whats all that about

[Big TImmy]

We who work on the counters received a memo today stating that 60% of postmen and post women did not vote for a strike - whats all that about

[baldrick]

RM propaganda - they are adding those who didn't vote and non-union members to those voting No.
The percentage of people who voted no is actually less than 24%.

[tailfly12]

Load of balls. Don't listen to them.

[taxi4leighton]

quite simple they add together posties who didnt vote, posties (shame on you a***holes) who voted against and posties( mainly part-timers and those on temporary contracts) who havent joined union.
but the perinent fact is that 75% voted for industrial action. an immense results
the best result in modern politics for decades
imagine if the government had a referendum on the EU and had a result like that
great turnout too

[basher]

quite simple they add together posties who didnt vote, posties (shame on you a***holes)

So im a Arsehole as you put it as i didnt vote since moving house my mail has been a shambles, I
ve spoke with managers three times trying to get redirections put in place(ive not tryed the union my bad as ive been busy). I have been out on all strikes off/unoff dont tar everyone with the same brush.

[baldrick]

I think he meant those who chose not to vote.
Not those who didn't vote because they didn't receive a ballot paper for whatever reason.

[Body Beyond Repair]

WHO CARES WHAT ANY MANAGER THINKS IT WAS YES YES YES

[Spedley]

I voted yes this time around but last time I didn't vote. I have an opinion this time but last time the vote didn't actually affect me much so I left it to those it did.

One of the arguments I got from people in our office was 'just work to your time'. Superficially that is a good argument, you are payed to do a job so do it but it does ignore many points.
I managed to persuade most to change their minds from 'no' to 'yes' based on the principal that if you aren't that bothered then vote yes for those that are.

[Dee Plish]

So, if we have a general election where say 30% don't vote, we (using Royal Mail managers logic) immediately assume all 30% of non-voters voted for the losing party? What complete and utter nonsense.

Their stats are apalling at the best of times. more than 75% voted FOR strike action. Fact. Oh, sorry, a fact, a truth. Something RM management has no concept of.

RM management has been given the vote of no confidence. Fact. Time to leave Crozier, Higson and co. :cfo

[Pat Ostman]

I think he meant those who chose not to vote.
Not those who didn't vote because they didn't receive a ballot paper for whatever reason.

I actually think he means the ones who voted NO!

And I agree

[andy2007]

Why?
Isn't the whole point of a Ballot, to give everyone the chance to express their opinion?
So long as everyone honours the outcome. Why does it matter how they voted?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

If Royal mail really want to pay the numbers game by saying that only 40% voted for the strike out of the whole workforce why hasn't the Union come back with the stronger counter argument that 85% of Union members and therefore 56% of the total workforce did not vote in support of Royal Mails arguments.

[andy2007]

Probably because they didn't think of that! Perhaps it'd be a good idea to put that statistic on the RMC Homepage.