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Hope this helps guys to understand.....


No. 532/17

5th October 2017

Dear Colleagues,

Pay Claim 2017 and Four PiIlars of Security Campaign – National Industrial Action

The CWU’s Postal Executive met today, Thursday 5th October 2017, to agree the next
steps in our Pillars of Security campaign.
In light of the huge turnout and massive YES vote, the Postal Executive have today
notified the company of our intention to take the following Industrial Action:
The strike will cover all duties, scheduled attendance and overtime commencing
between on or after 11:00am on Thursday 19th October 2017 and before 11:00am on
Saturday 21st October 2017.

Please find attached for your information a copy of the Press Release from the CWU.
Any enquiries in relation to the content of this LTB should be addressed to the DGS(P)
Department.

Terry Pullinger. Dave Ward
Deputy General Secretary. General Secretary
(Postal)
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Got to say the Union have not messed about here giving little time for management to come up with contingency plans, saying that it takes management about 6 months to sort holiday leave out and then they get that wrong so no worries then.
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My rota day off is the Saturday. What happens there? Am I on strike, or on a day off (and therefore being paid)?!
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WE HAVE SERVED NOTICE ON ROYAL MAIL FOR STRIKE ACTION

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Rommagic wrote:When would the CWU have too serve notice for any more strike days?.
14 days before each strike
Thanks.
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1st post edited with all the up to date info and press releases.
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So how does that affect days off?
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sindba wrote:My rota day off is the Saturday. What happens there? Am I on strike, or on a day off (and therefore being paid)?!
You dont get paid for your day off, so its a day off... :Very Happy
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Financial Times: Headline
Royal Mail vows to fight 48 hour strike.

Sorry no more information regarding this story but FT is a prescription online.
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From what i understand though, this time if you are on annual leave you lose pay for any days you would have been working had you been at work... whereas before they paid you when you were on annual leave...
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Post by k979aaa »

Zade77 wrote:From what i understand though, this time if you are on annual leave you lose pay for any days you would have been working had you been at work... whereas before they paid you when you were on annual leave...
Annual leave is accrued and owed they must pay you as you have earned it and are due it and it has been allocated so this is not true go see your rep if you have any problems.
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Post by smileski »

Zade77 wrote:From what i understand though, this time if you are on annual leave you lose pay for any days you would have been working had you been at work... whereas before they paid you when you were on annual leave...
What?

Who on earth has told you this?

Not true.
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Post by Whysoslowyehcfc »

Why didn't they pick the two heaviest days?
Wednesday and Thursday?
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Zade77 wrote:
sindba wrote:My rota day off is the Saturday. What happens there? Am I on strike, or on a day off (and therefore being paid)?!
You dont get paid for your day off, so its a day off... :Very Happy
Why?
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Whysoslowyehcfc wrote:
Zade77 wrote:
sindba wrote:My rota day off is the Saturday. What happens there? Am I on strike, or on a day off (and therefore being paid)?!
You dont get paid for your day off, so its a day off... :Very Happy
Why?
Because you don't ever get paid for your days off :Very Happy
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Post by gosickwithstress »

I LIKE IT----- NICE ONE CWU........I SEE THE PLAN.

1) GO OUT ON STRIKE THURSDAY 11.00 -- AFTER SPENDING ALL DAY CHATING ON A GO SLOW UNTIL 10.59 AFTER MORNING BREAK ETC. GO HOME HAVE A BREW. :nana :nana

2) GO BACK TO WORK SATURDAY 11.00 -- THEN MESS ABOUT ALL DAY ON A EXTREME GO SLOW INDOOR PREPING THE MESS ITS GOT INTO. :Applause :Applause :Applause
THEN GO OUT ON DELIVERY ABOUT 1 MINUTE BEFORE YOUR FINISH TIME JUST AFTER YOUR BREAKS ---- THEN CUT OFF... :wave :wave :wave

3) THEN GO TO WINCHESTER ARMS AND WAIT TILL IT ALL BLOWS OVER ON MONDAY. :left: :left: :left: :left: :left: :left:

4) RING IN SICK MONDAY :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle