Strike Dates

[DirtyHarry]

Simon Thompson must be loving reading these comments with people whining about losing money, cancelling strikes etc. We are all in it together, some people may have fallen lucky with days off but it will even out over time. We all need to remember what we are fighting for here and it will be much much worse than losing a days pay if Royal Mail get their way. Think about the long term.

This.

[DirtyHarry]

When strike days are announced, expect to lose money on all of those days.
If you don't then you're a bit lucky, if you do, then it is what it is, a dispute with strike days.

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[wandle]

I’m more worried about the sweeping changes to terms and conditions than the pay aspect.
However, for those moaning already about losing pay…
If the imposed 2% is worth around £11/week… and our strikes ultimately achieve, say, another 3% on top of that. That extra 3% would be worth £16.50 per week. In one year, that equals an additional £858.
If you’re a 2-year postie with 21 more years in the job, that’s around £18,000 in additional pay that you’d have missed out on by rolling over and letting Simon Thompson tickle your tummy.
In that context, losing 4 days pay, or even 8 is a small price to pay.
When you work for RM, it’s always wise to put some money aside for potential future industrial action. We’ve had loads of disputes in my RM career!

[yellowbelly]

No lost money on every strike day

What???

I think they mean 'No, (I've) lost money every strike day' in response to chrisj question (the preceding post).
Must admit I did a double take when I first saw the post!

[aiden01]

No lost money on every strike day

What???

I think they mean 'No, (I've) lost money every strike day' in response to chrisj question (the preceding post).
Must admit I did a double take when I first saw the post!

Maybe so never seen chrisj post( on my naughty list)

[notts1862]

Everyone gone off one. Yes I'm fully behind the CWU but nobody as answered my two simple questions. How do the Union pick the strike dates ? And what is there logic behind it

[richietns]

Whats the difference they are when they are.

[POSTPERSON50]

Everyone gone off one. Yes I'm fully behind the CWU but nobody as answered my two simple questions. How do the Union pick the strike dates ? And what is there logic behind it

For me all of us should take the hit and be out for a week solid. It would be tough but would have far more effect than ones and two days at a time. Odd days just inconvenience the operation, a full week would make a massive statement.