Can a partner or any1 not a royal mail employee stand picket

madelin4 · Post by **madelin4** » 29 Jul 2007, 20:16

Hi, just a question if our partners /boyfriends girlfriends etc can join us on the picket line? or do u have to be a royal mail employee?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 29 Jul 2007, 20:47

madelin4 wrote:Hi, just a question if our partners /boyfriends girlfriends etc can join us on the picket line? or do u have to be a royal mail employee?

They can't be part of the official picket line but they can support it. We had 8 official pickets on our line Saturday and 5 supporters from the SWP, oh and a drunk father Christmas lookalike but that's a different matter all together. Only dodgy ground would be if they were RM employees at a different site.

catch · Post by **catch** » 29 Jul 2007, 21:40

Yeah there's nothing to stop individuals turning up and showing their support.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 29 Jul 2007, 21:44

catch wrote:Yeah there's nothing to stop individuals turning up and showing their support.

Until they bring in new legislation anyway!

bigsharkboy · Post by **bigsharkboy** » 29 Jul 2007, 21:51

we had a guy from (being careful here) somewhere else on his hols turn up with his red shirt up to show his support DUM asked who he was and accused him off secondary picketing he replied no im not ive not been here twice this is my 1st time here wound our DOM right up he gave us his name and he said he might turn up thurs too

DUM asked me after he left who was that man

i said which man i didnt see nothing

Post by **Carnoustie** » 29 Jul 2007, 22:57

biggazza wrote: ... DUM asked who he was and accused him off secondary picketing he replied no im not ive not been here twice this is my 1st time here ....

mrlovepantsuk · Post by **mrlovepantsuk** » 30 Jul 2007, 13:24

my 19month daughter joined us at 5am on saturday as she wouldnt sleep.

hoofer · Post by **hoofer** » 30 Jul 2007, 13:49

mrlovepantsuk wrote:my 19month daughter joined us at 5am on saturday as she wouldnt sleep.

You should have sent her into the office
It would have trebled the IQ in there!!!!!

mrlovepantsuk · Post by **mrlovepantsuk** » 30 Jul 2007, 13:56

thats not fair, she is more inteligent than that.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 30 Jul 2007, 14:12

mrlovepantsuk wrote:thats not fair, she is more inteligent than that.

But does she cry and turn red when she does not get her own way.

madelin4 · Post by **madelin4** » 30 Jul 2007, 14:16

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
mrlovepantsuk wrote:thats not fair, she is more inteligent than that.
But does she cry and turn red when she does not get her own way.

hoofer · Post by **hoofer** » 30 Jul 2007, 14:22

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
mrlovepantsuk wrote:thats not fair, she is more inteligent than that.
But does she cry and turn red when she does not get her own way.

Ahh you got line Dummies like our's as well then!!!

overworked · Post by **overworked** » 30 Jul 2007, 17:34

To answer the question, yes, members of the public can support picket lines, but they can not be official pickets. We have had supporters from Unison, PCS, UCU, Cambridge & District Trades Council and Repsect visiting our line. No one from the Labour Party though! Our Delivery Rep here at Cambridge DO has been dismissed (pending appeal) and so made it quite clear to the DOM on Saturday that he too is a member of the public!

ROYALMAILCHAT

Can a partner or any1 not a royal mail employee stand picket

Can a partner or any1 not a royal mail employee stand picket

Re: Can a partner or any1 not a royal mail employee stand pi