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Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
jcjd
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Re: Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Post by jcjd »

razor wrote:Today was my day off, next Saturday is my day off, I'm relived as to be 100% honest I'm 50/50 whether i would strike or not. :confused
How can anyone be in any doubt about striking, seeing whats been going on in the talks in just the last few days should have made your mind up. If we don't stand together we won't have a union to turn too, now come on we've had a vote the result was YES to action so lets stick together WE WILL WIN
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redgateman
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Re: Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Post by redgateman »

Any strike days should be on the same day of each week to make it fair for everyone regarding days off.
Simple really :confused
OnAFlyer
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Re: Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Post by OnAFlyer »

redgateman wrote:Any strike days should be on the same day of each week to make it fair for everyone regarding days off.
Simple really :confused
What about offices where staff have a fixed day off?

Nothing is going to be 100% for everyone, but next weeks 3 day is much better organised than this weeks. We go in on Friday and deliver very little due to the MC's being out Thur-Fri, then strike Saturday so all the mail rolls over to the next week - then cut off Monday, etc etc. :dance
Wiggins79
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Re: Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Post by Wiggins79 »

OnAFlyer wrote:
redgateman wrote:Any strike days should be on the same day of each week to make it fair for everyone regarding days off.
Simple really :confused
What about offices where staff have a fixed day off?

Nothing is going to be 100% for everyone, but next weeks 3 day is much better organised than this weeks. We go in on Friday and deliver very little due to the MC's being out Thur-Fri, then strike Saturday so all the mail rolls over to the next week - then cut off Monday, etc etc. :dance
A fixed day off? Never even knew such a thing existed. Does that mean some lucky git always get Saturday off? Where's the fairness in that?
venger
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Re: Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Post by venger »

There's no real 'fair' way to do it, SOMEONE will always lose out. I'll be losing out again if next weeks strikes go ahead.
DGP1
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Re: Rolling Strike days mean someone gets lucky 2 weeks in a row

Post by DGP1 »

They wanted to change my day off to a strike day but I fought to have the normal day off because I don't want to be a RM statistic, being put down as not striking when I actually am.
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