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Bridgwater postal strike settled.

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Bridgwater postal strike settled.

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THE stalemate between Bridgwater's angry postal workers and Royal Mail was broken this week as union bosses and managers brokered a deal, the Mercury can reveal today (Tuesday).

Nearly one hundred protestors held a strike over the Fathers Day weekend (June 15 to 18) outside the Friarn Street delivery buildings over the introduction of new working practices.

A total of 140 manager were scrambled to the offices to try and deal with the post over the period, while the campaigners held court outside in the street, But this week the town's office Communications Workers Union representative Joe Gray said a meeting this week with the branch secretary and the Royal Mail area manager had produced results.

"The Bridgwater dispute is now over for the time being," he revealed.

"We took it to members and it was 64 for the agreement, five against and three abstained.

"Royal Mail wanted to cut three full-time jobs to part-time, but we have managed to save two of those three.



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Excellent news. 1 win for the Union.
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Post by cruisey »

On the day when DUMs are distributing RM spin. Usual dross, no more money, you lose money blah blah yawn yawn..
Who says strikes don't work. Well done bridgewater :Applause :Applause :Applause :Applause
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:Applause :Applause :Applause :Applause well done boys and girls. :Applause :Applause as has been said unity is strengh
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Post by johnnyp »

Brilliant :Applause Well done to all those boys and girls up at Bridgewater :Very Happy
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Post by goinpostal »

nice one Bridgwater does the biz :dance :dance
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Post by padraig1965 »

If you dont fight you dont win great RESULT. :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana :nana
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Well done everyone concerned! :Applause :Applause :Applause :Applause
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I hope this is taken as a sign that RM can be made to negotiate.
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Post by Par_BS23 »

Well Done Bridgewater :Applause :Applause :Applause Now all we gotta do is do the same for the big one :wave
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Post by bristolchris »

Congrat`s to Bridgewater, very well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Proud of you all.
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it's sad you had to go all that way, but great result. :nana

we all have to stand up to royal fail and say stuff your business plan you bonus greedy clowns.



:Applause :Applause well done to all for having backbone.
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Post by ROCKY »

well done folks so they can chat when they want to then
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Post by DirtyHarry »

Congrats to all the bridgewater postalworkers, a stirling job very well done. :Applause :Applause :Applause

A very loud , a very long , raspberry to the Bridgewater management team. :Very Happy
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Re: Bridgwater postal strike settled.

Post by Tall Guy »

NEWS wrote:THE stalemate between Bridgwater's angry postal workers and Royal Mail was broken this week as union bosses and managers brokered a deal, the Mercury can reveal today (Tuesday).

Nearly one hundred protestors held a strike over the Fathers Day weekend (June 15 to 18) outside the Friarn Street delivery buildings over the introduction of new working practices.

A total of 140 manager were scrambled to the offices to try and deal with the post over the period, while the campaigners held court outside in the street, But this week the town's office Communications Workers Union representative Joe Gray said a meeting this week with the branch secretary and the Royal Mail area manager had produced results.

"The Bridgwater dispute is now over for the time being," he revealed.

"We took it to members and it was 64 for the agreement, five against and three abstained.

"Royal Mail wanted to cut three full-time jobs to part-time, but we have managed to save two of those three.



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At the risk of letting the truth get in the way of a good story.

The strike was mainly because the night shifts were taken out, and the jobs went to part time.

The night shifts are still gone, and the next recruits to the office will be part time.
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