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22nd Jan big news day
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Beforenineoclockgoodone
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22nd Jan big news day
was told today that this is the day we get told about the changes etc, Later starts, longer rounds shorter working week. Not looking forward to this i must tell you, i can only see more strikes on the cards especially if the union have stiched us up?
Job & finish
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smokerjim
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
There won't be an agreement - apparently they were a mile off last week.....if an agreement pops up out of thin air, fully formed, on the 22nd, I'd be more cynical of it than if David Cameron said "Vote for me & I'll give RM all the money back everyone has stolen from it, you can have a 75% pay rise, 50% tax cut - and if it rains, you can have the day off!"

I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?
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exreppdo
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
I do personally believe that the top(?
?) management have used these talks as a stalling period to get through the Christmas pressure period and fully intend to implement the changes what they want in the very near future. In previous national major changes, negotiations do go over the desired timetable but I suspect this shower have a hidden agenda and have only entered into talks with the union to play to the galleries of Joe public and the media.
One point I would like to make is that I have read elsewhere on this site complaints that the CWU National Officers have not been up to scratch in recent years and seem intend on fence sitting and also reference that proper decisions have not been made since John Keggie was pushed out.
I agree with the sentiments on this but add one very important factor....... the beast :cfo that they deal with now is completely different to the top management we had 5 to 6 years ago :lfo This current lot I would never trust and the sooner this government as the shareholder of RM gets shot of them for good and get people in to run RM who are not out for their personal gain, the better. If they could find such people of course!!!!!

One point I would like to make is that I have read elsewhere on this site complaints that the CWU National Officers have not been up to scratch in recent years and seem intend on fence sitting and also reference that proper decisions have not been made since John Keggie was pushed out.
I agree with the sentiments on this but add one very important factor....... the beast :cfo that they deal with now is completely different to the top management we had 5 to 6 years ago :lfo This current lot I would never trust and the sooner this government as the shareholder of RM gets shot of them for good and get people in to run RM who are not out for their personal gain, the better. If they could find such people of course!!!!!
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mclovin
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
Arent we all in RM for personal gain??
I mean Im f****d if i'm doing it for free.
I mean Im f****d if i'm doing it for free.
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el_cartero
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
agreement allready.
get these full timers working to 2 ;) same as us part timers haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
then we might see all these guys taht are so used to working till 11 am on there cushty full time walks dropping like flys and i might even get a descent walk out of it.
POWER TO THE MISTREATED PART TIMERS ( the guys that start at 9 and have the biggest walks)

