The reason we are concerned?

[BELIAL]

Think 16.5 hr contracts work out at quite a bit less than that

[Ahebban]

Any major change to your contract of employment may be challenged legally as RM will have to justify that any worsening of your pay, terms and conditions are legitimate and necessary. RM will continue to replace full-time leavers with part-time staff. That is a fact of life and little that can be done to prevent that.

However, there is also the major issue of RM attempting to de-recognize the CWU in not seeking negotiation on any new national agreement. That issue has much wider implications for the postal industry as a whole, let alone CWU members. Can you imagine what your working life will be like without the support of the CWU. The terms and conditions you currently have were not donated too you by RM, they have been hard won by union members through years of negotiation and industrial action.

Now is not the time to place the pain of losses of a day's pay and overtime for a short period over the long-term future. RM need to see that CWU members are not going to stand back and do nothing about their approahc to modernization. Yes, everyone recognises that RM do have serious problems, but they are not going to be resolved at the expense of the CWU and its members, rather with the CWU and its members in consultation and agreement. Of course RM and CWU will not agree on everything and there will need to be compromise at some point by both sides. But a negotiated agreement has to be the minimum that results from the current local action and impending national action.

Colleagues, stand firm in the face of the current onslaught and I am confident that common-sense will prevail.

[darth]

Any major change to your contract of employment may be challenged legally as RM will have to justify that any worsening of your pay, terms and conditions are legitimate and necessary. RM will continue to replace full-time leavers with part-time staff. That is a fact of life and little that can be done to prevent that.

However, there is also the major issue of RM attempting to de-recognize the CWU in not seeking negotiation on any new national agreement. That issue has much wider implications for the postal industry as a whole, let alone CWU members. Can you imagine what your working life will be like without the support of the CWU. The terms and conditions you currently have were not donated too you by RM, they have been hard won by union members through years of negotiation and industrial action.

Now is not the time to place the pain of losses of a day's pay and overtime for a short period over the long-term future. RM need to see that CWU members are not going to stand back and do nothing about their approahc to modernization. Yes, everyone recognises that RM do have serious problems, but they are not going to be resolved at the expense of the CWU and its members, rather with the CWU and its members in consultation and agreement. Of course RM and CWU will not agree on everything and there will need to be compromise at some point by both sides. But a negotiated agreement has to be the minimum that results from the current local action and impending national action.

Colleagues, stand firm in the face of the current onslaught and I am confident that common-sense will prevail.

Well said.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Managers bullying and trying to get us to perform is just normal - Anywhere

No its not normal and it should not be and should never be accepted as just part of the job.

I worked in the Forces where literally they tell you to jump - and you don't ask how high or far - your not allowed to. The forces will always have the reputation of being a breeding ground for bullies, and there are some in it who are power hungry little Hitlers, but they are nothing compared to the institutional bullying that goes on in planet RM.

There is a big difference between Strong Management and bulling management.

A strong manager stands up to bully's, they do not bully themselves.
A strong manager tackles the work shy and terminally late, he does not put more pressure on those who work hard or do the job by the book.
A strong manager uses motivation and inclusiveness to be more efficient, they do not use unagreed standards and stoppages of pay.
A strong manager leads by only asking what they themselves are both willing and capable of doing. A weak manager won't.
A strong manager uses rules and directives to guide them. A weak manager follows them to the letter with no lee way.
A strong manager will always question rules and directives which he disagrees with (He may implement them but he still questions them). A weak manager wont and will always fall back on the SS excuse of "I was only following orders".

But ultimately these are only my opinions and I am lucky my boss is not that bad actually.

[Exrep]

Any major change to your contract of employment may be challenged legally as RM will have to justify that any worsening of your pay, terms and conditions are legitimate and necessary. RM will continue to replace full-time leavers with part-time staff. That is a fact of life and little that can be done to prevent that.

However, there is also the major issue of RM attempting to de-recognize the CWU in not seeking negotiation on any new national agreement. That issue has much wider implications for the postal industry as a whole, let alone CWU members. Can you imagine what your working life will be like without the support of the CWU. The terms and conditions you currently have were not donated too you by RM, they have been hard won by union members through years of negotiation and industrial action.

Now is not the time to place the pain of losses of a day's pay and overtime for a short period over the long-term future. RM need to see that CWU members are not going to stand back and do nothing about their approahc to modernization. Yes, everyone recognises that RM do have serious problems, but they are not going to be resolved at the expense of the CWU and its members, rather with the CWU and its members in consultation and agreement. Of course RM and CWU will not agree on everything and there will need to be compromise at some point by both sides. But a negotiated agreement has to be the minimum that results from the current local action and impending national action.

Colleagues, stand firm in the face of the current onslaught and I am confident that common-sense will prevail.

agreed 100%+