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worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
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colintres
- Posts: 40
- Joined: 21 May 2007, 08:47
worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
Gauging by the general chat in the office today over half of the staff look like theyre prepared to break the strike on 4th November. This includes a number who voted yes but arent willing to back it up. Rep is trying to talk sense into them but its like banging youre head against a wall. Just wondered what the picture is around the country.
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BingBong
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 755
- Joined: 12 May 2011, 12:36
- Gender: Female
- Location: the north
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
im striking. voted yes. sticking to it. i know of probably one or 2 guys in our office that wont strike. fools.colintres wrote:Gauging by the general chat in the office today over half of the staff look like theyre prepared to break the strike on 4th November. This includes a number who voted yes but arent willing to back it up. Rep is trying to talk sense into them but its like banging youre head against a wall. Just wondered what the picture is around the country.
Toon Army!
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ploppy
- Posts: 39
- Joined: 11 May 2013, 18:11
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
in our office of thirty souls we are expecting two to turn up for work.
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adamanti
- Posts: 148
- Joined: 13 Jan 2012, 14:45
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
I know a lot of posties at our office didn't/could not be bothered to vote, but will not cross picket line, despite reservations.
Scary thought if we are the minority out!
Scary thought if we are the minority out!
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fishtank
- Posts: 19732
- Joined: 28 Sep 2007, 17:22
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
Mostly just idle talk but management will be reading your post and loving every word of it.colintres wrote:Gauging by the general chat in the office today over half of the staff look like theyre prepared to break the strike on 4th November.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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Shaman Mao
- Posts: 133
- Joined: 03 Jan 2013, 22:46
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
There's a lot of hot air in our DO (130 people) from the "I'm going into work" greedhead brigade (about 30% of the office). Hopefully a friendly picket line will persuade most them otherwise :)
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colintres
- Posts: 40
- Joined: 21 May 2007, 08:47
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
Management are being involved in the conversations so reading the post wont matter. I hope that most of this is hot air, although an alarming amount of them still think the £300 for strike breaking will actually be paid. I voted yes and will stick to my guns, I hope the CWU do likewise.
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mandelsons_toenail
- Posts: 1294
- Joined: 08 Aug 2009, 18:16
- Gender: Male
- Location: Outer Hebrides
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hans solo
- Posts: 3279
- Joined: 06 Feb 2011, 18:08
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
i will be on picket line taking notes of who did and didnt 
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Judgee
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 2262
- Joined: 23 Oct 2007, 15:18
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
Only know of three at the moment who say they will be crossing the picket lines out of over 100 posties. Two are the most unpopular guys in the office so they are doing it just to annoy everyone else as some kind of revenge. The third is super mercenary, he'd sell his granny for a quid if he could!
I expect there may be one or two others but where our office is positioned there is no back way in unlike the last strikes, as we've moved to new location. Anyone coming in to our office will have to do so in full view of the picket lines..... will be interesting to see who would crap on thier mates for a days pay and a mythical £300 they will never get!
I expect there may be one or two others but where our office is positioned there is no back way in unlike the last strikes, as we've moved to new location. Anyone coming in to our office will have to do so in full view of the picket lines..... will be interesting to see who would crap on thier mates for a days pay and a mythical £300 they will never get!
Union what Union? Do we have a union?
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teesdale
- MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
- Posts: 430
- Joined: 24 Nov 2007, 16:31
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
Can't really see more than 30 going to work on 4th Nov out of over 900 at Bristol Mail Centre. They will bring in many casuals, and managers will try to process the mail themselves, but it will be a monumental f**k up. I'd say with all shifts going out in the same 24 hours it will take 3 days to fully catch up. The knock on effect at delivery offices in Bristol could be larger.
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Chelseablue
- Posts: 2219
- Joined: 19 Aug 2013, 14:33
- Gender: Female
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
We've a very small office of bout 55. Only 2 going in
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Hitcher
- Posts: 1524
- Joined: 20 Sep 2009, 09:59
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
Same thing our office all because they think they'll lose £300 - educating them is a hard task.
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Sbutts8182
- Posts: 136
- Joined: 30 Mar 2013, 20:12
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
As it stands now, I'm the only person in my office striking, not sure my one man picket line will work.
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stephen hughes
- Posts: 6
- Joined: 09 Jan 2013, 15:11
- Gender: Male
Re: worrying numbers looking to work on strike day
At my office in Manchester I expect 2 out of 80 to go in , for those telling me they cannot afford to strike my reply is can they afford to pay a cut 6.90 per hour ,they soon change their minds,why do you think moya wants to introduce a no strike agreement.