THE CHOICE WAS TO STAND AND FIGHT OR KNUCKLE UNDER AND ACCEPT A BELOW- INFLATION PAY RISE PLUS 'MODERNISATION THAT MEANS A LOSS OF 40,000 JOBS.
GOING ON STRIKE IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS, OF COURSE. BUT CAVING IN IS CERTAINLY A GUARANTEE OF FAILURE.
ROYAL MAIL'S SMOOTH TALKING £1MILLION-A-YEAR BOSS ADAM CROZIER INSISTS HE WILL NEVER NEGOTIATE. OK. SELF STYLED ADAM ADAMANT MAY HAVE TO BE TAUGHT A FEW LESSONS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE MAIL DOES'NT GET THROUGH BECAUSE OF HIS OVERWEENING VANITY. TODAY AND MAYBE OTHER DAYS. THE CWU IS'NT AGAINST MODERNISATION. ONLY AGAINST BULLYING COMPULSION. NOBODY LIKES STRIKING. YOU LOSE MONEY. YOUR JOB IS AT RISK. THE BOSSES HAVE THE MEDIA ON THEIR SIDE. AND THE LAW.AND USUALLY THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH, AND I AM ON THE SIDE OF THE LAD WITH THE CATAPULT'.UNQUOTE . At the end of Paul Routledge's article he sums it up by saying' AND LET'S ALL GET BEHIND THE POSTIES'! Adam, I do hope you are taking notes!!