quiting as rep

[north london driver]

o.k fishtank i can understand some of what your saying, i hope she dont pack-up the reps job
but i also think she needs a bit of backing from someone.
good luck to her anyway.

[ronpetetrevchris]

Feel empathy with every word you say, dont quit, pls! One of the worst things for me accept is that you cannot control them. just reason with them over and and over again, oh and sometimes bully them

When i first became rep there were people in the office that would never entertain the union, these people who i wouldnt give the time of day to and them me are now members and working with me to try and help. There are ppl now in the union that i would have swore my mortgage on would never have joined. That has took years of day in day out fighting peoples points of view, although it moves at a sleeping snails pace they do see what you do for them.

Stick with it.

[AnotherLimey]

Quit,but be prepared for 2 things,1 you can't help getting involved when the screws try it on and 2,members bending your ear and begging for help when they are shat on.
I've got a T-shirt you can borrow if you want.

Sounds familiar

[noggin1969]

Quit,but be prepared for 2 things,1 you can't help getting involved when the screws try it on and 2,members bending your ear and begging for help when they are shat on.

Been there done that , was a D.O Rep for 7 yrs and it cost me 1 marriage and nearly my sanity ( although neither were too stable to start with ) For my sins after a few years break i'm back as drivers rep which either means the black clouds have lifted or my sanity has finally gone . Have a few beers and sleep on it .

[97gaz]

Q

[Stammerking]

Quit and watch the car crash

Then get the Area Rep to sort out the mess he has enough time seeing that they dont work saturdays or till 4pm in the afternoon during the week.

[Big Daz]

I get mightily peed off at times but at the moment I'm hoping to stick it out until the delivery methods revision has been planned implemented and (dont laugh) settled and working. Then perhaps a break from being a local rep and see if eventually any one steps forward to take over.

[Darren Bent]

if you are not getting result and cooperation from DOM or Workers and not enjoying it. Maybe it is time to jump ship.

Only person can decide this is you.

[ldsposti]

Hi been thinking the same myself no support from those above, nothing from h.q it seems to me as if its every man for himself, so i'm taking the weekend to think it over but it looks like a quit from me, ive put my neck on the line to many times, now its time to look after me.

[Cheetah]

Thinking of quiting as rep due the members i have to represent, alot of them are not worth my time. memebers in the office doing everthing backwards regarding delivery methods and the revision which has been implementated. Seem as if i'm wasting my time. should i quit and just laugh when what i've been telling them becomes reality. idiots who can't see past there nose and who are killing the job e.g not using trolleys, not having breaks, going over there time, killing the job for others. totally pissed off and ready to jack it in!!! how do other reps feel?? support from higher union officials on full time release is s**t, shame on them. in a dark place at the moment, heeeeeeeeeeelp!!

Okay here's my 2 peneth worth Quit !!!!!

My reasoning:
To my knowledge a unit rep gets no or very little payment for the work they do. Yes i understand senior officials do, but you guys do the job out of the goodness of your heart and deal with all sorts of garbage, and at the end of the day for any given problem you cannot please every individual hence you will get flack from your own membership.
I do feel that on the whole, firstly we owe you people our grattitude, but on the issues you state more importantly we owe you our SUPPORT. You are obviously not getting that from the membership you represent so why put yourself through daily hassle when you are not getting that support. I'll put it another way, if you were collecting for a charity and they were wasting the funds you were raising would you carry on supporting that charity, I don't think so, we would put our efforts in else where, so that's what I would be doing if I were in your shoes.

I also believe and I think this is a very important point..... The union at all levels should make it clear that they will not represent any member when they are in contravention of ANY union recomendations e.g If your getting done for having mail nicked out of your car whilst on delivery, then NO union representation.

So there you go that's how i see it, anyhow good luck whatever you decide......

[fishtank]

The union at all levels should make it clear that they will not represent any member when they are in contravention of ANY union recomendations

Rule 4
2. Members are obliged to:

1. treat Union staff, officials and members with respect and courtesy;

2. support and promote the Union’s objectives;

3. promote the CWU’s role in the workplace;

4. take an active part in the Union’s decision making processes;

5. respect the Union’s democratic processes and decisions;

6. inform the Union of changes to their membership details;

7. ensure their Union subscriptions are kept up to date.

I think to be honest number 7 is the only one a fair proportion of the membership manage to abide by and to be fair it seems to be the only one HQ give a damm about.

[Cheetah]

The union at all levels should make it clear that they will not represent any member when they are in contravention of ANY union recomendations

Rule 4
2. Members are obliged to:

1. treat Union staff, officials and members with respect and courtesy;

2. support and promote the Union’s objectives;

3. promote the CWU’s role in the workplace;

4. take an active part in the Union’s decision making processes;

5. respect the Union’s democratic processes and decisions;

6. inform the Union of changes to their membership details;

7. ensure their Union subscriptions are kept up to date.

I think to be honest number 7 is the only one a fair proportion of the membership manage to abide by and to be fair it seems to be the only one HQ give a damm about.

Very Interesting FT didn't know of that, just wish they would follow it through as people in our DO have been represented when using their car

[Big Daz]

Ive often thought of putting that up on the notice board.

It would be interesting to see the reaction of the mbrs.

[ronpetetrevchris]

I brought these rules up during the strike and since with ppl who treat the unions guidlines as a joke, i was told that we cant turn down members, BS its an organisation with a HQ in Wimbeldon it need s money simple as that, i feel sorry for the ppl that organised a union and what they must of gone through to make a union, because its been hijacked by ppl who need a certain standard of living, rant over, sry!

[whatamess!!]

Thanks for the kind support, decided to stick it out, rolling over and doing nothing is not in me, time to move up the chain and make a difference. Time to piss a few people off!!! Thanks again.