing of the action.

“We sincerely apologise for it and would have preferred for it not to have happened. The industrial action could still be avoided if Royal Mail abandoned their policy of imposition and entered into meaningful negotiations.”

A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: “We have not been notified of proposed strike action in Liverpool. We would urge all our people to continue delivering the festive postbag and give our customers the service they want and expect.”

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 13 Dec 2008, 14:19

"Our people" they like to use the term as they think it conveys as sense of being valued well i got news for you not talking about people's livelihood's and their job's does not convey a sense of being valued!.

brothermagrew · Post by **brothermagrew** » 13 Dec 2008, 17:18

k979aaa wrote:"Our people" they like to use the term as they think it conveys as sense of being valued well i got news for you not talking about people's livelihood's and their job's does not convey a sense of being valued!.

Quite right brother and it is through "Our people" that these fat cats get their rich bonuses.

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 13 Dec 2008, 17:26

brothermagrew wrote:
k979aaa wrote:"Our people" they like to use the term as they think it conveys as sense of being valued well i got news for you not talking about people's livelihood's and their job's does not convey a sense of being valued!.
Quite right brother and it is through "Our people" that these fat cats get their rich bonuses.

And they expect them to carry on with the service which the customer's expect but royalmail and it's fat cat's will cut that very service which the customer's expect!. HIPPOCRITS is what they are and always will be :cfo & :lfo.