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POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.

On a scale of one to ten, how big an issue is Saturday later finishes and longer days.

1
50
6%
2
5
1%
3
9
1%
4
8
1%
5
16
2%
6
8
1%
7
13
2%
8
33
4%
9
30
4%
10
627
78%
 
Total votes: 799
k979aaa
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Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by k979aaa »

sanyo wrote:later finish on a saturday is a great idea. we should work sundays aswell. hell why dont they put hammocks on our prep frames. Then they could reduce our wages and claim that we are doing live in jobs. Then they could ask a well known golfer or football player to look after our missus for us at weekends.
You better hope this deal dose not go through before April 26Th or :cfo will tuck you in your hammock as well!.
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sanyo
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Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by sanyo »

[/quote]You better hope this deal dose not go through before April 26Th or :cfo will tuck you in your hammock as well!.[/quote]

Wow great we'd get a bedtime story............Something like "once upon a time there was a fantastic postal system and happy posties and customers" :left:
Last edited by sanyo on 04 Mar 2010, 18:24, edited 1 time in total.
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midvillain
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Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by midvillain »

i can just about accept later saturdays if we can have the four day week with more saturdays off. probably come to terms with giving up the season ticket, tho. can't help feeling pretty helpless in all this, regardless of the right to vote.
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dogfood
Posts: 388
Joined: 02 Jun 2007, 19:16

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by dogfood »

binhumpin wrote:If the mail is down by 10-12%, why do we need to start later?
If the new machines are going to sort the mail quicker why do we need to work later?

If there are going to be large job losses if or when this agreement is ratified, why dont we go for a Mon-Fri? Job losses will arise from both options but i would rather work Mon-Fri. Sheduled attendances for Priority mail would cover the premier service. Collections could be done Sat & Sun then taken to the new machinery to be sorted for the monday. Equal amounts of Dow stream access mail could be fed into the deliveries daily giving staff a balanced workload daily. It is not rocket science chaps. Regards to all.
WTF. Rational, logical thinking has no place in RM. What are you doing? You will have to leave if you carry on using so much common sense. :wink:
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mailmonkey
Posts: 431
Joined: 11 Feb 2009, 22:12
Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by mailmonkey »

I don't get this Saturdays thing at all....

we've been working "late" Saturdays for as long as I can remember, certainly since the 2007 debacle...

Before then we used to leave all the Mailsort, but the last 2 years Saturdays have been just as heavy, if not heavier, than the rest of the week... :crazy:

I don't like it, and if I thought we could go back to early Saturdays i'd jump at chance.

MM
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fishtank
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Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by fishtank »

mailmonkey wrote:I don't get this Saturdays thing at all....

we've been working "late" Saturdays for as long as I can remember, certainly since the 2007 debacle...

Before then we used to leave all the Mailsort, but the last 2 years Saturdays have been just as heavy, if not heavier, than the rest of the week... :crazy:

I don't like it, and if I thought we could go back to early Saturdays i'd jump at chance.

MM

The problem is mailmonkey what you consider a late saturday now may be considered an early saturday in 6 months time.
You will be looking of into the distance saying "remember when we finished at 2.30 on a saturday.....them wur the days........ :chuckle
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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atticman
Posts: 1
Joined: 05 Mar 2010, 18:59
Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by atticman »

10 for us aswell, and im sure i speak for the majority of my office.

Doing those sort of hours on a Saturday, may as well work in Asda.

I just hope we havnt been sold down the river yet again.
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reg6681
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Joined: 08 Jan 2010, 19:10
Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by reg6681 »

already out on delivery till 2 pm so how much later are we talking about
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POSTMAN
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Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by POSTMAN »

reg6681 wrote:already out on delivery till 2 pm so how much later are we talking about
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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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BELIAL
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Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by BELIAL »

POSTMAN wrote:
reg6681 wrote:already out on delivery till 2 pm so how much later are we talking about
3
For now :wink:
Bye
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patio1
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Joined: 27 Oct 2009, 12:55
Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by patio1 »

the union guys will get to go home early i bet.
p.s we all been shafted you watch
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DirtyHarry
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Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by DirtyHarry »

patio1 wrote:the union guys will get to go home early i bet.
p.s we all been shafted you watch
Senior union officials, like their brothers in arms, Royal Mail senior executives, won't know what it is to have your entire weekend stuffed up, and so unnecessarily stuffed up, too. :evil/mad

VOTE NO, AND IF LATER SATURDAYS ARE IMPOSED, DEMAND A BALLOT AND WITHDRAW YOUR LABOUR ON THE VERY SATURDAYS THEY WANT TO WRECK FOR YOU. NOTHING LESS WILL TEACH ALL OF THEM THE LESSON THEY MUST LEARN. :cuppa
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Flukester
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Joined: 10 Aug 2009, 14:44
Gender: Male

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Post by Flukester »

For me an awfull lot, there goes the season ticket!! Saturday afternoon racing !!
Why not throw the Sunday in the hat, and I can give up Church as well ha ha.
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martinapsid
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Joined: 08 Mar 2010, 09:04
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Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by martinapsid »

hi all whats the union upto iam the rep in my office my area is a deep rual rounds upto 50 miles long every area meeting we tell the union early saturdays are a must and this happens as someone said saturday is not a light day any more
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BoyGeorge
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Joined: 18 Oct 2009, 17:06
Gender: Male

Re: POLL:Longer and Later Saturday Working

Post by BoyGeorge »

No way do i want this. Our DOM tried to point out that this morning in WTLL that other business's work on sat like any other working day. He failed to mention that he has never worked a sat for months and if he has to come in he starts at 7am then go's home at half 9. T@@T :evil/mad
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