3 Peterborough postal workers SACKED

[BarryFromEastenders]

The 3 posties mentioned below have now been SACKED! So where do we go from here?


THREE Peterborough postal workers have pledged to continue working – despite having their pay stopped by Royal Mail bosses.
Lee Lennon-Banks, David Bull and Steve Goodley were told by bosses at the Royal Mail sorting office, in Papyrus Road, they had not fulfilled standards.

However, the trio – who have worked for the Royal Mail for a combined total of 45 years – claimed they had never been told what standards they were meant to match.

Despite having their pay stopped, the three are still coming to work – even though they have been confined to duties in the depot. However, they will stop work next Thursday and Friday when postal workers hold a national strike.

Mr Goodley (34), of Magee Road, Walton, Peterborough, said: "I was called in to see the managers at 6am yesterday and told I was not working hard enough, and that my pay was being stopped.

"I have been working here for 12 years, and I am working as hard now as I always have.

"We have been given an unmanageable work load, which we have no chance of reaching."

Mr Lennon-Banks (31), of Benland, Bretton, Peterborough, added: "People are scared to go for a break at the moment for fear of not getting their work done."

Mr Bull, (38), of Cranemore, Werrington, Peterborough, who has been a postie for 22 years, said: "I believe I have done nothing wrong, so I will continue to do my job and serve the public."

Area representative for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) Mark Cooke said: "There have been no agreed standards, so the three workers have not been told what they have done wrong. We will be taking the cases to an employment tribunal. All the three want to do is deliver mail to the public."

A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "At a time when mail volumes are falling by about 10 per cent annually, Royal Mail has no alternative but to cease pay to a very small number of individuals who have, after a series of discussions with and repeated requests from their managers, refused to work flexibly in the ways already agreed by the CWU, in the presence of the TUC, in the 2007 Pay and Modernisation agreement."

[concerned]

this should also be sent to The Daily Star

[BarryFromEastenders]

It would appear Royal Mail are riding the big wave, they do not care about the tribunal that will occur as a direct result of this action (which will end up being in about 12 months time) which RM know they will lose.

A small cost to send out a message to the rest - you do as we say or else.

[mandelsons_toenail]

jesus.

Poor bastards

All they did was cut off or not do extra asorbtion few times?

:cfo :mfo

[concerned]

ive just mailed the article to the Daily Mirror

[BarryFromEastenders]

ive just mailed the article to the Daily Mirror

Good man... woman.

[outandabout]

"Lee Lennon-Banks, David Bull and Steve Goodley were told by bosses at the Royal Mail sorting office, in Papyrus Road, they had not fulfilled standards.

However, the trio – who have worked for the Royal Mail for a combined total of 45 years – claimed they had never been told what standards they were meant to match."

Well, cant see how they can be sacked if they havent been put through disciplinary procedures. If they have been told they havent met standards, the standards must be transparent. Clearly they will win any tribunal if the article tells the whole story. Amazed however if it is as simple as that, what big company would be stupid enough to sack people if the manager hadnt covered his rear end first?

[BarryFromEastenders]

FORGET THIS.

Apologies.

It would appear i've been very, very badly informed (by a rep) just had conformation from their rep. They were threatened with possible dismisal, however they're back on pay now and have lost no money over it. :)

Feather in our Union cap it would seem.