publicity

doveston · Post by **doveston** » 18 Jul 2007, 22:20

another strike called another day the news buried it,but the thing that gets me is there wasn't that much to bury it under.
we all know leighton has 'associates' in the media,the cwu has to start SHOUTING cos at the minute no-one cares about this strike or what were fighting for.we need publicity big and fast,get the big spin from our side cos at the moment the public dosn't give sweet fa.time t call in some favours cwu

Post by **POSTMAN** » 18 Jul 2007, 22:24

There was a lot going on in the news today,some heavy s**t going down,there was only a bit on Sky that i saw.
But as a rule there seems to be a black out

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 18 Jul 2007, 23:44

this next wave of action will surely attract some attention. talking to 2 guys in pub today who seriously didn't realise we'd had 2 strikes already.

Post by **baldrick** » 19 Jul 2007, 01:20

We had a lot of media and press people outside Mount Pleasant for the first strike, and it was the first item on the TV news until about 8am when the news about the London car bombs broke, and all the press headed off for Piccadilly. After that there were only a couple of short bits towards the end of the news. There was very little abot the second strike.
The media has been under pressure from the Goverment's news manipulators not too mention any industrial disputes for many years. The CWU will have to try to get through the media blackout.

ROCKY · Post by **ROCKY** » 19 Jul 2007, 16:27

one from the x files
is the lack of exposure in the press and everywhere else down to the fact that these strikes are agreed between the union and rm to secretly force the govt to give us the commercial freedom that both sided agree we need to make the business sucessfull
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE

Post by **evilc** » 19 Jul 2007, 16:43

ROCKY wrote:one from the x files
is the lack of exposure in the press and everywhere else down to the fact that these strikes are agreed between the union and rm to secretly force the govt to give us the commercial freedom that both sided agree we need to make the business sucessfull
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE

Quite possible.

cruisey · Post by **cruisey** » 19 Jul 2007, 16:48

Good point Rocky. That's the first conspiracy theory i've heard in this dispute

strangler · Post by **strangler** » 19 Jul 2007, 18:44

Think what pissed me off was when bbc news24 cut off from Dave Ward announcing strike action to Paris bloody Hilton going to jail (or was it leaving!)

Post by **Carnoustie** » 19 Jul 2007, 18:49

They crossed live to the other crew due to mistaken identity. They saw a pink shirt emerging from a hell-hole and thought it was Alan Leighton on his way out from a meeting with Crozier

pistol · Post by **pistol** » 19 Jul 2007, 18:56

i got your back on this one mukka... i had a conversation today wiv a customer who by her own admission didn't have a scooby as to what the strikes were in aid of!!! she was just frustrated by the disruption to her mail.Once i'd put her straight she congratulated us all on making a stand..

L Tommo · Post by **L Tommo** » 19 Jul 2007, 19:04

strangler wrote:Think what pissed me off was when bbc news24 cut off from Dave Ward announcing strike action to Paris bloody Hilton going to jail (or was it leaving!)

Maybe Get old Paris to be the new BOSS of RM.. At least she will know how to BLOW OUR BONUSES!!!

!!!

"My word little lady what a greedy girl you are?"

OUT

Post by **Carnoustie** » 19 Jul 2007, 19:35

Paris would be an excellent candidate to replace Alan Leighton.

Would certainly be a refreshing change to have a top boss getting screwed repeatedly by postmen, rather than the other way round