Walkout

kennybones · Post by **kennybones** » 24 Mar 2020, 19:28

In my View we should be walking out
our health and safety has been ignored this situation has escalated out off control royal mail are failing their employee's
the CWU has failed its members
its time to walk out our safety is at extreme risk
we are not an emergency service no emergency service would be delivering the crap that has gone out today
when will enough be enough
when one off us dies do we have to wait that long until royal mail are forced to act

Post by **CillitBang** » 24 Mar 2020, 19:40

kennybones · Post by **kennybones** » 24 Mar 2020, 19:42

Jamiemccloy wrote:I walked out today, the only one in my DO, but I guess it gets the ball rolling, I'm now off with stress.

its the route im considering
do i go via a sick line or walk on health and safety grounds
im worried my wife is in the high risk category
im not bothered about the pay if i go off do i have a job to go back to right now im wondering if its place i want to go back too

Post by **HTPostman** » 24 Mar 2020, 19:51

We need walkouts across the country. Apart from the handful awaiting parcels, we’ll have public support when we make it known why.

Mr Incognito · Post by **Mr Incognito** » 24 Mar 2020, 19:51

kennybones wrote:
Jamiemccloy wrote:I walked out today, the only one in my DO, but I guess it gets the ball rolling, I'm now off with stress.
its the route im considering
do i go via a sick line or walk on health and safety grounds
im worried my wife is in the high risk category
im not bothered about the pay if i go off do i have a job to go back to right now im wondering if its place i want to go back too

We had several who went off today because either they, or immediate family members fell into the 'at risk' category.

eriks13 · Post by **eriks13** » 24 Mar 2020, 23:04

Jamiemccloy wrote:I walked out today, the only one in my DO, but I guess it gets the ball rolling. Everyone should be doing the same but people are afraid of losing their livelihoods.

When do you plan to go back? What did manager say? And will you be getting paid?
Thanks for any info

Post69 · Post by **Post69** » 25 Mar 2020, 00:06

HTPostman wrote:We need walkouts across the country. Apart from the handful awaiting parcels, we’ll have public support when we make it known why.

The public don't give a toss if you walk out! Millions of people in the UK are at home not knowing if they have a job to go back to if this crap goes on for longer than they say! France, Spain, Italy has just put plans in to extend their lock down and you just want to walk out unofficially

What will that achieve at the moment other than making us look like twats if people are worried about vulnerable members of their families self isolate and stay at home!

Post by **HTPostman** » 25 Mar 2020, 04:38

Post69 wrote:
HTPostman wrote:We need walkouts across the country. Apart from the handful awaiting parcels, we’ll have public support when we make it known why.
The public don't give a toss if you walk out! Millions of people in the UK are at home not knowing if they have a job to go back to if this crap goes on for longer than they say! France, Spain, Italy has just put plans in to extend their lock down and you just want to walk out unofficially What will that achieve at the moment other than making us look like twats if people are worried about vulnerable members of their families self isolate and stay at home!

If the public don’t give a toss then does it matter if we look like twats? I mean who’d be judging us?

We are going in to the depots every day like lambs to the slaughter despite RM not adhering to the governments instructions. Very few will have the guts to self isolate or go off sick and our union isn’t doing enough to support us.

LouBarlow · Post by **LouBarlow** » 25 Mar 2020, 05:10

I'm not sure about the 'very few will have the guts to go off sick' part as 17 are off in our office alone currently. Over 15% of our office workforce.

Post by **HTPostman** » 25 Mar 2020, 06:08

LouBarlow wrote:I'm not sure about the 'very few will have the guts to go off sick' part as 17 are off in our office alone currently. Over 15% of our office workforce.

I know of 2 offices. Mine has 170 staff with about 5 on long term sick (before the virus hit). Since then only 3 have gone off.

The other has 30 staff, 1 on long term sick, 1 gone off since.

Obviously I can’t speak for every office. Just frustrates me, you still have people at ours stood around in groups, sitting next to each other on breaks, playing darts on break slapping each other on the back, using the toilets and still (!!!!) not washing hands.

blacov · Post by **blacov** » 25 Mar 2020, 06:33

I know that some London offices are experiencing severe staff shortage and has suspended delivery or about to any time soon as they simply can't cope.

picture123 · Post by **picture123** » 25 Mar 2020, 07:06

kennybones wrote:
Jamiemccloy wrote:I walked out today, the only one in my DO, but I guess it gets the ball rolling, I'm now off with stress.
its the route im considering
do i go via a sick line or walk on health and safety grounds
im worried my wife is in the high risk category
im not bothered about the pay if i go off do i have a job to go back to right now im wondering if its place i want to go back too

If you're not worried about pay and have a vulnerable family member why not ask for unpaid special leave? What's walking out going to achieve? Royal Mail will be following government advice, that's all they can do, if they get told to shut they will, until then they have to keep operating

picture123 · Post by **picture123** » 25 Mar 2020, 07:08

A word to the wise regarding signing off with stress, it probably wouldn't be discounted from the attendance procedure. It's only covid 19 related absences e. G. Self isolation for 14 days or showing symptoms

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 25 Mar 2020, 09:23

Picture 123. rm following government advice wtf !?

Kesknight · Post by **Kesknight** » 25 Mar 2020, 09:36

Surely theres a union rep on here that could give their views on things