Dunfermline postal workers set to strike

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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POSTAL workers in Dunfermline are set to strike this Saturday after unions reacted angrily to Royal Mail’s decision to reorganise delivery operations in the area.
Workers voted in favour of industrial action from 9am on Saturday until 1am on Monday after claims from the CWU, the communication workers union, that the changes could cost jobs and lead to a reduction in the quality of service.

Eight voluntary redundancies were taken in Dunfermline after changes, involving delivery duties being equalised into three and a half hour spans, were implemented a week ago.

Area Delivery Rep for Fife and Central Mark Newton said, “They have already given eight early voluntary redundancies in Dunfermline with a couple more people leaving in June. Taking these people out of Dunfermline only makes the service worse for the public.

“We are going on strike due to unnecessary revision of our sorting and delivery system Pegasus. This is the second week that the new revision has been put in place that was not part of our previous agreement.”

A Royal Mail spokesman said, “With mail volumes falling by eight to 10 per cent year on year as a result of accelerating competition from the internet and email and the recession, it is essential that Royal Mail continues its drive to modernise and increase efficiency, while keeping our focus firmly on high-quality, customer service.

“To help meet this challenge Royal Mail has re-organised its delivery operations in the Dunfermline area and staff have been involved in this process. The reorganisation has been implemented and involved changes to delivery routes. However, the delivery span in which our customers receive their mail has not changed.

“Nobody is losing their job as part of this reorganisation and nobody is being asked to do anything that is not part of their job. With regards to the proposed industrial action, we will continue to talk to our people and the union in order to minimise disruption to our customers.”

[Yahoorsur]

' nobody is being asked to do anything that is not part of their job' good cos my job description disnae include working passed my time,and guess what yes I cut off again

[guvenor]

so did i today believe this ?
came in this morning told you ,ll go to ips today and stay on it till tie down time.
whos boxing in my mail reply p-timer coming in on o-time to throw in your walk and his own wtf
ok says me fine just make sure it is boxed in and make sure im off ips on time
3hrs 15mins later without break i went to my walk 3 trays flats to do pkt bag etc informed manager
i will be working to time.absolute joke.
thought hooper report slammed pi** management whats been done ?
was told just take it blah blah make it worth your while blah
no one else take it out ahhhhhhh! it will be left tmrrw
oh well short sat walk then cos cut off again progress this

[Yahoorsur]

Well there you go,out of the office at 0720 ,back by 0850,to find 170 managers fae all over the uK,standing at the sorting frames like a load o Japanese tourists.'ah where is this street? mair different accents than you could shake a stick at,Newcastle,Brum etc,manager asked how do i tie this walk up,'och jist dae it as the frame pal' ,the scabby c***s will be running around the Xhill area for the next 2 days trying to find the start of the walk
Just got a phone call fae a pal down Rosyth,him and his mates were watchin the Old Firm game when up the other side of the street drew a black Corsa out came two guys wearing hi viz vests, ,him and his pals stormed out the house and started singing as loud as hell 'YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE,YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE'.exit two managers away fae Rosyth

[baldrick]

:cfo

[TrueBlueTerrier]

'YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE,YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE'.exit two managers away fae Rosyth :

[xpunkxtothexcorex]

DAMN strike breakers............... :lfo :mfo

[DGP1]

'YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE,YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE'.exit two managers away fae Rosyth

But the thing is...................................they don't think they are

[brothermagrew]

'YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE,YOUR strike breakers AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE'.exit two managers away fae Rosyth

But the thing is...................................they don't think they are

For which they will have been suitably rewarded and amply renumerated. unlike us footsore posties