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postal strike
Drift:
I applaud you for posting your views Steve.
But the fact stands strike action in the 21st Century will not work and there are not many of any cases of it working in big National or privatized companies.
Ive worked for the bus industry for 22 years starting as a driver.
The rosta's where constantly changed every few months without agreement, by the management after deregulation in 1986, yes we got fed up, yes in the late 80's early 90's we went on strike, it got us know where and disliked by the traveling public.
We where and drivers still are on a darn site less than 20k a year with shift pattens that would frighten most people.
This is just an example, there are many other industries the same.
It was quickly found striking is not a real option, ask Miners ask the Dockers (and my father was a Docker at the big strike).
All sacked.
Wild cat strikes will cost you your job, but the long term affect of a strike on a business can be catastrophic especially one that is already struggling.
The only way to win is getting the people on your side not alienating them.
Just my views on industial action, yup Ive changed a bit over the years :lol:
littlepow:
Can understand people being upset over the pension defecit, that will be more of a problem the closer you are to retirement.
But as to changes to working hours, sorry but the only answer is deal with it. I spend most of my life having my working hours change with little or no notice. Even get moved around the country or world on a minimal of 24hr notice.
But you take the money, you take the poo.
Even my misses has to be flexible at work in the NHS, usually working extended hours and weekends.
There are loads of people with families that don't have fixed working hours / locations and even less pay, they manage.
Evilgoat:
Sorry but You arent Civil Servants, Privatised you see.
Average wage £25K errm thats crud too, on your current wage scale a Postie makes more than a lot of people in specialised sectors.
And the whining about not being pad for hours your dont work, ahem, welcome to the real world.
Yyes management is screwing it up and the pentions nonsense is wrong but the strikes are removing any support you had, hence the no positive views on the strike action.
If I strike over working conditions(without union backing), I get fired, plain and simple, this applies to almost all of the working population.
If I turn up at 5:30 am, do all my work and go home 4 hours later, I get paid 4 hours later, again, this applies to about 90% of the working poulation.
If I turn up at work, complete my shift early (assuming I work for someone that allows this) By not delivering mail, dropping it in the bin, going home to deliver it later in my car, again, I get fired.
As long as post is arriving late, is being willfully misdelivered/destroyed/lost/batched up by the posties then there will be no sympathy. Yes I see what you say about parcels but theres only one thing that most people of the Uk see day in, day out, and thats the post.
dazzawhipple:
Steve,
Good posting
I agree with the pensions issues PO is not the only company with this problem
But working the contracted hours you should ie 6-2 but comman pratice is to get overtime in the morning and to leave early... blimey if I do that i would be on the dole
Ricky:
I'm not a postie but have a close freind who is. one of the main sticking points at his depot/sort office is the early finish . currently if he completes his job after 4 hours he goes and gets paid for 8, but if management asks him to stay the full 8 hour shift to help others out. he can claim the additional 4 as overtime even though he's already being paid to be there! common for a dept/section to slow down to create overtime for others which is recipricated at a later date.
No wonder the buisiness is in such a mess!
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