More Strikes?

[steven100]

"Many people would love a job"

Yes,we know,85000 of them all queueing up to work for Royal Mail! Please send them all to our office cause the last seven part timers we've employed have all left within seven months! Perhaps the've all just felt guilty at the fantastic pay and working conditions we "enjoy"! Perhaps the've all just wanted to give one of the other 84993 a shot at the good times!
Or maybe,just maybe the jobs not quite as easy as some people think! :cfo :cfo

7 months thats quite long for new starts usually they don't last one month in our office.

[westlondonpostie]

my husband's job isnt easy, but he does it! and he doesn't strike for more pay/better conditions!

He has to lift 100kg loads every day, he works alone, so has to do all the work. he has to be up most days at 5am, but some days he's up at 2am! He only gets every other weekend off, thats only 2 days from every 14! He's lucky if he gets home before 6pm most days. You may argue that your job is just as hard. That's as maybe, but my husband doesn't strike and I'm betting at 12k a year (before overtime, which is variable), his wages are a damn sight less then postie's get as well!! But his job is his choice and he gets on with it without any public moaning or striking.

If you don't like your job so much posties, go on the dole and join the other £2+million people who will be skint and miserable this christmas, through no fault of their own. DON'T mess up everyones lives by holding the innocent public to randsom. So you're pissed off at your bosses, hardly OUR fault, is it? Any customer with any sense can see it's the CWU doing the striking, not Royal Mail the company.

At least Royal Mail are implementing temporary sorting places to soften the belly blow of these strikes. They know how important the post is to the public. How many cheques will be lost because of your short sighted selfishness? How many upset kids won't get their birthday cards? How many patients won't get important hospital information because of it? You are simply not thinking of the people you're affecting. But if you DO realise what affect your strikes are having, then SHAME ON YOU for being so ungrateful and so selfish!

If it were up to me, I would disband the CWU, sack all their members and give the job to the unemployed who would be grateful for them!

I'll probably get classed as a troll now, and if I do, it just will show the CWU workers short sightedness, they can't see other people opinions. Or worse! They don;t think other people opinions count! which is wrong, everybody's opinions count.

I myself buy and sell on eBay and I'm sick of filling in claim forms for lost/damaged in post items, only to wait over a month before I get my money back. How do you expect businesses to operate like this? I'm not a business, but the principal is the same.

Apparently thy're still recruiting casual staff, for some reason they are leaving faster than they can recruit, give it a go you may learn something.

[Bert66]

my husband's job isnt easy, but he does it! and he doesn't strike for more pay/better conditions!

He has to lift 100kg loads every day, he works alone, so has to do all the work. he has to be up most days at 5am, but some days he's up at 2am! He only gets every other weekend off, thats only 2 days from every 14! He's lucky if he gets home before 6pm most days. You may argue that your job is just as hard. That's as maybe, but my husband doesn't strike and I'm betting at 12k a year (before overtime, which is variable), his wages are a damn sight less then postie's get as well!! But his job is his choice and he gets on with it without any public moaning or striking.

If you don't like your job so much posties, go on the dole and join the other £2+million people who will be skint and miserable this christmas, through no fault of their own. DON'T mess up everyones lives by holding the innocent public to randsom. So you're pissed off at your bosses, hardly OUR fault, is it? Any customer with any sense can see it's the CWU doing the striking, not Royal Mail the company.

At least Royal Mail are implementing temporary sorting places to soften the belly blow of these strikes. They know how important the post is to the public. How many cheques will be lost because of your short sighted selfishness? How many upset kids won't get their birthday cards? How many patients won't get important hospital information because of it? You are simply not thinking of the people you're affecting. But if you DO realise what affect your strikes are having, then SHAME ON YOU for being so ungrateful and so selfish!

If it were up to me, I would disband the CWU, sack all their members and give the job to the unemployed who would be grateful for them!

