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Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

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Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Poll ended at 17 Oct 2013, 21:46

YES
251
84%
NO
14
5%
DON'T KNOW
7
2%
COULD NOT BE ARSED
8
3%
DID NOT GET A BALLOT PAPER
18
6%
 
Total votes: 298

NWpostie
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by NWpostie »

Better to fight standing on our feet, then to serve on our knees !
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k979aaa
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by k979aaa »

NWpostie wrote:Better to fight standing on our feet, then to serve on our knees !
Great quote but I would FIGHT TO THE DEATH THAN BE MOYA'S WHORE
Grinder64
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by Grinder64 »

Lincox wrote:If you vote no and this is a majority vote, then basically any form of collective bargaining within Royal Mail will be gone forever. Royal Mail will deem this as a mandate to ostracise CWU from our workplace, and an easy route to diminish earnings, reduce benefits, partition sections of the business for further privatisation, franchise elements of the business, introduce lower paid second tier workforce, increased zero hour contracts, and worst still increase pressures on workloads which in turn will increase the bullying and harassment. If you see a no vote or a yes vote as the same evils and fail to vote, I hope for your sake and that of all our colleagues that a resounding yes vote is the result, because the future without it will be unimaginable compared to the present.
Very well put. :Applause I hope the fence sitters can see further than the bloodless coup that the RM heirarchy are banking on...
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Cut Off King wrote:The fact is, if I vote NO, then RM will screw me.
if I vote YES, then the CWU will screw me with a deal for more D2D's, no driving allowance and increased workload ect.

I can't win......so why vote...I lose either way.
But at least you get the feeling of self worth that you had a small part in whatever happens, whichever way you vote. :Very Happy
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by Judgee »

Even those who do not wish to strike should vote yes. The bigger the majority the better the negotiating stick becomes! If when the day comes some people do not wish to go on strike then so be it. But thier best way to avoid a strike really is to arm the CWU with as much backing as possible in order to try and get a deal without the need for industrial action. :hmmmm
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glenfiddich
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by glenfiddich »

can i change my vote to a yes now my ballot paper turned up goddam lazy postman round here :chuckle
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by k979aaa »

glenfiddich wrote:can i change my vote to a yes now my ballot paper turned up goddam lazy postman round here :chuckle
No god dam'it just don't clik so fast
BingBong
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by BingBong »

YES!!! No is not an option.
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meweavy
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by meweavy »

Are ballot papers still being posted out to members?
And what is the closing date to post them back?
I find it quite scary that 17 on these forums still have not received their ballot papers.
How many would not get their papers in the actual ballot?
It could run into thousands of members that don't get the chance to vote.
barrowc
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by barrowc »

Got mine today but it was a local holiday here yesterday. Yes for me
Cut Off King
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by Cut Off King »

I still don't know which way to vote, :confused
Lincox
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by Lincox »

Don,t vote Tory, their the bstrds that got us into this mess :no no :no no
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by k979aaa »

Lincox wrote:Don,t vote Tory, their the bstrds that got us into this mess :no no :no no
Or lib dems they just fu@k us all over in the end!
Krafty
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by Krafty »

Or Labour - They are no better either.
Either UKIP or I won't vote in 2015
Cut Off King
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Re: Industrial Action ballot 2013 how did you vote

Post by Cut Off King »

Cut Off King wrote:I still don't know which way to vote, :confused
Finally made up my mind, Its a YES from me.