General Election 12th December

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 31 Oct 2019, 19:26

could be wrong though so don't quote me.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 31 Oct 2019, 20:21

Hopefully when the postal vote forms go out, they get spread out so that they don't all come through on the same day

Route1 · Post by **Route1** » 01 Nov 2019, 02:05

rambo1 wrote:
postmanzach wrote:Long as I get paid extra for them I don’t see a problem. The problem is that people often go over their time at Christmas and will definitely be expecting to get paid for it, but usually with election stuff we been told you can’t claim for them and for overtime. So not sure how it’s going to work.
If they try that one on, then just say ok I'll work to time and not claim any overtime, only getting election payments for the bits I complete. See how long their stance lasts then.

In our office
If anyone doesnt want to deliver poll cards they are told to work to their time delivering all mail including poll cards but they wont be paid for the poll cards they deliver. Someone else usually takes the bits they leave and claims for the poll card payment for that duty. Seems fair in my opinion.

If someone doesnt want to deliver election material they are usually taken off their walk for a day or however long it takes to deliver the election stuff.

I will be claiming extended when we deliver election material if the non election mail volume is there. The dom will makes noises but will pay for our extended delivery cos they know that we are usually over most days.

NewPostieUK · Post by **NewPostieUK** » 01 Nov 2019, 02:42

shaun2urz wrote:
Murdoch wrote:
Ryan741 wrote:Can you opt out of election stuff? Didn't know you could do that.
You can't

You can

Can't you just say you don't want the overtime?

All this election material is nothing but forced compulsory overtime.

Post by **Trail** » 01 Nov 2019, 07:34

Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 01 Nov 2019, 08:19

Trail wrote:Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

Very stupid advice, that will easily get a person sacked

Trail wrote:RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.

They could have some computer program analyse the data

Post by **aiden01** » 01 Nov 2019, 10:22

Trail wrote:Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.

More great advice

goldy · Post by **goldy** » 01 Nov 2019, 10:57

looking at all this it's going to be a nightmare trying to deliver all this crap over the Xmas period plus strikes
.Time to get out the place is falling apart .

Post by **Trail** » 01 Nov 2019, 11:08

aiden01 wrote:
Trail wrote:Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.
More great advice

Never got caught out yet.

Post by **Trail** » 01 Nov 2019, 11:13

goldy wrote:looking at all this it's going to be a nightmare trying to deliver all this crap over the Xmas period plus strikes
.Time to get out the place is falling apart .

Worst company I've ever worked for. Complete shithouses, the lot.

I've never worked for a company where it's us and them so much.

I always thought it was 'help your mates out'. At Royal Mail it's basically f**k each other.

As for CWU. Pretty much useless. No, I'm not giving them that accolade. f***ing useless.

NWpostie · Post by **NWpostie** » 01 Nov 2019, 13:19

Trail wrote:
aiden01 wrote:
Trail wrote:Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.
More great advice
Never got caught out yet.

YET...

Somebody in my office got caught out doing just that and of course he got sacked.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 01 Nov 2019, 13:21

Trail wrote:
goldy wrote:looking at all this it's going to be a nightmare trying to deliver all this crap over the Xmas period plus strikes
.Time to get out the place is falling apart .
Worst company I've ever worked for. Complete shithouses, the lot.

I've never worked for a company where it's us and them so much.

I always thought it was 'help your mates out'. At Royal Mail it's basically f**k each other.

As for CWU. Pretty much useless. No, I'm not giving them that accolade. f***ing useless.

you are entirely entitled to your opinion on the CWU, of course. but if it wasn't for the CWU most posties/mail centre staff ( and yourself) would not be working for RM, simply because it would be a minimum wage job. and people who moan now when we've got the T&Cs and wages we presently enjoy would be gone. the money and T&CS we get was fought for and won by the union. RM didn't freely give it. as for advice on 'binning' all the leaflets, stupid thing to tell ANY body that.

paulsmd · Post by **paulsmd** » 01 Nov 2019, 13:25

work wrote:opt out of all election material(s)/bumf (excepting direct mailings) and forego the $£; on principle...just do the job, no more/no less...a union agreement to ONLY deliver the mandatory post/d2ds AND ONLY within contracted hours using correct equipment; bags weighed, neighbours tried, vehicles checked etc.

but ya won't tho will ya, cos yer afeared of them bully-boys...huh? yeh, YOU! 97.1% anonymous vote but spineless when confronted with the reality of being overworked and underpaid...your chance to shove a bit of s**t back uphill is upon us all...REMEMBER THEY NEED US MORE THAN THEY ARE WILLING TO ADMIT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, don't capitulate now...they have taken you for granted for too long and GOTTEN RICH IN BONUSES/ PAYRISES & GOLDEN HELLOS...meanwhile muggins just takes the crumbs from offa the table and grumbles all the way home...

MAN-UP AND KICK BACK A BIT...it's NOT your problem, it's theirs. Yours is NOT to reason why; just to do (your bit) to the best of your ability and then go home and switch off...

Here Here.

Post by **aiden01** » 01 Nov 2019, 14:17

Trail wrote:
aiden01 wrote:
Trail wrote:Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.
More great advice
Never got caught out yet.

Hopefully it will be sometime soon.

Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 01 Nov 2019, 16:12

Trail wrote:
aiden01 wrote:
Trail wrote:Get all your leaflets, stick them in the back of your car and bin them when you get home.

RM aren't going to check PDA actuals of every postman/woman.
More great advice
Never got caught out yet.

You do know that almost every walk will have at least one member or activist of a political party that has gave us leaflets to deliver and will notice none have came through their door