Here we go with propoganda! Strike is crumbling!

Post by **stephen500** » 05 Oct 2007, 14:25

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2184615,00.html
Royal Mail claims strike support weakening

Graeme Wearden
Friday October 5, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

Royal Mail claimed today that more than a quarter of staff members are ignoring the postal strike, as negotiations with union leaders continued.

Official payroll figures showed that 35,000 Royal Mail workers have turned up for work as usual, it reported.

"The high level of attendance means that we are continuing to process mail and that deliveries are taking place across the country, albeit at reduced levels," the Royal Mail said.

It added that attendance was as high at 90% in some locations. It also claimed 50% more people are working than on previous strikes, "showing that support for the Communication Workers Union strike amongst its members is weakening".

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But the CWU, which has around 130,000 members at Royal Mail, strongly rejected claims it was losing support from its members.

"We are seeing really overwhelming support for the strike across the UK," insisted a CWU spokeswoman.

She added that the two sides are still talking today, which suggests there is still a chance that the two-day strike, which began at noon on Thursday, could be called off early.

The CWU plans to hold a second 48hour strike, starting next Monday. It has rejected a 2.5% pay offer, saying it will not accept a rise below the rate of inflation. It also fears 40,000 jobs will be axed once more automatic letter-sorting equipment is installed as part of Royal Mail's modernisation plans.

Royal Mail also said it has reached a deal in principle with the Unite union, which represents 12,000 managers, over pay, modernisation and pension reform.

The deal includes agreements to move to pensions based on career-average salaries from next year - although existing pension reserves will continue to be linked to final salaries - and raising the retirement age from 60 to 65 from 2010.

Wild Rover · Post by **Wild Rover** » 05 Oct 2007, 14:29

Didn't we read the same RM response last time around?

frankie · Post by **frankie** » 05 Oct 2007, 14:36

Post by **Chrissie** » 05 Oct 2007, 14:43

c'mon be fair they have to count all the people on leave all the people on sick all the people on days off, oh yeah and the odd strike breaker

avenue arry · Post by **avenue arry** » 05 Oct 2007, 14:44

they fiddle the figure

our office

5 sick
6 AL
5 day off

yes all on the pay roll

real facts

2 crossed the picket line

Psychedalic · Post by **Psychedalic** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:06

The figures I have from the cwu for my area.

95% support from Mail Centre

84% support from Deliveries

maccy6 · Post by **maccy6** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:12

on the picket line this mornin all of our office gave 1oo% on that picket line we did it last christmas for 22 days and we doin all again 100% behind each other all the staff.

MrSort · Post by **MrSort** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:17

RM figure slightly massaged. They include the following

Managers - even though not involved
Romec - ditto
Quadrant - ditto
People on leave - October a very popular time for Spring/Winter leave
People on rotating days off
Sick - They getting paid so count as working
Agency Staff
Last but not least the strike breakers

Lets see them come and say out of a exact number of those union grade members of staff who could strike the following number came in to work.

Wild Rover · Post by **Wild Rover** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:32

Figures (real or not), no deliveries until the IA is over, so it's pointless bringing out the propaganda waggon.

postman1965 · Post by **postman1965** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:35

can someone give us figures for glasgow postcodes

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:36

avenue arry wrote:they fiddle the figure

our office

5 sick
6 AL
5 day off

yes all on the pay roll

real facts

2 crossed the picket line

Yip, I'll be classed as 'on the payroll' as I'm on holiday. That's even though I was on the picket line this morning. How can we be expected to trust this company when they are churning out lies and propoganda such as this. Pure bastards.

mdtomuk · Post by **mdtomuk** » 05 Oct 2007, 15:38

SORRY ITS MY FAULT RMS NUMBERS ARE SO HIGH! I'M PART OF THE 20% YES, SLOOOOOWWWWWLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYY 20 % WHO ARE ON DAY OFF!!!! I MAKE THAT ABOUT 25,000 INCLUDED IN ROYAL MAILS FIGURES!

TOMORROW I WILL BE PART OF THE 100K - BRING IT ON!!!!

thekiddykid · Post by **thekiddykid** » 05 Oct 2007, 16:20

We had 12 cross our picket line this morning in our Worcs office. Like u say once managers have doctored the attendance figures to include sick, holidays, and days off suddenly 25% have supposedly turned up for work!!! We will b there tomorrow and Mon and Tues. Some of our "alleged" colleagues have no conscience and no backbone... Let us hope soon that they also have no mates!!

pinstripe · Post by **pinstripe** » 05 Oct 2007, 16:27

I'm on leave, so if I'm counted as working, or available for work, does that mean I will get another 2 days AL. No, didn't think so. Back to work on Monday, so I'll be joining the rest of the non-strike breakers on the picket line. (I would have been on the line this morning and tomorrow, but Rep said he had more than enough bodies). Let's not fall for their lies, we know how strong the support is.

Post by **Jonboy** » 05 Oct 2007, 16:37

I am on leave till tuesday but i was there on the picket line today, again tomorrow and Monday & Tuesday 100% support from public and othere unions that called by to show support

ROYALMAILCHAT

Here we go with propoganda! Strike is crumbling!

Here we go with propoganda! Strike is crumbling!

OH NO I'M ONE OF THEM!!!

Here we go with propaganda! Strike is crumbling!