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Work To Rule..

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P739
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Work To Rule..

Post by P739 »

I have just been asked this question by a member of the public Why did we not have a work to rule policy before going on strike can any one fill me in on the details because i don't know the answer to this ? cheers
buzzard
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Post by buzzard »

simply because we were balotted for strike action not work to rule. think most of would have preferred work to rule but strike was what the ballot paper stated.
kanuuuuuu
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Post by kanuuuuuu »

buzzard wrote:simply because we were balotted for strike action not work to rule. think most of would have preferred work to rule but strike was what the ballot paper stated.
have you been "doing your job properly" ?
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Post by frankie »

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kanuuuuuu
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Post by kanuuuuuu »

frankie wrote:Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,Ha,!!!! Because, my friend, you'll never get everyone to do it. You'll always get the minority that go in early, to finish early ( which ultimately leads to a cut in jobs and hours ) whilst the rest of us are slogging our guts out for the same pay!!!Hope that answers you query!! :wave
doing your job properly means you arent slogging your guts out, hope this helps.
buzzard
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Post by buzzard »

i always have done the job by the rules for years as in taking breaks not using car never starting early weighing bags correcctly. often people dont know or bother about the ruling that if a part of the duty is predominantly stairs or steep incline you need only carry 5kg.
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Post by MartinMail »

In my walk I have about 10 flats in a row. Each one 4 up. :shock: :shock:

And big hills... :shock: :shock:
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Post by k979aaa »

it is called doing the job properly, if you do your job properly their is nothing they can do about it,if you work to rule it could? be interprted as unofficial industal action,r/m managment are quick enough to use overweight bags and lots of other things besides ,to conduct you.
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Post by not me »

buzzard wrote:i always have done the job by the rules for years as in taking breaks not using car never starting early weighing bags correcctly. often people dont know or bother about the ruling that if a part of the duty is predominantly stairs or steep incline you need only carry 5kg.
well thats news to me,760 calls and all tenement flats.5kg would be a dream!! when i go back i will look into this as my whole walk/pouch boxes would need restructured for that.
plus a good bulk of the other walks!
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Post by kanuuuuuu »

custard wrote:
buzzard wrote:i always have done the job by the rules for years as in taking breaks not using car never starting early weighing bags correcctly. often people dont know or bother about the ruling that if a part of the duty is predominantly stairs or steep incline you need only carry 5kg.
well thats news to me,760 calls and all tenement flats.5kg would be a dream!! when i go back i will look into this as my whole walk/pouch boxes would need restructured for that.
plus a good bulk of the other walks!
and of course you cant leave mail unattended while you go up the flats to come back to, itll cause RM a lot of hassle if you bring this up.
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Post by POSTMAN »

MartinMail wrote:In my walk I have about 10 flats in a row. Each one 4 up. :shock: :shock:

And big hills... :shock: :shock:
:neutral:
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Post by MartinMail »

POSTMAN wrote:
MartinMail wrote:In my walk I have about 10 flats in a row. Each one 4 up. :shock: :shock:

And big hills... :shock: :shock:
:neutral:

Why neutral? You always have an opinion. :neutral:
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Post by POSTMAN »

MartinMail wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:
MartinMail wrote:In my walk I have about 10 flats in a row. Each one 4 up. :shock: :shock:

And big hills... :shock: :shock:
:neutral:

Why neutral? You always have an opinion. :neutral:
Ok,what's the bogs like in there. :neutral: :Very Happy
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
MartinMail
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Post by MartinMail »

Amazing! Best I've seen. :nana
frankie

Re: work to rule

Post by frankie »

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