Post staff set to go on strike in Crosby over alleged bullyi

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Post staff set to go on strike in Crosby over alleged bullying and harassment

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A GROUP of Merseyside postal workers are set to go on strike over alleged bullying and harassment.

Staff at the Crosby Royal Mail delivery office voted in favour of industrial action to take place this Saturday, following a disciplinary case which involved one staff member.

Another member of the postal staff, who came forward to the ECHO, also revealed that staff voted in favour of the action because postmen were allegedly being harassed and threatened with summary suspension and relocation over “trivial matters”.

He claimed that some postmen were being followed while they were on their mail rounds, in a bid to make them go faster so they could not claim overtime.

A total of 93.3% of 45 staff who were in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted in favour of the strike 12 days ago.

The areas which will be affected by the strike include Crosby, Waterloo and Thornton.

The Royal Mail said it was “extremely disappointed and surprised” with the CWU’s intention to strike and urged it to call it off for the sake of customers.

A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: “We have strictly followed our established disciplinary procedures in this case which have been agreed with the CWU.

“We are urging the CWU to call off the planned stoppage and avoid the unnecessary inconvenience it will cause our customers.”

The conciliation service, ACAS, was drafted in by Royal Mail to address any concerns that its staff might have.

The Royal Mail spokeswoman added: “We are committed to take away any recommendations made and implement agreed solutions that seek to improve employee relations in Crosby.

“We do not acknowledge any allegation of bullying and harassment by the management team in Crosby, and there is no evidence to support this claim.”

Contingency arrangements were being made to limit the impact of any industrial action and the Royal Mail apologised to its customers in advance for any potential disruption.

Mike Yarwood, the Crosby delivery area CWU representative, hopes a settlement can be reached.

He said: “We are working hard to get this resolved before Saturday.

“We have taken an official ballot because of alleged bullying and harassment which was a 93.3% yes vote, and during the time we have taken 15 minutes of industrialised action to action the ballot.

“In the meantime, we have had ACAS involved.”

[POSTMAN]

Why would the area rep say 'alleged',what kind of impression is that!

[kingofmcr]

good on them ..wish i had acted differently ..when similar things were happening to me ..but i just trundled along and accepted it because i was too easy going ..the case here is not an isolated incident its going on all over the country in different guises .its easy to step back and say hey its not happening to me ...but come the hour and the day ...the effectiveness of unions has gone out of the window ..i hope the nasty little perpetrators of this bullying are well pleased with themselves and get there nasty little bonus at the end of the year ...if i could relive my time again at royal mail ..( left now )..by god certain people would get some stick from me ..but hey ho to late now ..

[Wessex]

Well done to these posties,I'm glad to see these good people sticking up for themselves

Perhaps it could be a model for other offices facing what is perceived as b+h.

[DAF85]

“We do not acknowledge any allegation of bullying and harassment by the management team in Crosby, and there is no evidence to support this claim.”

i think the 93.3% of staff who voted for a strike would disagree

Hope they get a successful resolution.

[DirtyHarry]

“We do not acknowledge any allegation of bullying and harassment by the management team in Crosby, and there is no evidence to support this claim.”

Nice people we work for.......NOT!

[Lincox]

No postal problems in Brighton. No evidence of bullying in Crosby. The majority of bullying and harassment claims diluted to grievances. Six months and longer to sort out grievances. Come on Moya, where is your Corporate Responsibility.

[General Mannerheim]

A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: “We have strictly followed our established disciplinary procedures in this case which have been agreed with the CWU.

Well how surprising,it's great how they always trot this line out. Same with the attendance procedure.

“We do not acknowledge any allegation of bullying and harassment by the management team in Crosby, and there is no evidence to support this claim.”

Yes well you would say that,I'm sure you could always get your high paid lawyers to back you up in a court.

Mike Yarwood, the Crosby delivery area CWU representative, hopes a settlement can be reached

Yeah an all is forgiven is the usual one,please don't take it any farther.
And I always wondered what happend to him.
His Steptoe impression was rubbish!!!

[Stormproof]

I went on a reps course recently. Has anyone heard of 'Form HCD1' Harrassment Complaints Database? Not a single one of the reps on the course had heard of it until we saw it in the course work book and it dates back to 2004.

[k979aaa]

From what i have seen it is endemic in the north west of England and is getting worse by the day!.

[k979aaa]

Oh by the way have just looked at my payslip it says the RM group employee survey runs from 10th-30th april looking forward too some good comments on their then!.

[maisymoo04]

From what i have seen it is endemic in the north west of England and is getting worse by the day!.

whys is it gettin worse ?the north west is the area with the most revisions implemented at least there havin a go not like all the other sh@@ house offices who have had it so easy and dont like the word change.wake up smell the coffee people talkin sh@@ postie

[Red Robbo]

I went on a reps course recently. Has anyone heard of 'Form HCD1' Harrassment Complaints Database? Not a single one of the reps on the course had heard of it until we saw it in the course work book and it dates back to 2004.

Yes, its a form you complete and send to the Equal Ops at CWU HQ for their monitoring of B & H cases, they will write to you in six months time to ask what was the outcome of the B & H case.

[Lincox]

Why bother, the outcome is a forgone conclusion.

[parcelboy]

Why bother, the outcome is a forgone conclusion.

Normally dismissal comes in form of RMs catch all "WILFUL DELAY" My biggest mistake not going off at the time with stress.After all you still get paid when your off