MDEC Censorship

Post by **evilc** » 12 Jul 2007, 06:26

I was not allowed to leave this info around the MDEC today, obviously the MDEC only want you to see one side of the current issues so here it is on this forum for you.

Post by **de-coded** » 12 Jul 2007, 09:58

You have a good point, no one is allowed to hand out any union stuff during your working day. Shift Managers have banned it on the late shift as well. Your handout is all true especially if you factor in weekend shift may loose sundays something the management are very cagey about if asked another Â£70 on average lost.

Codebreaker · Post by **Codebreaker** » 12 Jul 2007, 11:55

Guys

I appreciate it is frustrating.

It would be good to encourage people to look at the CWU notice board.

I put something up this morning and checked the board. Everything is still in place including the 'Solidarity' notice.

RM Management do not have the right to remove anything from our board and so it is the safest and easiest way for people to read everything that the Union has put out.

Also it is a good idea for people to sign up to email alerts both from the Area Processing Rep and HQ.

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL AND HAVE FAITH

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 12 Jul 2007, 13:14

Well done lads. That Jeff Thomas sure can put a point across well - looks as though you have a good branch there.

Post by **evilc** » 12 Jul 2007, 13:53

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:Well done lads. That Jeff Thomas sure can put a point across well - looks as though you have a good branch there.

We do, it is a shame he does not get the full support in the MDEc he deserves.Still I applaud him

and I will be on the line tonite.

Codebreaker · Post by **Codebreaker** » 12 Jul 2007, 15:15

evilc - cheers for that - Jeff Thomas IS a good guy, with a long history of being a tradeunionist. I have absolute respect for him and bow willingly to someone with much more experience than myself.

I am the early shift CWU Rep at MDEC Plymouth - being annon is no longer an option for me. I 'revealed' myself as Codebreaker on the last picket line to 2nd in control at MDEC (mpeard as was on here - who incedentally I have spoken to since in the workplace and still have respect for).

My personal belief was always that the owner of RM, effectively the Govrnment would step in. Hence my post 'Dear Gordon Brown', and 'part 2'. I am not happy that still I have not received a reply to my email to the PM's office.

Anyway, we are looking at a 24 hour strike from 7pm today. There is still time for a resolution. There is still time for RM, or the Government, to bring this to a speedy conclusion. BEFORE 7PM!!!

Guys, I will always be on the picket line, no matter how long this goes on for. Difficult financially but I see no way forward other than striking.

There will be no choice for RM in the end - I BELIEVE that Gordon Brown will issue a directive.

I would be gutted (tongue firmly in cheek) if one or both of the A's were 'encouraged' to spend a little more time with their families!

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL AND HAVE FAITH

Post by **evilc** » 12 Jul 2007, 15:23

Codebreaker wrote:evilc - cheers for that - Jeff Thomas IS a good guy, with a long history of being a tradeunionist. I have absolute respect for him and bow willingly to someone with much more experience than myself.

I am the early shift CWU Rep at MDEC Plymouth - being annon is no longer an option for me. I 'revealed' myself as Codebreaker on the last picket line to 2nd in control at MDEC (mpeard as was on here - who incedentally I have spoken to since in the workplace and still have respect for).

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL AND HAVE FAITH

I was stood next to you at the time, mpeard has always known who I am even when the mdec had their own forum.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 12 Jul 2007, 15:31

Thanks for showing us that leaflet evilc and thanks to POSTMAN for providing the forum for us to see it.

Solidarity Forever!

Post by **evilc** » 12 Jul 2007, 15:56

IWW Fellow Worker wrote:Thanks for showing us that leaflet evilc and thanks to POSTMAN for providing the forum for us to see it.

Solidarity Forever!

No probs.

Post by **evilc** » 13 Jul 2007, 00:08

MDEC101 wrote:You have a good point, no one is allowed to hand out any union stuff during your working day. Shift Managers have banned it on the late shift as well. Your handout is all true especially if you factor in weekend shift may loose sundays something the management are very cagey about if asked another Â£70 on average lost.

This might shed some light on MDEC weekend working

. Weekend working

Operating mail centres at the weekend is very expensive - especially when we are handling lower value products as this eats into our margins and reduces our profit. We are therefore changing Sunday working arrangements too, so we stop spending money processing non-time critical products and focus only on First Class and express products.

We are also consulting with Postcomm over stopping offering Sunday and Bank Holiday collections - except for our biggest posters. We are hoping these changes will be introduced by July 2007.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 13 Jul 2007, 00:16

In the future there will not be any postboxes only collections/deliveries from giant posters unless we stop them now. This is one of the messages we should be getting out to the public.

Post by **dman** » 13 Jul 2007, 09:52

why am i not surprised at this

shame evilc i enjoyed reading it, more informative than the rubbish that comes round off royal mail to read:nana

Post by **The Oracle** » 29 Aug 2007, 00:16

You CWU Reps and those who support you actively and valiantly have my humble respect.