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Where do we stand?

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Andy08
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Where do we stand?

Post by Andy08 »

Ok, heres the situation my office finds ourself in. As we still have night staff working from our office (only 5 or so), and the strikes run from 3am tommorow morning onwards...our night staff have to go in tonight, and then finish their shifts. However they will then be off on Strike the following two nights. There shifts, along with walk sorting, involves the prep and a small delivery on the end

As we will be back in Wednesday morning, and our 5 night staff wont be back in, can they make the early staff take these walks out? the way I look at it is they are making us cross our night staffs picket line??

Just interested to know where we stand? can we refuse or no?
kanuuuuuu
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Re: Where do we stand?

Post by kanuuuuuu »

Andy08 wrote:Ok, heres the situation my office finds ourself in. As we still have night staff working from our office (only 5 or so), and the strikes run from 3am tommorow morning onwards...our night staff have to go in tonight, and then finish their shifts. However they will then be off on Strike the following two nights. There shifts, along with walk sorting, involves the prep and a small delivery on the end

As we will be back in Wednesday morning, and our 5 night staff wont be back in, can they make the early staff take these walks out? the way I look at it is they are making us cross our night staffs picket line??

Just interested to know where we stand? can we refuse or no?
as far as i know the strike ends at 3am wednesday, so maybe they have to work the end of their shift or something ? i dont know...
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Post by POSTMAN »

The 1st lot of strikes started at 12 in the afternoon.
Those on deliveries would of have to and did work while technically a strike was on.
Basically those whos shifts STARTED at or after 12 went on strike,so there is a cross over period.
The same will be tonight.
Those shifts that START after 3am will go on strike,so if you started at 10 or 12 you finish your shift then go on strike.

Does this make sense :crazy:
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Post by Pochahontas »

Our Distribution Rep who is a day release was escorted off the premises once they realised he could be around to see who was scabbing on the late shift, Had a good chuckle at that.
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