striking a waste of time?

[dwainedibbly]

Will all this striking be a waste of time when the tories get in to power and privatise royal mail?

[smarterdarter]

You voting tory then???

[dwainedibbly]

You voting tory then???

definately not, but i am pretty sure they will win the election next year

[wolfie citizen smith]

it never used to be, i remember stories when union was power that would make companies quake

[fishtank]

You voting tory then???

definately not, but i am pretty sure they will win the election next year

They may win but are unlikely to have a large enough majority to push through such an unpopular bill.

They would need cross party support for that and that's unlikely.

[damo]

seeing as labour have already tried to privatise royal mail,you think if the tories win they wontl get cross party support?

[flaminmoses]

privatisation depends on someone willing to buy us and them being able to shift the union out.

1.no one currently is able to buy us because there is too much compettition.
2.i seriuusly doubt anyone will shift the union unless we give in.

[joe712000]

they would need a certain amount of support from labour.the majority of whom opposed privatisation.

[fishtank]

seeing as labour have already tried to privatise royal mail,you think if the tories win they wontl get cross party support?

Big difference between supporting your own parties stupid ideas and supporting the opposition's.

[damo]

there is no difference at all between the big 3 parties not in outlook, nor policies,depending on how big the tories win they might only need the minority of labour mps who backed privatisation

[fishtank]

there is no difference at all between the big 3 parties not in outlook, nor policies,depending on how big the tories win they might only need the minority of labour mps who backed privatisation

Although part-privitisation of RM has become GOVERMENT policy i don't believe it was ever Labour PARTY policy.
Remember most of this GOVERMENT if defeated will be consigned to the political wilderness.
My only fear is the Dark Lord himself.

[luckyllama]

I fear this strike has pushed privatisation higher up the agenda of all the parties and, if a new gorvernment goes for it soon after the election, the public will still remember the strike and will be less willing to oppose it

[opgpat]

It looks likely we would be privitised if the Tories get in but does privitisation mean out new bosses can over turn our terms and conditions as agreed with Royal Mail Plc.?

[chunk]

Definitely not a waste of time considering the alternative is roll over.
id give my job a max of a couple of years if it continues to be as bad as it is now!
let alone if further changes come .

[Geezer]

Lets just WIN this Dispute and worry about the Tories privatising us if and when it happens, Haven't we got enough on our plate already !