LINKS TO THE LONDON POST STRIKE NEWS ITEMS

[Martin Walsh]

Today the union served Royal Mail with 138 notices for strike action in London next friday into Saturday.

It really is time some posters on here were not so negative , sometimes tactics play a big part in things including when we are trying to explain our message to the public.

The union is not backing down the fight is intensyfing and the ballots increasing.

We in London will make sure that on the 19th June Royal Mail gets the message that we are going to win.

[Broxi51]

Well done London

[DGP1]

Well done London

[POSTMAN]

http://www.cwu.org/news/archive/london- ... trike.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ten thousand postal workers will take strike action on Friday 19th June as Royal Mail refuses to negotiate change and pushes ahead with arbitrary cuts which will damage services.

Following the 2007 postal dispute, an agreement was struck that ensured both the company and the union worked together to improve efficiency. This agreement has ensured that the company has built steady profits. The last part of that agreement is to agree modernisation of the business. Royal Mail are now ignoring that element of the agreement and implementing arbitrary cuts in costs without modernising.

Dave Ward, CWU deputy general secretary, said: "Royal Mail is blocking modernisation by refusing to negotiate change with the CWU.

"We have offered a moratorium on all strike action if Royal Mail will suspend executive action and enter into meaningful negotiations. We want to bring forward the successful transformation of the business by working together. They need to honour the 2007 national agreement and work with us to achieve that."

"There is growing unrest across the country as Royal Mail tries to impose damaging cuts and changes without the input of union reps. The future of the business must be safeguarded through careful planning, not shooting from the hip.

"Postal workers deliver a first class service but the current cuts and attitude of management threatens that and worsens services.

"Royal Mail can avert this strike action by pulling back from arbitrary cuts and negotiating modernisation with the CWU."

More than ten thousand postal workers in all areas of deliveries, collections and processing across London will take industrial action for 24 hours starting from the early shift on Friday 19th June. Further strike action will be announced if no progress is made.

[raider1]

:cfo well done london

[fatherchristmas]

well done London now what about the rest of us :

[eian687]

whatever happened to one out all out

[Pinky 1]

Today the union served Royal Mail with 138 notices for strike action in London next friday into Saturday.

It really is time some posters on here were not so negative , sometimes tactics play a big part in things including when we are trying to explain our message to the public.

The union is not backing down the fight is intensyfing and the ballots increasing.

We in London will make sure that on the 19th June Royal Mail gets the message that we are going to win.

Well done London .....and thanks Dingo for keeping us informed

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Postal workers decide on strike
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8096717.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

First the Tube chaos, now the postmen are going on strike
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... trike.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Postal workers plan 24-hour strike
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpres ... 1azgrnFYwA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thousands of London postal workers to strike
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/i ... GZ20090612" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Postal strike planned across London next Friday
http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/44 ... xt_Friday/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

London postal strike on 19 June will disrupt direct mail delivery
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/91295 ... -delivery/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

London postal workers announce 24-hour strike
10,000 members of the Communication Workers Union to walk out next Friday over job cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/jun/1 ... ers-strike" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[kwf166]

Why is it just London posties going on strike, we all in the same boat, so we should all be joining them

[eian687]

time for a National Ballot me thinks

[Pinky 1]

time for a National Ballot me thinks

Well if this doesn't bring RM to the negotiating table, all London needs to do is ask the rest of us to join in ......bring it on !

[Stormproof]

The quotes I keep reading in various articles

We are only putting in place changes which are already agreed with the CWU as part of the 2007 deal.

Hopefully people with think about what they are voting for before the final ballot to return to work this time, everyone who voted 'yes' to return to work last time should be ashamed of themselves

[IWW Fellow Worker]

Why is it just London posties going on strike, we all in the same boat, so we should all be joining them

Too right! "An Injury To One Is An Injury To All!"

[Jennifer]

Well that will be the end of Royal Mail