POSTIES TO WALK OUT NEXT WEEK

[tasam]

24 hour Strike 7pm Thursday to 7pm Friday (BBC News 24)

[FourO'Clocker]

http://www.cwu.org/news.asp?step=3&NID=1749

[hoofer]

WALK OUT 19:00 THURS 12TH JULY
UNTILL 19:00 FRIDAY 13TH JULY
LIKE TO KNOW THE LOGIC BEHIND THAT AS DO's CLEAR BACKLOG SAT!!!!!!

[madelin4]

These 1 days are no good!!!!!!!!!!!!ones looking at the loss on wage slips 2day, and FOR WHAT? it hasnt got us anywhere yet.

[goinpostal]

Another one-dayer, just proves that without pressure from below to escalate D Ward and the PE will just drag it out with minimum action, taking the heat off RM and losing us support.

We should all start circulating letters in their DO's and mail centres demanding the action is escalated!

All out and indefinite is the way to :cfo

[nelson]

This is going to be a nightmare to motivate

[mailman71]

it is going to take more than 1 strike to make them change their minds about a lot of these proposed changes as i have said in previous threads crozier only gets his bonus if he cuts jobs so 1 strike is'nt going to bother him.
back in 71 we were on strike for 7 weeks hope it does'nt come to that again

[mdtomuk]

CHECK CWU WEBSITE - THE STRIKE STARTS AT 1900 HRS ON THURSDAY, SEE BELOW FROM SITE

Royal Mail group workers will begin 24 hours of strike action with shifts commencing after 1900 hours.

BRING IT ON - ALSO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR DAVE WARD'S LETTER TO ALLAN.

:lfo

[evilc]

CHECK CWU WEBSITE - THE STRIKE STARTS AT 1900 HRS ON THURSDAY, SEE BELOW FROM SITE

Royal Mail group workers will begin 24 hours of strike action with shifts commencing after 1900 hours.

BRING IT ON - ALSO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR DAVE WARD'S LETTER TO ALLAN.

:lfo

Dear Allan

Your public refusal to engage in fresh negotiations leaves the Union no alternative other than to announce further strike action.

The CWU agree modernisation is essential. But are you aware your Senior Management Team have never tabled a single proposal to the Union for the introduction of new automation?

There is a simple solution. Royal Mail must return to the approach agreed in 2006. This means change can be introduced in a way that genuinely benefits customers, the workforce and the company.

To demonstrate our commitment to achieving a settlement I am making yet another fresh offer. The next strike can be avoided if you agree to engage in meaningful negotiations covering the following strands.

Modernising the company and improving efficiency by taking the workforce with us.

Delivering on our commitment to permanently raise the value and status of postal workers’ jobs.

Agreeing a resolution to pension issues.

Working together to face up to the challenges of competition.

If you agree to immediate negotiations covering the aforementioned and set aside planned executive action, I will recommend to my Executive the withdrawal of the next planned strike.

However, if you simply restate your previous position – that you will only meet to explain the challenges facing the business – then a further strike will take place.

This latest offer from CWU is a genuine attempt to move things forward.

I look forward to your positive response.

Yours sincerely

[johnnyp]

This could and possibly will go on for a while yet colleagues,we must stay strong and united and if things dont change then yes up the ante,if there is no change after next week then lets go for it ,Fri,Sat ,Mon and Tuesday if no joy after that then all out untill they sit down and sort out a deal that we can live with.

[madelin4]

This could and possibly will go on for a while yet colleagues,we must stay strong and united and if things dont change then yes up the ante,if there is no change after next week then lets go for it ,Fri,Sat ,Mon and Tuesday if no joy after that then all out untill they sit down and sort out a deal that we can live with.

Sounds good.

[kinmad4it]

I too reckon this will carry on for a while yet. If all Leighton is willing to do is repeat himself we're left with no alternative.
We're already losing public sympathy because of the last strike. I was looking on the BBC website and they had a message board asking how the last strike would affect people. I'd say about 80% of the comments on there amounted to nothing more than telling us *we should be thankful we've got a job and to stop being greedy*
Now if that is a reflection of how the rest of the general public feel about the strike action we're running out of sympathy and fast. Most of the messages on there were obviously from people who didn't know the real reasons why we're striking after buying into Royal Fails propaganda about us wanting a 26% pay rise. The union needs to make sure the public are fully aware of the real reasons behind our strike action. Especially as Royal Fail will no doubt release more doctored figures and spin more lies in the press.

[hoofer]

This could and possibly will go on for a while yet colleagues,we must stay strong and united and if things dont change then yes up the ante,if there is no change after next week then lets go for it ,Fri,Sat ,Mon and Tuesday if no joy after that then all out untill they sit down and sort out a deal that we can live with.

Im up for that and so will the faithfull, I just hope & pray that the rest of the country is
Unlike a percentige of my office whom I am ashamed of, and to many to mention.

[kinmad4it]

I doubt many people would be able to afford a prolonged strike, or even a week without pay. And that's probably what alan and adam are counting on.
Wouldn't working to rule for an entire month f**k them up just as bad. At least that way you'd still be getting a basic wage whilst leaving them in the s**t.
Only trouble with that is getting everyone to agree to do it. It'd be easier for people to *scab* and do overtime than it would for them to cross a picket line.

[DGP1]

Managers in NI will be laughing their balls off over this but I can feel a bit of a chill coming on because of all this rain, might even run into Saturday.