Dear Billy/Dave

[Godric]

please stop pussy footing and get the ballot papers out now, the time for talking is over time for action so get your act together and send the ballot papers in the post first thing tomorrow

[DirtyHarry]

No.
Strike action during the summer months must be confined to the past.

Keep your powder dry until September, then leave them have both barrels.

Any action taken by postal workers, needs to hit the ground running, and be as effective as possible.

[mandelsons_toenail]

Agreed.

The busy time is what we need, along with a continual strike.

The company was on the ropes last time and we bailed when the ref was at 8 count.

May this Xmas be the best one yet.

Hopefully on the gate with my comrades up and down this once great land.

[DirtyHarry]

The company was on the ropes last time and we bailed when the ref was at 8 count.

That is why I distrust the CWU almost as much as I distrust dishonest Moya and her gang of thieves.

[Dee Plish]

Agreed again. Use the Summer months to get some cast iron legally binding commitments on terms and conditions, redundancy terms, closures etc etc for at least 10 years. If that fails, take action approaching the time when the flotation will take place / busy period. Now is too soon.

[worktotime]

to right ballot now which will f**k the selling of shares and a rolling strike no one days , ballot early then it tell members we are going to be s**t on by these clowns.

[fishtank]

We need to start the ball rolling now.

There is a hell of a lot of engaging with the membership to be done before you can risk a ballot and all that takes time.
There is a Policy Forum in 3 weeks and I would expect something solid to come out of that otherwise we're going to get caught short.

[worktotime]

to right ballot now which will f**k the selling of shares and a rolling strike no one days , ballot early then it tell members we are going to be s**t on by these clowns.

then look to strike later on in the busy period.

[enzio]

i would go out on strike now if i could but how many of you work in office like mine were 50 % of staff come in early and run around their duties and wonder why we have to lapse more duties you have got to wonder if they would back the union as its those sort of opg that f#### the rest of us over.

[daveyeff]

We need to start the ball rolling now.

There is a hell of a lot of engaging with the membership to be done before you can risk a ballot and all that takes time.
There is a Policy Forum in 3 weeks and I would expect something solid to come out of that otherwise we're going to get caught short.

well this is exactly what I think as well. I wouldn't put nothing past this government. if they can get it sold before we make our move (blitzgreig plan) then they will. regardless of any business/sell off rules. start the ballot as soon as.

[Danelectro]

i would go out on strike now if i could but how many of you work in office like mine were 50 % of staff come in early and run around their duties and wonder why we have to lapse more duties you have got to wonder if they would back the union as its those sort of opg that f#### the rest of us over.

its hard to gauge how much action some will take.I think that if the first planned action is a one day strike then it would be well supported,its how long it would hold for if the action is prolonged.There are a lot of variables in perception of why and what a strike would achieve so plenty meetings required.Also a bit tricky sustaining a strike that is both anti privatisation and/or disguised as pay/pension dispute?

[DirtyHarry]

Already getting an overwhelming sense of Deja Vu.

[k979aaa]

It needs to start now as a ballot will take weeks and weeks how long before we are delivering the share packs before we have even been balloted action too late is as bad as no action at all.

[Rommagic]

Go on strike and stay out till its sorted.people start saving a little money now hard times ahead.

[Red Robbo]

Talking to members in my office and they don't want to go on strike, they will no vote in a ballot, economics dictate their actions, partners out of work, times are hard , everything going up , utilities and food etc.