scab row

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 13 Jul 2007, 09:43

article in mirror 13/07/07
royal mail has been accused of hiring "polish strike breakers" to break the pay strike by workers. upto 130.000 staff began a second 24 hour walkout at 7pm last night/ insiders claimed a "bus load" of workers including a large number of poles were moved into watford mail centre yesterday afternoon. one worker said " a lot of them can hardly speak english. i dont know how they will be able to sort the mail. royal mail said temps would not be working during the strike, adding. "we are using experienced and vetted people before and after the strike".

can anyone from watford say whether this is true that they are using polish workers ? and is it happening anywhere else in the country. it is a bloody disgrace if they are.

Post by **craven** » 13 Jul 2007, 09:58

Heard this was true on the picket line this morning.

Post by **ade@cambs** » 13 Jul 2007, 10:51

ILLEGAL

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 13 Jul 2007, 11:08

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories ... _page.html

PHP · Post by **PHP** » 13 Jul 2007, 11:17

When I went for my induction and training in Mount Pleasant there were 2 Polish guys who couldn't speak English. You'd think being fluent in English would be a prerequisite, but apparently not.

Post by **de-coded** » 13 Jul 2007, 12:42

There is ment to be a Â£5,000 fine for each agency employee they use to cover a striking worker, so assuming a double decker with 74 seats thats Â£370,000 for 1 day only, god knows what chaos will be left.

red shirt · Post by **red shirt** » 13 Jul 2007, 13:06

today at holmfirth a scab ran into a picket with his royal mail van carried him 10 feet on the bonnet until he fell of then he drove off. the picket was going to the police when they turned up and said that the scab had reported the pickets for throwing coffee at his van. The picket had thrown coffee on the van because he was holding it when the scab hit him. At Bradford West they were threatened with the police for wearing a skeleton suit and filming each other wats that all about
I hope the police was as interested as they were in Holmfirth any comments?

ROCKY · Post by **ROCKY** » 13 Jul 2007, 13:42

nothing that can be printed but that sounds like hit and run to me which last time i heard was a little bit illegal as in leaving the scene of an incident

strangler · Post by **strangler** » 13 Jul 2007, 13:44

I hope he gets done for it.

vigilante · Post by **vigilante** » 13 Jul 2007, 13:59

take him round the corner of the building and 'run him over'.

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 13 Jul 2007, 14:08

Nail the bastard to the top of Holme Moss mast and leave him.

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 13 Jul 2007, 16:41

red shirt wrote:today at holmfirth a scab ran into a picket with his royal mail van carried him 10 feet on the bonnet until he fell of then he drove off. the picket was going to the police when they turned up and said that the scab had reported the pickets for throwing coffee at his van. The picket had thrown coffee on the van because he was holding it when the scab hit him. At Bradford West they were threatened with the police for wearing a skeleton suit and filming each other wats that all about
I hope the police was as interested as they were in Holmfirth any comments?

didn't anyone manage to get it on film ? pity if they didn't

freebiemeister · Post by **freebiemeister** » 13 Jul 2007, 17:00

dogfood · Post by **dogfood** » 13 Jul 2007, 17:08

from CWU press release;

Today, as part of that ongoing offer Billy Hayes and Dave Ward personally delivered a letter to Royal Mail HQ at 148 Old Street, London,

strike breakers

Post by **POSTMAN** » 13 Jul 2007, 17:14

dogfood wrote:from CWU press release;

Today, as part of that ongoing offer Billy Hayes and Dave Ward personally delivered a letter to Royal Mail HQ at 148 Old Street, London,
strike breakers

Oh yeah,well spotted