how is the strike action in you area

overworked · Post by **overworked** » 08 Oct 2007, 16:06

Cambridge DO. Fewer than 20 out of 255 at work Saturday and Monday. Today one chap went in on a crew bus, but walked out past the picket line 5 minutes later. One of the managers came out a few minutes after, laughing his head off, and told us that the scab had come in when he was on annual leave! Around some of the other offices in our branch: Ely DO and SPDOs around 15 out of 115 working. Royston DO 3 out of 70 working. Hitchin DO around 12 out of 80 working. Saffron Walden DO 5 out of 50 in. Histon SPDO 100% out. Waterbeach SPDO 100% out. Great Shelford, Sawston and Linton SPDOs all very strong support.

postmanplod69 · Post by **postmanplod69** » 08 Oct 2007, 16:25

wonder if anyone scabbing it were in at old or new start times today? :cfo :lfo

smudger54 · Post by **smudger54** » 08 Oct 2007, 22:46

Well just back in from the line at SWDC, 4 on the picket and 3 of us were DRIVERS!! At there from 7-10:30pm loads of agency in lates & nights for the floor but worst of all a good 40% of 5pm+ drivers were in using the " I cant afford it" claim.

Pity we cant name and shame the strike breakers but theres nothing to say SOME LATE/NIGHT SWDC DRIVERS ARE strike breakers LET THEM LOAD THIER OWN TRAILERS

I'm a driver and stand to lose over Â£400 for this part of the strike, i dont have a RM pension but its the sodding principle of the rest of the dispute for me and that i'm standing up for felleow workers of which some want to carry on working and the "ME, ME, ME" attitude while the steadfast stand and fight.
Then you get smerky remarks from managers giving it how long can you keep losing money? my answer As long as it takes and i'll see you in the dole office when it goes down the pan when them up top screw the whole system up :cfo :lfo

Post by **jonny** » 08 Oct 2007, 23:29

i heard grom a good source today on the picket line that royal mail are gonna stop us the full 4days this friday. dirty tricks. please let your reps know

smudger54 · Post by **smudger54** » 08 Oct 2007, 23:35

jonny wrote:i heard grom a good source today on the picket line that royal mail are gonna stop us the full 4days this friday. dirty tricks. please let your reps know

Being monthly paid this stoppage wont come out till next month just in time for Xmas!

Oh well it'll be "what did you get us for xmas daddy?"
"Sod all see Mr lieghton he's got your prezzie"

539 · Post by **539** » 09 Oct 2007, 08:59

My office solid as ever just 2 non members in out of 110, 30+ on the picket this morning and we will be there however long it takes!

Keep it up boys and girls hold the line.

dongash · Post by **dongash** » 09 Oct 2007, 09:17

100% at macclesfield.....again! despite awful wind (johns bacon butties!) and rain about 10/12 on the picket line!!! well done again boys!!! a great turnout again..... but why is it the same old faces? i personally think it is not good enough to just stay at home and lose a days pay? but on the other hand better than coming in and working....catch 22 situation. :lfo :cfo

wantone · Post by **wantone** » 09 Oct 2007, 09:19

just back from the line......only one full time scab who isnt int the union.......and 6 p/t strike breakers out of 50+ delivery staff
better than i thought at our place as word was more were going in......maybe the weather help'd as 7 of us stood for 4 hrs in the pissing rain! talk'd two back across the line as well

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 09 Oct 2007, 09:52

Our office was solid again, except for the scab who turned up at another office (where 100% were supporting the strike) with a bag over his head similar to murderers and rapists when they're ashamed of their actions.

Fluke · Post by **Fluke** » 09 Oct 2007, 09:55

Over all not a bad turn out this morning, considering it was raining, about 15 of us on the gate. same number of strike breakers going in as usual, about 20 out of nearly 250, a mix of full timer and Part Timer delivery staff, 100% scab free on the night shift

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No deliveries have gone out.

I have been on the picket line eight times covering both nights and deliveries, and am looking forward to a break before starting again next Tuesday.

We can keep the rolling one dayers going for a good while, however I will be worried if we have to ask people to go for anymore 48hrs or longer per week.

Fluke · Post by **Fluke** » 09 Oct 2007, 09:57

IWW Fellow Worker wrote:Our office was solid again, except for the scab who turned up at another office (where 100% were supporting the strike) with a bag over his head similar to murderers and rapists when they're ashamed of their actions.

For Feck's Sake, where are these peoples self respect?

fatherchristmas · Post by **fatherchristmas** » 09 Oct 2007, 09:58

Watford deliveries100% out. about 6 strike breakers on night processing all other sections solid.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 09 Oct 2007, 10:37

Fluke wrote:
IWW Fellow Worker wrote:Our office was solid again, except for the scab who turned up at another office (where 100% were supporting the strike) with a bag over his head similar to murderers and rapists when they're ashamed of their actions.
For Feck's Sake, where are these peoples self respect?

That's a question the likes of us who have self-respect could never adequately answer.

bigsharkboy · Post by **bigsharkboy** » 09 Oct 2007, 10:41

ex39 office 11 strike breakers in out of about 70 the usual suspects cant wait til tomorrow to see them huddled together stickin together like s**t on a stick

shame on them :cfo :lfo

drb · Post by **drb** » 09 Oct 2007, 13:25

There have been about 20 people working over the strike in Harrow PDO.
OK fine i understand why.Don't agree but there you go. (the DOM has been buying them breakfast every day)

However they have been saying that they COULD afford to strike but they won't.

That is just rubbing our noses in it.

We must get these peoples names and keep it in our diaries.They will need our unions help at some point.

Our union should give them the MINIMUM representation possible. Totally blank them.

One less,(obnoxious) scab to worry about

ROYALMAILCHAT

how is the strike action in you area

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