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pickaname
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DSA Election Material

Post by pickaname »

Ok so this may have been mentioned elsewhere but weve been getting heaps of Lib Dem election crap via DSA.

Weve looked at the current agreement and it says NOTHING about DSA, only that election material that is addressed is 3 days @ 4.2p and unaddressed is 5 days @ 3.0p

Management are refusing to pay us for DSA election material as they say it falls outside the scope of the agreement. Also, as some material came in today it doesnt give us the agreed time to do them.

Are we been short changed/done over?
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Re: DSA Election Material

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I've just bumped this topic...
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is it marked “ELECTION COMMUNICATION” as thats the only stuff covered.

It can be confusing as apparently each party duly registered is allowed 1 item (per registered voter IIRC) of election communication delivered free but there is no limit too how many they can send through the post. We only get paid for the free one and unfortunately not the paid ones. :sad:

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If it comes in DSA you prob wont get paid. :sad:

Some did get paid early on and fair credit the them. :Applause
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Re: DSA Election Material

Post by Steviea34 »

krussel wrote:If it comes in DSA you prob wont get paid. :sad:

Some did get paid early on and fair credit the them. :Applause

Confusing - but Poll cards via DSA due payment, all other election material not , dont ask me why :crazy: :crazy:
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Re: DSA Election Material

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we have been paid for every single election item, be it, addressed, non addressed, 2nd class or DSA.
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mclovin wrote:we have been paid for every single election item, be it, addressed, non addressed, 2nd class or DSA.
Nice one :Applause

Poll cards x2 which came through the mech = NOWT in our office :sad:

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Re: DSA Election Material

Post by Ahebban »

Yes, Mclovin, same with us - queried DSA Lib Dem stuff with DIM DOM and he came back with a 'yes' to being paid for them :dance

I dread a result with no overall majority for any party - there is always the risk of another election and I don't want to be delivering all that crap again any time soon! :pray
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Re: DSA Election Material

Post by bag69 »

Dont worry about it. Next time around it will probably be classed as normal workload or bloody D2D. So no extra payments.