How Many Days ?

[eric the viking]

We only need a couple off sick and the parcels stack up and it takes about four days to clear, so after most of the depot goes on strike it should be chaos. Bring it on.

[edwardo]

We've already been told there will be no o/t to clear any back-log.

our managers will s**t themselves if mail is left next day . everyone should work to their time let the mail build up

[wandle]

Posties don't strike on a Friday. The office will expect you to deliver it all on Saturday. Better to strike on a Saturday and get rid of the extra on Monday and Tuesday the quieter days. Also the public won't be too inconvenienced.

better to go on strike on friday, then too much to deliver on the saturday, so more likely that more will cut off on the saturday so back log does not clear and rolls over onto monday tuesday where by posties more likely to accept a bit of over time those days to off set the loss of a days wage at end of week

I do despair sometimes at the degree of stupidity typified by these two posts.
If you are worried about losing a few days wages, in order secure your future earnings (your pension) then don't vote yes!! The whole point of striking, especially the rolling strikes, is to create a massive backlog, putting RM under pressure - from customers, politicians, etc - to settle the dispute.
You have to be prepared to sacrifice a few days pay now, for a deal that protects your future earnings, terms and conditions and pension. There is absolutely no point in going on strike and then offering to clear the backlog.

If you were facing a firing squad, you wouldn't offer to supply your executioner's bullets, would you?