Bridgwater strike!

[NEWS]

THEWESTCOUNTRY.CO.UK

STRIKE action is set to be carried out by angry staff at Bridgwater's Royal Mail delivery officer this Father's Day weekend.

A series of protests are planned starting on Friday (June 15) and ending on Monday (June 17) after a vote of 71 to 22 was cast in favour of the moves on Thursday (June 7).

A total of 119 people are employed at the delivery office and the strike is being held in response to the introduction of new working practices.

Communication Workers Union branch secretary David Wilshire told the Mercury: "Our members in Bridgwater are upset at the short-sighted approach that the local managers have adopted when introducing changes that can only be described as panic-driven.

"The CWU is still willing to hold meetings in an attempt to avert a strike but this will need an innovative approach from both sides."

Royal Mail spokesman Richard Hall said the firm would do everything to minimise disruption over the days of action.
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"We had thought that we had agreement with the union but in light of the ballot that is clearly not the case," he said.

"We will bring in managers to deal with as much as the work as possible but there will be disruption if the action takes the form they are describing - we apologise to customers for that.

"We will do everything we can to avoid action."

[coppertop]

Good luck hope the panic driven managers get thier act together and return to the table for talks

[IWW Fellow Worker]

"We will bring in managers to deal with as much as the work as possible but there will be disruption if the action takes the form they are describing - we apologise to customers for that.

They always seem to have plenty of spare managers with nothing to do but hang about until a dispute kicks off somewhere. Have they got some sort of Territorial Army of managers who just have to put in 15 days a year? If not, what are they getting paid for all year?

All the best with the strikes mate.

[24601]

Good luck from Taunton

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Good luck to the lads and lasses in Bridgewater.

Just got a picture of a typical manager at the moment anybody recognise them

[POSTMAN]

TBT You kill me

[evilc]

THEWESTCOUNTRY.CO.UK

STRIKE action is set to be carried out by angry staff at Bridgwater's Royal Mail delivery officer this Father's Day weekend.

A series of protests are planned starting on Friday (June 15) and ending on Monday (June 17) after a vote of 71 to 22 was cast in favour of the moves on Thursday (June 7).

A total of 119 people are employed at the delivery office and the strike is being held in response to the introduction of new working practices.

Communication Workers Union branch secretary David Wilshire told the Mercury: "Our members in Bridgwater are upset at the short-sighted approach that the local managers have adopted when introducing changes that can only be described as panic-driven.

"The CWU is still willing to hold meetings in an attempt to avert a strike but this will need an innovative approach from both sides."

Royal Mail spokesman Richard Hall said the firm would do everything to minimise disruption over the days of action.
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"We had thought that we had agreement with the union but in light of the ballot that is clearly not the case," he said.

"We will bring in managers to deal with as much as the work as possible but there will be disruption if the action takes the form they are describing - we apologise to customers for that.

"We will do everything we can to avoid action."

Sounds like Royal Mail have not learnt when they forced that office out just a couple of years ago.

[heapsy]

Good luck to the lads and lasses in Bridgewater.

Just got a picture of a typical manager at the moment anybody recognise them

OH Yeeeeesssssssss!

[DirtyHarry]

Blimey , that photo above looks strangely familiar.

Do you reckon all those in management are the result of in-breeding ?

[L Tommo]

DH i recon there is a green house somewhere in the shires that grows screws.. A Big RM aircraft style hanger where screws are grown and cultivated into c***s ... These things just leach off of shite fed them from RM and become full of it , so it takes over there whole being... When they r so called Matured then they are hand picked and rolled out at a D.O. or MC. Near you!!! AREA 51 anybody!!!!!

They are not of this earth, and as soon as the general public know this the better for all...

Ive not heard of the chicken/screw YET but im on guard duty on the look out!!!

If its a war they want were up for it!!!!


OUT


"WHO DO U THINK U ARE KIDDING MR LEIGHTON, IF YOU THINK US POSTIES ARE DONE????

[DirtyHarry]

Do you know something L Tommo, mate , I think you've hit the nail squarely on it's head !

[L Tommo]

"KEEP EM PEELED DIRTY OLD MATE, KEEP EM PEELED."


OUT


"DONT TELL EM YA NAME PIKE!!!"

[Big Daz]

Im sure bridgwater was the office one of my lot transfered to last year.

[billypants]

You go for it Bridgewater

Not only are we all right behind you, but we'll be out with you really soon.

Lets hope this strike doesn't have a knock on effect to other local offices, eh

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Here they are good on yer lads.

and lasses.