How are strike breakers treated in your office?

[POSTMAN]

I'm not a great lover of these threads but we believe 'within reason' of free speech on RMC,as long as you guys don't go OTT.

I understand why so many people treat Strike Breakers so harshly. But when are you going to realise that if you alienate them, they're unlikley to change?
Has it never occured to you, to try to reason with them?

Been there done it and then got kicked in the bollox for my troubles.

We had 2 last time round and yes we alienated them,they are docket kings and earn more than the managers,and i kid you not!

I personally had chats with them and explained everything to them,including what they were getting now was because of previous strikes and all the other bits ect.
They both maintained that they understood and felt they were wrong.

This round of strikes was probably the most upsetting for me for what one did,one did not cross (as far as we know)but the other scammed it with a manager to have a van dropped out to do reg.
But the stooooopid managers fecked up,i mean,dim A drives out with a van with drink bottles in the front and a PDA,5 mins later dimb B drives out in his car,5 mins later dim A and B come back in dim's B car.

I mean are WE on the picket line that fecking stupid!!

What was most upsetting was that it was the strike breakers DAY OFF!! And i had also spoken to this person the day before explaining things!

I've never been nasty to these people,if anything i've had to bite my tongue as they have at times caused a lot of trouble for some of us at my place,but i have no time for the one at my place.
This person has crossed every strike day.

[Pegman]

Some people in our office are already saying that if they are prewarned they will book strike days as a day off.

To clear a matter up, yes I will abide by the Union and I will not work on strike days, there are many things which are happening that I do not agree with, and that me longer serving colleagues deserve support for.

On the subject of SA's, the duty roster went up today, next week there are only 3 vacant slots, out of nearly 50 duties, the names on the roster are the same ass those who did them last week, is this right, is there an agreement in place that says this work should shared out ?

[POSTMAN]

Some people in our office are already saying that if they are prewarned they will book strike days as a day off.

To clear a matter up, yes I will abide by the Union and I will not work on strike days, there are many things which are happening that I do not agree with, and that me longer serving colleagues deserve support for.

On the subject of SA's, the duty roster went up today, next week there are only 3 vacant slots, out of nearly 50 duties, the names on the roster are the same ass those who did them last week, is this right, is there an agreement in place that says this work should shared out ?

You should have an overtime rota,end of.

[Night Tonic]

And you say DOMs bully....pah - argument lost

[Splappy_McSplap]

I am not in the union, I haven't been working for RM that long and I missed the last strikes by a few weeks. What happens if I refuse to cross a picket line and go home? What happens if I don't turn up on strike days like everyone else? Will I get fired? Do I have any rights to strike like everyone else?

[kanuuuuuu]

I am not in the union, I haven't been working for RM that long and I missed the last strikes by a few weeks. What happens if I refuse to cross a picket line and go home? What happens if I don't turn up on strike days like everyone else? Will I get fired? Do I have any rights to strike like everyone else?

join the union

[kanuuuuuu]

The problem with the people who cross the picket line is that they believe that the people striking and enforcing work conditions for the better will protect their jobs. Lets face it, theyre generally right about this and this is what brings such contempt for these people, they rely on everyone else to help them out and offer nothing themselves. This is why youll see such anger towards the "strike breakers"

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I am not in the union, I haven't been working for RM that long and I missed the last strikes by a few weeks. What happens if I refuse to cross a picket line and go home? What happens if I don't turn up on strike days like everyone else? Will I get fired? Do I have any rights to strike like everyone else?

Yes yuo have rights just like us Union members - they should not treat you any different - check this page out for full information http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... /DG_179248" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Splappy_McSplap]

I am not in the union, I haven't been working for RM that long and I missed the last strikes by a few weeks. What happens if I refuse to cross a picket line and go home? What happens if I don't turn up on strike days like everyone else? Will I get fired? Do I have any rights to strike like everyone else?

Yes yuo have rights just like us Union members - they should not treat you any different - check this page out for full information http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... /DG_179248" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Doesn't really look like I have any protection from being dismissed if I'm not in the Union, although I haven't heard of anyone being fired, just not getting paid which is understandable. How long does it take to become a member?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I am not in the union, I haven't been working for RM that long and I missed the last strikes by a few weeks. What happens if I refuse to cross a picket line and go home? What happens if I don't turn up on strike days like everyone else? Will I get fired? Do I have any rights to strike like everyone else?

Yes yuo have rights just like us Union members - they should not treat you any different - check this page out for full information http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... /DG_179248" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Doesn't really look like I have any protection from being dismissed if I'm not in the Union, although I haven't heard of anyone being fired, just not getting paid which is understandable. How long does it take to become a member?

You have the same rights and run the same risks as CWU members if you join their strike, especially if it is an official one.

Industrial action by workers who are not trade union members

If you take part in industrial action when you are not a trade union member you are normally treated as taking part in unofficial action. This means that if you are dismissed while taking part in the action you normally have no right to complain of unfair dismissal.

You can still claim if the reason for your dismissal was automatically unfair.

You are treated as taking part in official action if both:

* members of a trade union are taking part in it
* the action is official industrial action taken by their trade union

This means that the law treats you in the same way as it treats trade union members. Your rights if you are dismissed depend on whether the industrial action is protected or unprotected and when you are dismissed.

It takes as long as it does to sign a form - joinging pack can be ordered from http://www.cwu.org/join.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - or see your local rep to join most of them will have spare ones at the moment because just before all IA there is usually an increase in membership.