Here is what the great almighty Oracle that is Hell Mails very own Steve Lawson thinks:
This fellow seems to think he is
Josef Goebbels - Royal Mails very own
Minister for Propoganda
In the wake of the CWU's announcement that it has agreed the terms of Royal Mail's deal on pay and modernisation plans, we're already hearing cries of 'sold down the river' by some postal workers.
What is painfully obvious is that not only do some not actually know the meaning of the phrase, they clearly haven't grasped what has to be done. This is no longer a postal service safely cushioned from the ravages of the world and no union, no matter how well intentioned, can turn back the clock. Far from the CWU settling easily, it went as far as it could within the restrictions imposed by the very real commercial pressure Royal Mail is now faced with.
"The agreement reflects the best possible negotiated settlement, taking into account the real challenges facing CWU members and the company." - thats what the CWU say, and its a reality check for a workforce faced with massive change as the business fights for its life. Most analysts predict that Royal Mail won't survive unless the whole workforce knuckles down to the business of providing a reliable and efficient mail service - and in spite of the wolves snapping at its most lucrative business.
Hellmail's editor Steve Lawson summed up the situation rather well on a postal forum last night:
"I often hear some say they could run the business better, but the reality is, they couldn't. Royal Mail is a very complex organisation and although obvious things that crop up in delivery offices may be easily sorted, the bigger things are not."
"Royal Mail is in a very grave position indeed if things don't change and quickly. I'm setting the pension arrangements aside here because whilst they're very important, on their own, they're not an issue that should pull Royal Mail to a crawl again and potentially take the livelihoods of thousands of good posties with it as the company sinks into the blackness. Few of us are under any delusions as to how hard it is, and is going to be, for Royal Mail to retain and gain new business, but even Royal Mail bosses recognise the importance of its team in projecting the right image and continuing to provide the best service it can under very difficult circumstances."
"Over the last year the Hellmail team has been staggered at the wealth of talent and proliferation of brilliant ideas from thousands of posties right across the UK. I do hope that the image of Royal Mail is not so tarnished by all the industrial action that it damages the pride that most of the public have in their own posties. That alone plays a big part in the company's ability to generate new business and as we've always said, collectively, Royal Mail is one heck of a formidable team. If this is the deal and its agreed by all, we really see no reason why you can't make mincemeat of your competitors."
"At the end of the day, if you want to secure your jobs and teach your rivals a thing or two, I really can't think of any group of people more capable of doing that. Do have pride in what you do and turn your attention to fighting off the competition."
Indeed. The hard fact is that the CWU simply cannot continue to fight a losing battle and credit where credit is due, Dave Ward and Billy Hayes have done as much as they could. To continue with industrial action will simply play into the hands of Royal Mail's competitors. If there was ever a time that postal workers needed to show the competition what its made of - this is it.
WHAT A PATRONISING PILLOCK
The managers who are monitoring this site are the type who hide behind their positions and will take any route to the top and if that means taking a lowly paid postie down the conduct code for expressing their opinion, so be it. 
That is what management is all about, to rise to the top you have to care only about yourself, you mask your insecurities from your masters by being tougher and harder on those you are supposed to lead. 
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, just incase one of the 3 known lurkers from Edinburgh Mail Centre night shift find out 
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