Unofficial strike spreads across West of Scotland

[johnston65]

with you all the way hess

[The FraudSquad]

while at the same time cancelling next weeks official action .

why did they agree to that? bizarre!!!

[POSTMAN]

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Postal workers at 15 mail delivery offices in the west of Scotland have ended their wildcat strike action.

The dispute started after several drivers were sent home without pay for refusing to cross an official picket line in Ayrshire.

Royal Mail said this was "standard practice" where staff refused to work while not taking industrial action.

Postal staff in Ayrshire are involved in an official UK-wide dispute over modernisation of Royal Mail.

Wider dispute

Earlier today a statement from Royal Mail had urged the staff to return to work. It said: "This is unofficial and unlawful action that only hurts our business and our customers, who now have many other options for mail deliveries.

The ongoing dispute comes after the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail accused each other of reneging on a deal reached in 2007 aimed at modernising the service.

The union has accused bosses of forcing through change without consultation. Royal Mail said the changes were needed to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

[emanon66]

while at the same time cancelling next weeks official action .

why did they agree to that? bizarre!!!

Mainly due to the fact that we've been told there will now be a new ballot, taking in the whole of Glasgow and the West of Scotland, which if resulting in a yes vote will bring about Industrial Action across the whole area on the SAME DAY meaning we cant be forced to cross other offices picket lines.

[belle smith]

Mass meeting been called for 2.30 today in Tesco car park across from the Mail Centre.

if you are still out tomorrow and our driver is suspended when he doesnt cross the pickets at the mail centre and then we walk out, the management have threatened to take us off pay on monday (21st) also, which is a public holiday locally! lovely people that they are!

Livi DO took unofficial action on a saturday before bank holiday monday, they said staff may not be paid for the monday but every one was.

[pmcilr10]

Just heard that early shift have walked out this morning after going back on the late shift yesterday. Dont know what has happened yet???

and Bard Street (G1-4) went just after 6 this morning !!

[Acca Dacca]

Our DO in Glasgow was out again today so seems GMC were out again

[emanon66]

GMC early shift walked out this morning, don't know much more than that yet, apparently a meeting is to be arranged for Monday.

[edo4442]

Our DO walked out again today also in the Glasgow area, and may well walk out on monday too, depending on what happens in GMC.

[thehappyones]

STILL NO TIME OR VENUE ANNOUNCED FOR GMC MEETING AS OF 17.50

[g31]

GMC OFFICIAL STRIKES TO GO AHEAD AS ON MON 21ST AND FRI 25TH SEPT 2009. meeting for cwu and workers at tesco carpark mon 21st at 2.30 pm.
workers are losing grace relief times, being intimidated and basically being forced into wildcat. gmc manager (name removed) said today that we could stay out and starve. hes the instigator in all this.

[Donk]

So much for the assurances of the CWU suits at Friday's mass meeting that there would be no harassment or intimidation from management if we all went back and that dignity and respect would be maintained. Where's the dignity or respect in a statement like "stay out and starve"??

After Friday's meeting the manager had some semblance of calm handed to him on a plate and he's chosen to throw it back in our faces. He should hang his head in shame!

Got to hand it to those Saturday contracts that walked out. For the majority of them they've lost the only income they have.

[thehappyones]

love to know if this is true by the way....

[Donk]

GMC OFFICIAL STRIKES TO GO AHEAD AS ON MON 21ST AND FRI 25TH SEPT 2009. meeting for cwu and workers at tesco carpark mon 21st at 2.30 pm

So, no confirmation of this from anywhere else? Last I heard (Friday from our rep) was all official action was cancelled.

[thehappyones]

was told by area rep to listen to clyde on mon. morn.!!!