Postal strike 29 June 2007

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Story http://www.publicservant.co.uk/news_story.asp?id=3171

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Postal strike is to go ahead, say unions

Thursday, June 21, 2007

As we reported on 8 June in our story 'Postal workers agree to go on strike', this has now been confirmed by unions and the first of potentially many dates has been set for 29 June.

This date will involve the first 24-hour strike by as many as 130,000 postal workers. Our original story stated that around 20,000 workers who were not members of the Communication Workers Union would join the union members on the picket line. There could also be disruption outside WH Smith stores which have been suggested as a possible future provider of post office services.

In the original vote, the result of which was warmly welcomed, 77 per cent of postal workers voted in favour of taking their first national industrial action for 11 years.

The union and Royal Mail management held talks via Acas yesterday intended to prevent the strike but, with the Royal Mail unwilling to budge on its 2.5 per cent pay deal (and the union wanting 4.8 per cent and a five-year deal), there was little chance of any progress.

A spokesperson for the CWU said: "[The Royal Mail] spent the whole time repeating the offer which has been rejected by 95 per cent of the workforce. There was no new money and no real willingness to negotiate."

A spokesman for Royal Mail, which has just lost an £8m contract with Amazon, said: "We remain willing to talk and continue to explain our position and we hope that the union will continue to engage and will realise how damaging a strike would be."

[britwrit]

Interesting. The big CWU announcement isn't until twoish, right? Public Servant must have good sources in the CWU or they're making a guess.

[POSTMAN]

MEDIA ALERT- CWU to Make Press Statement on Strike Action

The Communication Workers Union met Royal Mail yesterday in ACAS facilitated talks. Disappointingly, Royal Mail simply concentrated on reiterating their business plan and previous offer that the workforce has already overwhelmingly rejected.

Again CWU made it clear that we wanted fresh talks. We explained that we were not against modernisation nor had we asked for a 27% pay rise. We told Royal Mail that they needed to take their employees with them and that change needed to be underpinned by raising postal workers pay.

Consequently CWU Postal Executive are meeting today at 2pm to access the situation and decide on whether to proceed forward with an announcement on strike dates which is very likely.

A press statement will be made straight after.

[madelin4]

just heard on the news that it said strike for R mail first in many years!! Man in my work is asking me do i think that 1 day strike goes agaisnt sick record?? Hence try to rid more of us!!!

[IWW Fellow Worker]

just heard on the news that it said strike for R mail first in many years!! Man in my work is asking me do i think that 1 day strike goes agaisnt sick record?? Hence try to rid more of us!!!

No. It just shows up as Industrial Action on your record.

[madelin4]

Cheers IIW...

[IWW Fellow Worker]

Cheers IIW...

That'a I.W.W sister!

Industrial Workers of the World. The fighting Union. See you on the picket line!

Solidarity Forever
When the Union's inspiration through the worker's blood shall run,
There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun.
Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one?
But the Union makes us strong.Chorus
Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
Solidarity forever!
But the Union makes us strong.

Is there aught we hold in common with the greedy parasite
Who would lash us into serfdom and would crush us with his might?
Is there anything left for us but to organize and fight?
For the Union makes us strong.

It is we who plowed the prairies; built the cities where they trade.
Dug the mines and built the workshops; endless miles of railroad laid.
Now we stand, outcast and starving, 'mid the wonders we have made;
But the Union makes us strong.

All the world that's owned by idle drones, is ours and ours alone.
We have laid the wide foundations; built it skywards, stone by stone.
It is ours, not to slave in, but to master and to own,
While the Union makes us strong.

They have taken untold millions that they never toiled to earn.
But without our brain and muscle not a single wheel can turn.
We can break their haughty power; gain our freedom when we learn
That the Union makes us strong.

In our hands is placed a power greater than their hoarded gold;
Greater than the might of armies, magnified a thousand fold.
We can bring to birth the new world from the ashes of the old,
For the Union makes us strong.

[darude]

Our Dom as been telling people that if they go on strike.Royal mail will change their contracts.Iv'e been telling them its a load of b------t.However some off them still believe him.Is this a one off are other Doms using the same trick to try and put people off going on strike ? :cfo :lfo

[POSTMAN]

Our Dom as been telling people that if they go on strike.Royal mail will change their contracts.Iv'e been telling them its a load of b------t.However some off them still believe him.Is this a one off are other Doms using the same trick to try and put people off going on strike ? :cfo :lfo

Yep,mentioned in another thread,it's a legal strike ffs,they do try it on don't they

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Our Dom as been telling people that if they go on strike.Royal mail will change their contracts.Iv'e been telling them its a load of b------t.However some off them still believe him.Is this a one off are other Doms using the same trick to try and put people off going on strike ? :cfo :lfo

Yes it happened at my DO. The DOM is going to try and change our start times but as that is one of the things we are going on strike about it seems to be a pointless exercise by him.

Altogether now:

We're going to hang out the washing on the Picket Line.
Have you any dirty washing, DOM dear?
We're gonna hang out the washing on the Picket Line
'cause the striking day is here.

[krooserman1802]

Unfortunately we do have some muppets working with us. Even when you put up a big A3 sheet advising people of their employment rights during Official Industriual action they still ask if they can be sacked. Of course we can all be sacked at anytime but we still have employment rights on our side.

The f@#.king stupid thing is, these CMA members are strirring our members up and do they not realise it is them next!! What a bucnh of no brains..

[madelin4]

the news keeps saying we walking because of pay!!! they dont happen to mention the strings attcached, so therefore the public will go against us hearing that!!!!!

[IWW Fellow Worker]

Unfortunately we do have some muppets working with us. Even when you put up a big A3 sheet advising people of their employment rights during Official Industriual action they still ask if they can be sacked. Of course we can all be sacked at anytime but we still have employment rights on our side.

The f@#.king stupid thing is, these CMA members are strirring our members up and do they not realise it is them next!! What a bucnh of no brains..

Perhaps the TUC to which we and these no-hopers are affilliated should be informed of the strike breaking and all round stirring their Amicus members are getting up to.

[POSTMAN]

There's a BBC reporter outside HQ giving updates,chances are it will be announced on news 24 1st

[pillar box]

I think I will await for an Official CWU statement on the Strike dates.

Any day will suit me I have been on all of them, even the 6 Week strike in the 70s Under Tom Jackson and I am still here.

Dont let these B**stards try to put fear into you they will be Shi**ng them selfs when the axe falls on them as surely
as it will.

"What Profits a Man if He gains the whole world but loses is soul in the process"

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