CBBC NEWS - POSTAL STRIKES EXPLAINED

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Strike means post isn't arriving

You might have noticed you haven't been getting much mail at home recently.

It's because lots of postmen and women have been on strike. That means that they haven't been going to work because they're protesting about something.

In this case, postal workers are unhappy about how much they are getting paid and also that jobs where they work are being cut.

Postal strikes over the past few weeks have left around 9m letters and parcels stuck in sorting offices.

What is a strike?

Postmen and women are now going to decide whether to have a national strike which would affect the whole country.

Although even a strike across the entire country won't cause as many problems as it used to.

That's because many people now use technology including email and instant messaging to keep in touch.

That's one of the reasons behind the disagreement.

With fewer letters and parcels being posted, the service has to change the way it works, but the bosses and workers can't agree on how to make those changes.

[BELIAL]

Scary s**t,catch them while their young
"All take out your copy of the little red book my little trainee human resources"

[Thunderthighs]

"Today, children, we'll be talking and finding out everything to do with Bad Knees and Bad Backs.
Some people call it H-E-A-V-Y...M-A-I-L...but that's just a Fairy Story...as far as Royal Mail are concerned."

[steven100]

The children will be little red riding hood. And we will be the big bad wolf

[*The Lone Postie*]

Wow i understand what the strikes are all about now...well done CBBC:-p

[Big Daz]

What a load of crap!!!!


Unhappy about pay, im far more unhappy about being kept in the dark by my employer on the effect automation will have on all the other aspects of my terms and conditions.

[BELIAL]

C'mon greens wakey ,wakey ,Da da da dot dot da dot dot dot, think our green brothers may need to expand their terms of reference

[Jack Mehoff]

From what I understand RM are heavy investors in the BBC. I don't know the exact amount but I know it's a very large amount.

[mailman337]

Its for the management really, so they can understand it all!!

[Wild Cat]

Perhaps they will get CBBC to take our work time learning sessions to free up our over burdened managers.

[mailsort6]

"Children postman Pat and his friends have been very naughty, they will not do as they are told they are very bad little boys and girls".

[POSTMAN]

Well we haven't reached nickledoen or the disney channel yet,i've asked the kids to have a look out.

[lep0]

it's good as far as it go's it don't tell about how when they need to cut jobs the mangers want to reach for the Seniority list and the bottom one's go with hardily money no VR (volunteer redundancy) let alone EVR (early volunteer retirement) and that royal mail made £321 million profet when other company go bankruptpuls all ther other issues