130,000 ballot papers on their way./2nd class on Tuesday.

[POSTMAN]

Communication Workers Union, the main postal union is today issuing around 130,000 ballot papers to Royal Mail workers asking them to support industrial action. The ballot has been called in response to a 2.5% pay offer and the implementation of £350 million of cuts in work places. In addition the ballot has been called to oppose Royal Mail's business plan that includes £1.5 billion cuts over the next 5 years.

However, as the ballot papers are being issued in the post, CWU has tabled a further proposal aimed at resolving the dispute.

This formal offer from the union includes:-

- an inflation pay increase
- Royal Mail to set aside the business plan and provide a period of calm to allow negotiations for a national agreement on the impact of competition and automation. The agreement to deal with major change whilst improving pay and benefit packages.
- a period of calm to be created by no industrial action and no unagreed management changes/cuts or closures.

Deputy General Secretary, Dave Ward said "we have no choice but to continue with strike action as Royal Mail continue with their unacceptable business plan and what amounts to a pay cut. However, we have tabled an extremely reasonable proposal in a fresh attempt to avert a national strike".

The ballot will end on Thursday 7th June with the announcement on the same day.

[cockney rebel]

Fill em in send em off, vote YES and beat the B*ST*RDS

[TrueBlueTerrier]

However heard at the Work Time Propoganda Session today that RM have rejected the CWU Offer as too expensive.




Vote YES for industrial action or Vote NO but VOTE

[yorkie]

WELL WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE GET BIG YES VOTE





DONT LET THE BAS....S BRAIN WASH YOU VOTE YES

[ulster postie]

BRING IT ON POWER TO THE WORKERS

[24601]

We were told at our Work Time farce that the ballot is just about the 2.5% pay rise - nothing else-no really-honestly-absolutely YEAH RIGHT !!!!!!

(You have to love the sentence in the letter from Uncle Al that begins "although they're not real shares.............) )

[L Tommo]

Ohhh ok Big Uncle AL Ok fella!!!! So IF THEY AINT REAL SHARES WOT THE FECK ARE THEY?? SCOTCH MIST????

SO IF I CAME UP TO U AND PUNCHED YOU ON THE HOOTER I COULD SAY,, "THAT WERNT A REAL PUNCH" ITS A SHARE IN EVERYBODYS
ANGER THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT OUT OF US ALL BY LYING AND BULLSHITTING US. (TRYING TO) ... FECK OFF BIG UNCLE AL....


OUT


WHOLLOP!!!!!

[johnnyp]

Nice one Tommo

[cockney rebel]

Ohhh ok Big Uncle AL Ok fella!!!! So IF THEY AINT REAL SHARES WOT THE FECK ARE THEY?? SCOTCH MIST????

SO IF I CAME UP TO U AND PUNCHED YOU ON THE HOOTER I COULD SAY,, "THAT WERNT A REAL PUNCH" ITS A SHARE IN EVERYBODYS
ANGER THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT OUT OF US ALL BY LYING AND BULLSHITTING US. (TRYING TO) ... FECK OFF BIG UNCLE AL....


OUT


WHOLLOP!!!!!

Keep it up Tommo the true and real voice of reason !!

[L Tommo]

TIME FOR ACTION!!!! NOT WORDS!!!! A YES VOTE AND STAND BACK AND LET RM SLIME LIE N HOODWINK THE GENERAL PUBLIC..

LETS GET THE CWU UP TO SPEED WITH A COUNTER BULLSHIT P.R. STATEMENT!!!! THE PEOPLE WILL LISTEN IF WE STAND FIRM
AND TELL IT AS IT IS!!!!! RM CAN SAY WHAT THAY WANT BUT WHEN OLD GRANNIES AND MUMS CANT GET DOWN THERE LOCAL P.O.'s THEN THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO TURN THEM AGAINST THE SLIME!!! WE SHOULD USE THIS AND COUNTER OUT OF STRENGHT NOT WEAKNESS!!

YES AND YES AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! UNTIL RM SLIME KNOW WE WILL NOT MOVE BACKWARDS, WE JUST WANT WHAT FAIR AND ON PAR WITH THE NATIONAL WAGE!!!!! OH AND THE PENSIONS TOPPED UP BEFORE YOU PISS OF BIG AL THANKS!!! NOW FECK OFF!!!!!

THATS MY VOICE OF REASON!!!!!

OUT!!!!!

DONT LET BULLSHIT GRIND US DOWN!!!

[POSTMAN]

Their being sent out by Mailsort,so hold tight.