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RM take union to court
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RM take union to court
ok so here it is ,RM backs to the wall .High court will try and save croziers ass.So as its so fresh ..what is the main complaint RM are using to break the strike?...(government hands all over this). seems not enough time ,the obligatory 7 days notice was strickly observed ...
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Royal Mail asks court to halt strikes
http://dofonline.co.uk/economy/royal-ma ... s9283.html
Written by Adrie van der Luijt
Friday, 12 October 2007
Royal Mail will seek a High Court injunction to prevent further industrial action, after two weeks of official and wildcat strikes caused severe disruption to business customers.
The firm's decision to try and stop further havoc to mail services follows two weeks of official and wildcat strikes that have crippled particularly small and medium size firm's ability to send out invoices and receive cheques from customers.
The announcement came while talks hosted by the Trade Union Council (TUC) between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on pay, pensions and work schedules continued. The CWU said that "real progress" had been made in many areas, but that there was agreement in none.
"The offer includes a pay increase of 6.9 per cent over two years but this is subject to linking unacceptable strings including a reduction in pensions benefits. Royal Mail’s proposals also include flexibility proposals that mean, among other things, that postal workers will not know what job they are doing from one day to the next."
Royal Mail said that it was very disappointed at the CWU's announcement of more strike action, starting on Monday 15th and ending on Friday 19th October, at different Royal Mail sites across the country at different times.
The latest round of strike action by CWU members ended in the early hours of Wednesday 10th October. Royal Mail claimed that out of a workforce of 130,000, fewer than 1,900 were not working normally, a claim rejected by the CWU.
"Whilst we are encouraged that increased numbers of operational staff are attending work and that managerial and support staff continue to keep mail flowing, the situation remains very serious and our ability to provide services remains extremely limited. We are very sorry that we have had to withdraw a number of service promises and guarantees, but we will reinstate these as soon as we are able to honour them," Royal Mail said.
Special Delivery items are being delivered and some mail is flowing through the network, but Royal Mail said that it had a significant build-up of mail that will take time to clear when the strikes have finished.
However, the official strikes were quickly followed by wildcat strikes in London, Liverpool and other parts of the country that continued throughout the week.
Royal Mail said that these actions "severely limits" the firm's ability to provide any services for the coming period. Customers were told to expect severe disruption to all postal services during the strikes and for a significant period afterwards.
Special Delivery will continue to be a priority throughout the period of disruption. Royal Mail said it has well-developed contingency plans, and will do all it can to deliver Special Delivery items on the due day. However, money-back guarantees have been suspended for items posted on 4th October onwards. These will be reinstated as soon as Royal Mail are sure it can fulfill the service promise.
Royal Mail said it will not be able to maintain a Door to Door service. The company has applied Force Majeure for all Door to Door contracts scheduled for delivery in the weeks commencing Monday 8th, Monday 15th and Monday 22nd October. Advertised standards for setting up redirection, keepsafe and diversion is affected by industrial action, and so customers should expect delays.
Redelivery has been suspended until further notice. Royal Mail said that customers collecting items should be aware that enquiry office opening times may vary from normal, and some may be closed on strike days.
Royal Mail said it will not give access mail special priority during strikes and period of recovery. Mail will be dealt with on a "first come, first serve" basis, regardless of whether it has come directly from the firm's customers or from a supplier of Downstream Access.
Business customers have been asked not to post on strike days or to take mail directly to local mail centres, as there will be no collections elsewhere during the strike period. Royal Mail's customer service helplines 08457 950 950 and 08457 740 740 are operating, but very busy. The company's website will contain the latest update on disruption.
Written by Adrie van der Luijt
Friday, 12 October 2007
Royal Mail will seek a High Court injunction to prevent further industrial action, after two weeks of official and wildcat strikes caused severe disruption to business customers.
The firm's decision to try and stop further havoc to mail services follows two weeks of official and wildcat strikes that have crippled particularly small and medium size firm's ability to send out invoices and receive cheques from customers.
The announcement came while talks hosted by the Trade Union Council (TUC) between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on pay, pensions and work schedules continued. The CWU said that "real progress" had been made in many areas, but that there was agreement in none.
"The offer includes a pay increase of 6.9 per cent over two years but this is subject to linking unacceptable strings including a reduction in pensions benefits. Royal Mail’s proposals also include flexibility proposals that mean, among other things, that postal workers will not know what job they are doing from one day to the next."
Royal Mail said that it was very disappointed at the CWU's announcement of more strike action, starting on Monday 15th and ending on Friday 19th October, at different Royal Mail sites across the country at different times.
The latest round of strike action by CWU members ended in the early hours of Wednesday 10th October. Royal Mail claimed that out of a workforce of 130,000, fewer than 1,900 were not working normally, a claim rejected by the CWU.
"Whilst we are encouraged that increased numbers of operational staff are attending work and that managerial and support staff continue to keep mail flowing, the situation remains very serious and our ability to provide services remains extremely limited. We are very sorry that we have had to withdraw a number of service promises and guarantees, but we will reinstate these as soon as we are able to honour them," Royal Mail said.
Special Delivery items are being delivered and some mail is flowing through the network, but Royal Mail said that it had a significant build-up of mail that will take time to clear when the strikes have finished.
However, the official strikes were quickly followed by wildcat strikes in London, Liverpool and other parts of the country that continued throughout the week.
Royal Mail said that these actions "severely limits" the firm's ability to provide any services for the coming period. Customers were told to expect severe disruption to all postal services during the strikes and for a significant period afterwards.
Special Delivery will continue to be a priority throughout the period of disruption. Royal Mail said it has well-developed contingency plans, and will do all it can to deliver Special Delivery items on the due day. However, money-back guarantees have been suspended for items posted on 4th October onwards. These will be reinstated as soon as Royal Mail are sure it can fulfill the service promise.
Royal Mail said it will not be able to maintain a Door to Door service. The company has applied Force Majeure for all Door to Door contracts scheduled for delivery in the weeks commencing Monday 8th, Monday 15th and Monday 22nd October. Advertised standards for setting up redirection, keepsafe and diversion is affected by industrial action, and so customers should expect delays.
Redelivery has been suspended until further notice. Royal Mail said that customers collecting items should be aware that enquiry office opening times may vary from normal, and some may be closed on strike days.
Royal Mail said it will not give access mail special priority during strikes and period of recovery. Mail will be dealt with on a "first come, first serve" basis, regardless of whether it has come directly from the firm's customers or from a supplier of Downstream Access.
Business customers have been asked not to post on strike days or to take mail directly to local mail centres, as there will be no collections elsewhere during the strike period. Royal Mail's customer service helplines 08457 950 950 and 08457 740 740 are operating, but very busy. The company's website will contain the latest update on disruption.
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I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.