'Please support brave Isle of Man members' Terry Pullinger

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 30 Nov 2018, 13:16

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Around 200 Isle of Man Post workers are currently voting on potential industrial action in response to what the CWU has described as a “set of proposals that threaten jobs, pensions and the future of the service.”

In a morale-boosting video message this morning, the union’s deputy general secretary Terry Pullinger described the company’s new governing board as “anti-union” and that they want to “slash everything.”

The employer wants to close the existing pension scheme to new entrants and recruit new staff on lower pay rates – plans which would, Terry warns, introduce “two-tier employment” into the business.

But management are also gunning for existing employees too, with proposals to cut the benefits in the current scheme as well, award a below-inflation 1 per cent pay settlement, buy out a range of allowances and move away from long-established voluntary redundancy arrangements.

Against the backdrop of these management plans, members met last month and unanimously resolved to request an industrial action ballot – a request which was endorsed by the full postal executive.

Balloting is due to close within the next few days, and the result is expected to be announced early next week.

Describing the Isle of Man members’ decision to resist this attack as “extremely brave,” Terry urges our CWU branches all across the UK to send messages of support and solidarity.

“Let’s show these members that the whole CWU is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our Isle of Man comrades.”

crimson king · Post by **crimson king** » 01 Dec 2018, 09:19

I'd love to , Terry.

But how exactly can I show I'm "standing shoulder to shoulder with" my Isle of Man colleagues? Shall I just walk out the gate now?

What exactly does this mean? How is this not just meaningless rhetoric?

Bernardson · Post by **Bernardson** » 01 Dec 2018, 09:28

crimson king wrote:I'd love to , Terry.

But how exactly can I show I'm "standing shoulder to shoulder with" my Isle of Man colleagues? Shall I just walk out the gate now?

What exactly does this mean? How is this not just meaningless rhetoric?

Send a message of support. I'm sending a postcard to the Douglas Sorting Office.

Use one of your free stamps!

Creditshampoo · Post by **Creditshampoo** » 01 Dec 2018, 09:44

Course will will support them.
Will terry? Will he support everyone? Will he make a stand against Royal Mail or just use words

crimson king · Post by **crimson king** » 01 Dec 2018, 12:58

Bernardson wrote:
crimson king wrote:I'd love to , Terry.

But how exactly can I show I'm "standing shoulder to shoulder with" my Isle of Man colleagues? Shall I just walk out the gate now?

What exactly does this mean? How is this not just meaningless rhetoric?
Send a message of support. I'm sending a postcard to the Douglas Sorting Office.

Use one of your free stamps!

Great idea! Maybe I could use all 50 and start a revolution

maisymoo04 · Post by **maisymoo04** » 02 Dec 2018, 14:02

do royail fail have anything to do with the isle of man post ??

yellowbelly · Post by **yellowbelly** » 02 Dec 2018, 15:22

maisymoo04 wrote:do royail fail have anything to do with the isle of man post ??

Don't think so - it's owned by IOM govt.

yellowbelly · Post by **yellowbelly** » 02 Dec 2018, 15:26

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
The employer wants to close the existing pension scheme to new entrants and recruit new staff on lower pay rates – plans which would, Terry warns, introduce “two-tier employment” into the business.

Dear Terry - that's exactly what we've got in RM - my DC contributions by RM are currently less than someone who was in DC but joined a couple of years earlier.
And their DC pension or whatever it's morphed into is less beneficial than pensions their more experienced colleagues have. It's a fact of life I know but to pretend whatever
action you take will be equitable for all is not true...........