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royal mail chat is just dissidents who are anti union

Post by gman »

looking at a lot of posts i came to the conclusion, like a lot of other people, that the union was in grave danger of losing tons upon tons of members due to their lack of fight against royal Jail management......

a colleague of mine approached the union rep in our office, to be told, dont take any heed of that royal mail chat website...

he asked why not???

response "they are just dissidents and most of them arent even union members, they need to wise up and get on with change"
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gone wrote:looking at a lot of posts i came to the conclusion, like a lot of other people, that the union was in grave danger of losing tons upon tons of members due to their lack of fight against royal Jail management......

a colleague of mine approached the union rep in our office, to be told, dont take any heed of that royal mail chat website...

he asked why not???

response "they are just dissidents and most of them arent even union members, they need to wise up and get on with change"
All they have to do is look at the 'anyone got their ballot papers?' thread to see how many of us are in the union.

And how many will be leaving in a couple of weeks.
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Post by gman »

good point
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A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution.
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I will always question anything I think needs questioning but I will also defend both RM and CWU when I agree with them. If that's being a dissident its a label I'll proudly accept.

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution.
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I will always question anything I think needs questioning but I will also defend both RM and CWU when I agree with them. If that's being a dissident its a label I'll proudly accept.

As a little known philosopher (though I think he was more widely known as a theoretical physicist, :Very Happy ) Albert Einstein once said:

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
The term dissident was used in the Soviet Union during the period of 1965–1985. It was attached to citizens who criticized the practices or the authority of the Communist party. The people who used to write and distribute non-censored, non-conformist samizdat literature were criticized in the official newspapers. Soon, many of those who were dissatisfied with the Soviet Bloc began to self-identify as dissidents. This radically changed the meaning of the term: instead of being used in reference to an individual who opposes society, it came to refer to an individual whose non-conformism was perceived to be to the good of a society.

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Post by mondeoman1 »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution.
:Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy

I will always question anything I think needs questioning but I will also defend both RM and CWU when I agree with them. If that's being a dissident its a label I'll proudly accept.

As a little known philosopher (though I think he was more widely known as a theoretical physicist, :Very Happy ) Albert Einstein once said:

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

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Post by pinstripe »

I suppose it makes a change from being trade union zealots, opposed to everything Royal Mail.
Or it could be that we use this site to air our views about what is wrong with our jobs, whether it is caused by RM, the CWU or our colleagues.
(Mind you, I am now a dissident, anti-cwu RMC member...unless of course the membership refuse to endorse the latest attack on or terms and conditions.)
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gone wrote:looking at a lot of posts i came to the conclusion, like a lot of other people, that the union was in grave danger of losing tons upon tons of members due to their lack of fight against royal Jail management......

a colleague of mine approached the union rep in our office, to be told, dont take any heed of that royal mail chat website...

he asked why not???

response "they are just dissidents and most of them arent even union members, they need to wise up and get on with change"
Hmmmm say to your rep,POSTMAN says,if it wasn't for inept union reps like him,there wouldn't be any need for RMC. :Very Happy
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Post by BELIAL »

Give it a couple of months and a possible NO vote, and you may well be all labeled "insurgents"or "resistance fighters" or "terrorists" or 'investment bankers" or "futures traders"or "bomb makers" or "foreign people,darkies,immigrants,Iranians,proliferationists" the list goes on ,just remember to think like we do :angel
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Im my office i tell the lads to get on this site 90% of the time were getting info from here before our branch.

Funnily enough i mentioned this site to billy hayes he gave me a disgruntled look and didnt bother answering my questions at our agm.

An activist i am a dissident i am not thinking about i oppose change on a regular basis so im both GRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAATTTTTTTT as tony tiger would say.
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Post by el_cartero »

not true i love the union! :roll:
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