You could feel the difference in the offices, week before the strike doms inour area were threatening to impose summer savings, last week the said when asked they were discussing the issue, now they have decided to push it throughthe industrial relations framework etc.F0zziebear wrote:Neither of them have much to lose. If they are forced to stand down by the government then they will leave on principle, which will mena the company and the government are in the shite. Brown does not want to have to be dragged into this arena as he'll have a battle with the NHS and teachers soon over poublic sector pay going up by less than inflation.
Sorry to say that Leighton and Crozier are probably saying if you want a one week strike or longer then go for it. They are also saying a one day strike is fine we have ways of handling this and the public won't feel the pinch.
Last one day strike got coverage, but I didn't hear much in the press about business or consumer dissatisfaction.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, maybe you see it differently if you read the socialistworker?
F0zz
according to my branch sec 5000 new workers joined the union in the campaign up to the strike.
And there is no alternative to royal mail:
Royal Mail threatens second postal strik - 5th July 2007
Bulk mailers are bracing themselves for another potential postal strike, which could happen as soon as next Thursday (12 July).
The news comes after Postcomm refused Royal Mail's request to suspend the payment of compensation to bulk mail customers for two years following Royal Mail's recent strike. Instead it will suspend payment until the end of the financial year.
In a statement on its website, the Direct Mail Association (DMA) said it was exploring alternative postal options for customers.
It stated: "Hopefully this industrial action won't last long. In spite of competition, there are only very limited opportunities to use another operator for delivery to customers.
"If it [the industrial action] looks likely to continue then the DMA will actively explore other viable options for members."
Royal Mail said it has well-developed contingency plans that it will put into place in the event of any action and that it "will do everything possible to minimise the impact on customers in the event of further strike action".
Robert Keitch, DMA director of media channel development, said that as long as the strikes didn't continue for prolonged periods, there wouldn't be a serious effect on the industry.
"There's been a fairly low-level impact on the industry, but if it's sustained and ongoing, it will not do us any good. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the world didn't end with the strike last week."
The first national postal strike in 11 years took place on Friday 29 June and since then there has been little movement on negotiations.
The strikes kicked off after talks broke down between Royal Mail and the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) over plans to modernise the service. The core issue was a 2.5% pay deal, which Royal Mail claimed it is not prepared to change.
The CWU said it would officially announce today (5 July) whether it will start new strikes, which reports suggest might span several days in different areas of the country.
Source : Printweek
Totally agree with your statement . Feedback general banter in my office most people say onedayers no good at all 
Instead of five one dayers lets have a week. Get it over and done with ? Joe Public will see he has to pay extra on his bills as not paid on time! Harry Potter sitting in sorting office singing "Please release me let me go" As all the mums and dads have had to get off there asses down to the book shop 
TNT and DHL warehouses full of mail to the roof. 
Something wrong here somewhere?