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The truth behind the last 48 hours

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cantbelieveit's...
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by cantbelieveit's... »

Give them a chance guys, not long to wait now :pray , hopefully we will get the agreement by the end of the week, we might just be surprised :whistle . Remember change is going to happen, it's about the benefits of change which the cwu can get for us, if the conservatives get in things will be a whole lot worse, we need some type of agreement now! Don't just look at all the bad things and make your decision, take the whole lot in , some times you have to give a bit to get a bit elsewhere.
fishtank
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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cantbelieveit's... wrote:Give them a chance guys, not long to wait now :pray , hopefully we will get the agreement by the end of the week, we might just be surprised :whistle . Remember change is going to happen, it's about the benefits of change which the cwu can get for us, if the conservatives get in things will be a whole lot worse, we need some type of agreement now! Don't just look at all the bad things and make your decision, take the whole lot in , some times you have to give a bit to get a bit elsewhere.

It really depends how far these changes will affect you personally.
It's not always about the benefits sometimes it is about the drawbacks.
If change is going to happen it must happen in such a way that is sustainable for the membership over a long period of time.
I don't believe it is fair to use an impending possible change in goverment to pressure the membership into accepting a deal that is not in their long term interests.
Who needs some type of agreement now? Us,HQ or RM? Out of the three in my opinion we need it the least.
Let us look at the agreement and see if it is feasible and fair before we start looking for good and bad bits.
After all sometimes you can give no more. :wave
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el_cartero
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by el_cartero »

shurly 4 on 4 off is going to be what we all choose.

4 days off!!! instead of 1 day here and there 1 day is NOT enough time off to do anything.

UNLESS MANAGEMENT THINK IT WONT BE THE BEST WAY TO GET THERE BONUS - GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
4 on 4 off pleaeeeeeeseeee :pray
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Funked!
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by Funked! »

el_cartero wrote:shurly 4 on 4 off is going to be what we all choose.

4 days off!!! instead of 1 day here and there 1 day is NOT enough time off to do anything.

UNLESS MANAGEMENT THINK IT WONT BE THE BEST WAY TO GET THERE BONUS - GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
4 on 4 off pleaeeeeeeseeee :pray
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Spartacus
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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el_cartero wrote:shurly 4 on 4 off is going to be what we all choose.

4 days off!!! instead of 1 day here and there 1 day is NOT enough time off to do anything.

UNLESS MANAGEMENT THINK IT WONT BE THE BEST WAY TO GET THERE BONUS - GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
4 on 4 off pleaeeeeeeseeee :pray

It won't be 4 on 4 off, it would be a rotating 4 day week, giving a long weekend every 4 weeks.

4 on 4 off would only work if we offered a seven day service.
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dados
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by dados »

personally i could'nt give a toss about longer saturdays,etc,etc,etc.as long as a lump sum (bribe) isn't accepted by the fools who can't see past their noses,& to FINALLY get some uniformity across the board,not just individual D.O's or regions.& get shot of this job & finish shite,paid for 8 hrs,work for 8 hrs (less breaks........obviously )The union must (& i hope can see) that if they bollox this up,they & some of us are finished & RM management need to wise up & stop trying to shaft us weekly,no more lies,tell the truth & pare down management at local level
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Big Daz
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by Big Daz »

el_cartero

There are only 7 days in a week so 4 on 3 off.

As was mentioned before only CWU members get a say as RM will not ask you for your opinion, CWU ask its members, RM does not ask its staff.
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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el_cartero wrote:shurly 4 on 4 off is going to be what we all choose.

4 days off!!! instead of 1 day here and there 1 day is NOT enough time off to do anything.

UNLESS MANAGEMENT THINK IT WONT BE THE BEST WAY TO GET THERE BONUS - GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
4 on 4 off pleaeeeeeeseeee :pray
And god created the 8th day for el_cartero!. :left:
Viewfindergeneral
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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Anybody else who is fed up of reading el_cartero's posts there is a handy feature from your user control panel where you can ignore his posts.
donut
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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Viewfindergeneral wrote:Anybody else who is fed up of reading el_cartero's posts there is a handy feature from your user control panel where you can ignore his posts.
:chuckle
BLACKHEART
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by BLACKHEART »

The 4 day week on 10hr days are the best shift pattern i have worked, your long weekends every 3 weeks are fantastic. If you have the chance to go for this scenario in your office then grab it.
PLease ensure your workload alignment is correct though !!!!.( doms often try to overload 10 hr duties)
SWIM
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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Viewfindergeneral wrote:Anybody else who is fed up of reading el_cartero's posts there is a handy feature from your user control panel where you can ignore his posts.
thanks. :Very Happy
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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10 hour shifts sound fine if you're starting at 6 but what about when start times change?
9 til 7?!
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

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SWIM wrote:10 hour shifts sound fine if you're starting at 6 but what about when start times change?
9 til 7?!
Good post well cannot see many takers can you!.
BLACKHEART
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Re: The truth behind the last 48 hours

Post by BLACKHEART »

10 hr shift patterns can work depending on distribution. 10hr shifts in my office involve ips,double preps, your local cwu rep can negotiate start times. Get the best deal for your own office regardless!!!,( this is what the cwu want--local agreements)
This very much depends on what the interim agreement offers us. WHEN IT ARRIVES