get these full timers working to 2 ;) same as us part timers haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
then we might see all these guys taht are so used to working till 11 am on there cushty full time walks dropping like flys and i might even get a descent walk out of it.
POWER TO THE MISTREATED PART TIMERS ( the guys that start at 9 and have the biggest walks)
one day part timers will have the same right as full timers
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jockstrapp
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
Ma baws (full timer)el_cartero wrote:agreement allready.
get these full timers working to 2 ;) same as us part timers haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
then we might see all these guys taht are so used to working till 11 am on there cushty full time walks dropping like flys and i might even get a descent walk out of it.
POWER TO THE MISTREATED PART TIMERS ( the guys that start at 9 and have the biggest walks)
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
National extrapalation of a local anomaly will always lead to a flawed perception of the real situation.jockstrapp wrote:Ma baws (full timer)el_cartero wrote:agreement allready.
get these full timers working to 2 ;) same as us part timers haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
then we might see all these guys taht are so used to working till 11 am on there cushty full time walks dropping like flys and i might even get a descent walk out of it.
POWER TO THE MISTREATED PART TIMERS ( the guys that start at 9 and have the biggest walks)
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
Refer to thread Moan Moan Moan citizenBeforenineoclockgoodone wrote:was told today that this is the day we get told about the changes etc, Later starts, longer rounds shorter working week. Not looking forward to this i must tell you, i can only see more strikes on the cards especially if the union have stiched us up?
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smokerjim
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
J.C.l. - have you tried asking your DOM for a buy down of hours? You too could have that easy day, while still being able to hang it out for the docket - and as an extra bonus, you get given a fat sack of CASH! Job's a good 'un, eh?
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?
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spilie
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
listen cut the sh*t of course full time duties are mostly the best, thats because they have been in the longest so get a better pick, as for hanging it out, again full time staff are more guilty, but the thing is nowadays more and more bitchin is playing right into thier hands, so fu*k if he or she finishes before me i couldn`t give a fu*k i work to my finish time not a minute past and if i am early great if not so what
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smokerjim
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
spilie wrote:listen cut the sh*t of course full time duties are mostly the best, thats because they have been in the longest so get a better pick, as for hanging it out, again full time staff are more guilty, but the thing is nowadays more and more bitchin is playing right into thier hands, so fu*k if he or she finishes before me i couldn`t give a fu*k i work to my finish time not a minute past and if i am early great if not so what
I don't suppose your mouth bleeds every 28 days, does it?
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RoyalQuest
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
If your home at 12.30 you must be a part time or are you pulling the woolJimmy Carr`s laugh wrote:el_cartero wrote:agreement allready.
get these full timers working to 2 ;) same as us part timers haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
then we might see all these guys taht are so used to working till 11 am on there cushty full time walks dropping like flys and i might even get a descent walk out of it.
POWER TO THE MISTREATED PART TIMERS ( the guys that start at 9 and have the biggest walks)
Mistreated my arse. Wish I could start and have all my round thrown in , NO ips, just bag up and go - staying out till 4pm to top up the weekly hours. Walks at our place are pretty much the same bar 1 or 2. I leave work at 8:50 , pts leave at 9:10. Im home at 12:30, theyre home at 3:30. And to prove me correct, the floater does mine and there`s and gets done at a similair time on a daily basis. Get a grip or get a new job with more hours and stop fecking whining
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el_cartero
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
what i dont understans is how there walks are so "easy" and finishing early . when part time walks are so "hard" and finish 1 or 2 hours longer! send them round to the part time walks in a van to help them finish in time if there gettin the managers finer up there bum with an easy walks etc .RoyalQuest wrote:If your home at 12.30 you must be a part time or are you pulling the woolJimmy Carr`s laugh wrote:el_cartero wrote:agreement allready.
get these full timers working to 2 ;) same as us part timers haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
then we might see all these guys taht are so used to working till 11 am on there cushty full time walks dropping like flys and i might even get a descent walk out of it.
POWER TO THE MISTREATED PART TIMERS ( the guys that start at 9 and have the biggest walks)
Mistreated my arse. Wish I could start and have all my round thrown in , NO ips, just bag up and go - staying out till 4pm to top up the weekly hours. Walks at our place are pretty much the same bar 1 or 2. I leave work at 8:50 , pts leave at 9:10. Im home at 12:30, theyre home at 3:30. And to prove me correct, the floater does mine and there`s and gets done at a similair time on a daily basis. Get a grip or get a new job with more hours and stop fecking whining??? Or prehaps you start at 04.30 , I don't think so
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. Your one of the reason why RM is having so many problems because idiots like you don;t want to change and do a full days work, 8 hours work for 8 hours pay!! my hours of work are 05.45 -14.15, no finishing at bloody 12.30.
EQUALITY
one day part timers will have the same right as full timers
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fishtank
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
el_cartero wrote:
"what i dont understans is how there walks are so "easy" and finishing early . when part time walks are so "hard" and finish 1 or 2 hours longer! send them round to the part time walks in a van to help them finish in time if there gettin the managers finer up there bum with an easy walks etc . "
EQUALITY
Well,Unlike you el_cartero i prefer only to speak from experience.In our D.O part-time walks and full-time walks are all the same.Some walks are longer than others but not because they are part-time or full-time,just because some are longer than others.
What does happen though is that because the longer walks are last to be picked these are normally picked by part-timers because genarally speaking part-timers have less seniority than full-timers.
This is simply because RM for a long time was a predominately full-time employer.
I know there are exceptions to this as some elected to stay part-time or bought down there hours.
This i suspect is the real issue for you and not this tired old part time/full time equality argument.
"what i dont understans is how there walks are so "easy" and finishing early . when part time walks are so "hard" and finish 1 or 2 hours longer! send them round to the part time walks in a van to help them finish in time if there gettin the managers finer up there bum with an easy walks etc . "
EQUALITY
Well,Unlike you el_cartero i prefer only to speak from experience.In our D.O part-time walks and full-time walks are all the same.Some walks are longer than others but not because they are part-time or full-time,just because some are longer than others.
What does happen though is that because the longer walks are last to be picked these are normally picked by part-timers because genarally speaking part-timers have less seniority than full-timers.
This is simply because RM for a long time was a predominately full-time employer.
I know there are exceptions to this as some elected to stay part-time or bought down there hours.
This i suspect is the real issue for you and not this tired old part time/full time equality argument.
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
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Big Daz
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Re: 22nd Jan big news day
In my DO a PT duty is a 30 hour week 5 x 6 hour days so prety much no spare time
Take a FT on longs and shorts who does a 9 hour day on the long days but IPS last 75 mins max and the delivery work is hardly any different.
1 hour 35 mins plus the 6 is 7 hours 35 mins leaving a 85 min discrepancy.
Not enough indoor work to fill out a 9 hour day. Perhaps that was the RML plan with longs and shorts?
Take a FT on longs and shorts who does a 9 hour day on the long days but IPS last 75 mins max and the delivery work is hardly any different.
1 hour 35 mins plus the 6 is 7 hours 35 mins leaving a 85 min discrepancy.
Not enough indoor work to fill out a 9 hour day. Perhaps that was the RML plan with longs and shorts?