I'll probably get classed as a troll now, and if I do, it just will show the CWU workers short sightedness, they can't see other people opinions. Or worse! They don;t think other people opinions count! which is wrong, everybody's opinions count.

I myself buy and sell on eBay and I'm sick of filling in claim forms for lost/damaged in post items, only to wait over a month before I get my money back. How do you expect businesses to operate like this? I'm not a business, but the principal is the same.

Didn't Hitler and his Nazi chums want to get rid of Unions too?

[Funked!]

norfolk nelly - Someone else who can only see short term

[fluffycat]

Can't any of you come back with a decent argument and anwer instead of making sad nasty comments? In all the years I have worked for RM its just a handfull of creeps like you that bring this company down.

[Stormproof]

my husband's job isnt easy, but he does it! and he doesn't strike for more pay/better conditions!

He has to lift 100kg loads every day, he works alone, so has to do all the work. he has to be up most days at 5am, but some days he's up at 2am! He only gets every other weekend off, thats only 2 days from every 14! He's lucky if he gets home before 6pm most days. You may argue that your job is just as hard. That's as maybe, but my husband doesn't strike and I'm betting at 12k a year (before overtime, which is variable), his wages are a damn sight less then postie's get as well!! But his job is his choice and he gets on with it without any public moaning or striking.

If you don't like your job so much posties, go on the dole and join the other £2+million people who will be skint and miserable this christmas, through no fault of their own. DON'T mess up everyones lives by holding the innocent public to randsom. So you're pissed off at your bosses, hardly OUR fault, is it? Any customer with any sense can see it's the CWU doing the striking, not Royal Mail the company.

At least Royal Mail are implementing temporary sorting places to soften the belly blow of these strikes. They know how important the post is to the public. How many cheques will be lost because of your short sighted selfishness? How many upset kids won't get their birthday cards? How many patients won't get important hospital information because of it? You are simply not thinking of the people you're affecting. But if you DO realise what affect your strikes are having, then SHAME ON YOU for being so ungrateful and so selfish!

If it were up to me, I would disband the CWU, sack all their members and give the job to the unemployed who would be grateful for them!

I'll probably get classed as a troll now, and if I do, it just will show the CWU workers short sightedness, they can't see other people opinions. Or worse! They don;t think other people opinions count! which is wrong, everybody's opinions count.

I myself buy and sell on eBay and I'm sick of filling in claim forms for lost/damaged in post items, only to wait over a month before I get my money back. How do you expect businesses to operate like this? I'm not a business, but the principal is the same.

Didn't Hitler and his Nazi chums want to get rid of Unions too?

How many cheques will be lost by thieving agency staff who have'nt been CRC'd........i can see why you husband only spends 2 days at home every fortnight he obviously goes to work for a quiet life

[westlondonpostie]

Can't any of you come back with a decent argument and anwer instead of making sad nasty comments? In all the years I have worked for RM its just a handfull of creeps like you that bring this company down.

No reply to my post then?

[Funked!]

fluffy cat no reply to my post either ??

[Mister Chinaski]

All of us posties are also customers of Royal Mail - believe it or not we also recieve cheques, birthday cards, hospital appointments and everything else through the post. We are all members of 'the general public' too.

The fact we're willing to disrupt our own lives by going on strike just shows how necessary it is to do so.

[norfolk nelly]

maybe because they're getting abuse from the cwu for being strike breakers?

i stay at home and bring my 3 kids up right, not to be abusive delinquents, to be polite, thoughtful and to work hard for what they have. thats my job. its thankless, but its the one i chose and i do it without whining to all and sundry about it. when problems crop up, i tackle them head on and bring them to a successful conclusion. I am strong an capable at my job.
if my husband weren't dyslexic, i'm confident he could do your job no problem. plus he wouldnt drag innocent customers into any spats he had with the management. He'd sort those out directly, as he always has done in the past.

IF the RM management are such arseholes, then why strike? why not quit? find another job? if you're all so fantastically capable, it should be a breeze. then let RM bring in casual staff/polish workers, watch them fail and RM may well concede defeat and be better bosses in the long run. Why punish innocent customers? This may not be your intention, but this is certainly what you are doing. Knowing this, you still continue. THAT'S what we find unacceptable. You don't care who suffers, as long as you get your way. Like naughty children having a mass tantrum! God forbid my kids ever act like that, i'd slap them silly! (figure of speech, not child abuse)

oh and my husband works 12 days out of 14 as thats what his contract stipulates and he doesnt back down on his word. he's just as annoyed (if not more) about your strikes as I am because his bosses business relies on the post

[Bert66]

maybe because they're getting abuse from the cwu for being strike breakers?

i stay at home and bring my 3 kids up right, not to be abusive delinquents, to be polite, thoughtful and to work hard for what they have. thats my job. its thankless, but its the one i chose and i do it without whining to all and sundry about it. when problems crop up, i tackle them head on and bring them to a successful conclusion. I am strong an capable at my job.
if my husband weren't dyslexic, i'm confident he could do your job no problem. plus he wouldnt drag innocent customers into any spats he had with the management. He'd sort those out directly, as he always has done in the past.

IF the RM management are such arseholes, then why strike? why not quit? find another job? if you're all so fantastically capable, it should be a breeze. then let RM bring in casual staff/polish workers, watch them fail and RM may well concede defeat and be better bosses in the long run. Why punish innocent customers? This may not be your intention, but this is certainly what you are doing. Knowing this, you still continue. THAT'S what we find unacceptable. You don't care who suffers, as long as you get your way. Like naughty children having a mass tantrum! God forbid my kids ever act like that, i'd slap them silly! (figure of speech, not child abuse)

oh and my husband works 12 days out of 14 as thats what his contract stipulates and he doesnt back down on his word. he's just as annoyed (if not more) about your strikes as I am because his bosses business relies on the post

Thats the idea...don't challenge attacks on terms and conditions walk away

I am sure those boys from Tolpuddle will be spinning in their graves listening to people like you.

[norfolk nelly]

oh so its a moral crusade now, is it? you're doing it for the future generations of posties are you? dont make me laugh!!

[norfolk nelly]

hmm, how did i know i'd be called a troll for having a differing opinion to yours? RM management must've been banging their heads against a brick wall for months, trying to avoid these strikes, if you cant see any viewpoint but your own!

COMPROMISE-google it

[Funked!]

maybe because they're getting abuse from the cwu for being strike breakers?

i stay at home and bring my 3 kids up right, not to be abusive delinquents, to be polite, thoughtful and to work hard for what they have. thats my job. its thankless, but its the one i chose and i do it without whining to all and sundry about it. when problems crop up, i tackle them head on and bring them to a successful conclusion. I am strong an capable at my job.
if my husband weren't dyslexic, i'm confident he could do your job no problem. plus he wouldnt drag innocent customers into any spats he had with the management. He'd sort those out directly, as he always has done in the past.

IF the RM management are such arseholes, then why strike? why not quit? find another job? if you're all so fantastically capable, it should be a breeze. then let RM bring in casual staff/polish workers, watch them fail and RM may well concede defeat and be better bosses in the long run. Why punish innocent customers? This may not be your intention, but this is certainly what you are doing. Knowing this, you still continue. THAT'S what we find unacceptable. You don't care who suffers, as long as you get your way. Like naughty children having a mass tantrum! God forbid my kids ever act like that, i'd slap them silly! (figure of speech, not child abuse)

oh and my husband works 12 days out of 14 as thats what his contract stipulates and he doesnt back down on his word. he's just as annoyed (if not more) about your strikes as I am because his bosses business relies on the post

You want me to care about your plight, well you don't give a dam about ours!
Educate yourself about this dispute.

I have come across postie's who are dyslexic so maybe your husband could give it ago.

[Bert66]

You honestly think most guys here are doing this strike totally for individual gain? Then you my dear are having the laugh.