In my opinion work to rule is the same as doing the job properly which is what people should be doing already.
A work to rule is completely different from doing the job properly.
A work to rule involves working strictly to the minimum standards and rules not just in your contract but every standard operating procedure and agreement.
A work to rule would see mass suspensions across the entire business because most members don't know what they can and can't be asked to do under the banner of a reasonable request leading to unofficial walkouts.
A work to rule is intended to reduce productivity and efficiency, to be honest for a lot of people doing the job properly would actually increase productivity. We have to be honest with ourselves, for every guy running about carving the job up there's another wandering around the office making doing f**k all look like hard work.
Doing the job properly works both ways.
Work to rule is a no go.
One guy who works in my office takes two hours to throw his mech off and also has a loop taken off him everyday. Getting him to work to rule would increase his productivity.
The problem is that hardly anyone in our job is a team player and are generally quite selfish.
As Woody says for every person carving up a delivery you probably have three who don’t want to do anything.
Its a yes from me but we have to hit them hard early on and stick by all those reps who have been suspended,they put their necks on the line for us ,the union bosses and us owe them we need whole weekly strikes,im a bit disappointed how we have let them be suspended for so long as soon as they started that tactic we should of been out and stayed out,we set a bad precedent ,lets hope members start growing a set.
In what way do reps put there neck on the line for us.
Don't know about you but mine has helped me out on numerous occasions and is always leading from the front when we need to reign the bosses in for bullying and harassment,needless to say he is suspended and no doubt will be sacked if we dont stand and fight,none of our office can afford to strike but would all be willing for longer strikes to help our rep and friend,its time to stick together if we dont win we will all be out of a job in the not so distant future.
Locally could you go for a rule 13 ballot?
We need a national response to protect all workers up and down the country,local strikes do not work thats why they brought that in to isolate people.