Bridgwater posties stage walkouts

[baldrick]

Post workers: 'Why we've walked out'
by CWU member, union committee, Bridgwater

Despite the long awaited agreement between our national union and Royal Mail to sort out the
company's future, it's the same old story at Bridgwater delivery office - trouble!

Managers' stupidity and hatred of the CWU union has led to three unofficial actions in three weeks.

These have been a three hour training-room sit in, followed last week by two walkouts in four days.

First an arrogant manager came into the office during the last days of the snow and ice and ordered
staff to go home early, warning them they owed all the "lost" hours.

108 out of the 114 workers occupied the training room until midday, when Royal Mail surrendered and
accepted that no hours would have to be repaid.

Then there was a spontaneous walkout on Friday 5 February when a worker was suspended after an
unsubstantiated public complaint.

Four days later a key union activist was also suspended for alleged remarks to another worker who had
previously refused to walk out. And the result? Another walk out.

CWU General Secretary Billy Hayes is rumoured to have told Royal Mail that he would not repudiate our
action because of the stupidity and culpability of local Bridgwater managers.

Workers at Bridgwater are now back at work and waiting for their colleagues to be reinstated. If they
are not back soon, we will be demanding an official strike ballot.

Meanwhile we are still preparing for a fight to secure more local full-time jobs.

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Tuesday 16 February 2010
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[DirtyHarry]

My very best wishes goes to the Bridgewater postal workers. As for the management, a plague on them and all their houses.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Bridgewater Posties

Bridgewater Managers - cant say it any better than Sigourney

[Lincox]

Its these sort of heroic actions that will make Royal Mail Management realise that this workforce is not for messing with, and has plenty of balls whether backed by the CWU or not.