Scottish unoffical action

Bill · Post by **Bill** » 01 Aug 2007, 20:37

Meeting for Glasgow posties is at 11am in the Central Hotel. Was on picket line today. As far as i know only one guy scabbed out of over a thousand workers. CWU reps met management this afternoon. Some type of agreement to get put before members, concerning the drivers, but don't know what. Night shift as you know walked out on Monday in support of drivers, so this will be third night on strike for them. At least one driver who was getting his pay stopped for refusing to cross picket line this afternoon was eventually told he will be payed. So maybe management are starting to feel the heat! :lfo :cfo

Post by **Alzaman** » 01 Aug 2007, 20:41

Bill wrote:Meeting for Glasgow posties is at 11am in the Central Hotel. Was on picket line today. As far as i know only one guy scabbed out of over a thousand workers. CWU reps met management this afternoon. Some type of agreement to get put before members, concerning the drivers, but don't know what. Night shift as you know walked out on Monday in support of drivers, so this will be third night on strike for them. At least one driver who was getting his pay stopped for refusing to cross picket line this afternoon was eventually told he will be payed. So maybe management are starting to feel the heat! :lfo :cfo

Their arses should have been white hot since the other day, they must be wearing fireproof uniforms or something. There's only one side that'll back down in these situations .. and it's not us

Post by **johnston65** » 01 Aug 2007, 20:43

Apparently the drivers who had pay stopped will now be paid until the point that Glasgow MC walked out and not as originally said from the point of refusing to cross picket line at Edinburgh Airport...BOLLOX.. as one driver said he has refused to cross picket lines at crown offices and unison ,cos social care workers are out on strike in Glasgow at the moment, and hasnt had pay stopped so why single these drivers out.

STICK TOGETHER !

Post by **disheartened** » 01 Aug 2007, 20:44

I wish you guys luck,lets hope there is a deal to get you to return to work......methinks the top union chaps have a busy day tomorrow,meetings about the Scottish postie situation,as well as a meeting with RM and ACAS in London.

Steve

gspot01 · Post by **gspot01** » 01 Aug 2007, 21:33

just want to let the lads who work at the airport know that their actions are appreciated, i know they are getting hit with 2 days in the one week and this action must be hitting them hard.

Proud of u lads, keep up the good work.

Delivery postie and rep.

deeangel · Post by **deeangel** » 01 Aug 2007, 21:44

aberdeen mc out now as well

Post by **johnston65** » 01 Aug 2007, 21:51

THAT MEANS ALL OF SCOTLAND IS NEARLY OUT...WHERE IS THE REST OF THE UK

gspot01 · Post by **gspot01** » 01 Aug 2007, 22:01

quite rightly, hope all you guys out there are watchin cause we all need to stick together. This is not a fight, this is a dirty fight and just cause the Scots started it doesnt mean your not invited.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 01 Aug 2007, 22:08

When the mail starts to be moved south the cascade will begin and I am 100% sure the other MCs will follow suit.

mikip50 · Post by **mikip50** » 01 Aug 2007, 23:26

ive been out all week.let us stay until its resolved im not a militant more the oppisite but crossing each other picket lines even with a letter is a no no. the executive must bring it to head now. we wiil prevail

Post by **Alzaman** » 01 Aug 2007, 23:52

This should have been the way the entire UK strikes should have been from the start .. bigger impact and longer term. Ok yes more impact financially on us, but we've already had 3 single days of IA all to no avail.

Show solidarity .. DON'T stay at home or treat as a day in lieu !!

ajohnstone · Post by **ajohnstone** » 02 Aug 2007, 02:19

Just home from picket 2am and edinburgh mail centre is still solid . 3 Dundee 600s , one Stirling and one Newcastle scabbed while i was there . Can they not understand the concept of solidarity and that no office should handle scab blacked mail as Edinburgh refused to do when RM tried to transfer Glasgow mail to us . Its our only means of unity and defence against being picked off one office at a time .

Post by **dvbuk55** » 02 Aug 2007, 07:37

Alzaman wrote:This should have been the way the entire UK strikes should have been from the start .. bigger impact and longer term. Ok yes more impact financially on us, but we've already had 3 single days of IA all to no avail.

Show solidarity .. DON'T stay at home or treat as a day in lieu !!

7.00 a.m just back from our picket line - 4 in out of 160 - 1 union member (acting manager)- very difficult to get people to man the picket. I've heard a million excuses but as you say many people are treating this as another day off.

Post by **johnston65** » 02 Aug 2007, 09:50

heading off to mass meeting in Glasgow at the moment will update everyone later...expect fireworks

simonr2020 · Post by **simonr2020** » 02 Aug 2007, 10:24

just back from the picket line usual 4 strike breakers out of 160+

specials were collected by managers but no mail vans arrived from glasgow or edingburgh.

from gossip at Falkirk we may be out tommorow or if we work there will be no mail anyways

KEEP UP THE SUPPORT

:cfo :lfo

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