how was the news recieved in your branches

[ass asin]

a few of us oldies vented our anger but we have a lot of newish starts who never qualified for the cs and there in lies the problem when it comes to any type of action.

[skull]

Most in our office feel it's a stitch up , about 66% of our lot decided to get their own back on RM senior management by working through their brakes . I just don't understand where RM senior management get the idea that they can treat us posties like mugs .

[loopz]

Most in our office feel it's a stitch up , about 66% of our lot decided to get their own back on RM senior management by working through their brakes . I just don't understand where RM senior management get the idea that they can treat us posties like mugs .

Thats me at break time

[G O Root]

a few of us oldies vented our anger but we have a lot of newish starts who never qualified for the cs and there in lies the problem when it comes to any type of action.

Pretty much the same although we still have a lot qualifying for the CS. The apathy in a lot of people surprised and angered me, a case of " oh well, can we get back to our walks now?". The selfish, flying , i'm alright jack types, already had their engines running

[robbiet]

No sign of a manager at our place to inform us of whats happened. I informed them whilst on IPS and there was more than a few pissed off faces!

[NDC BUSTED]

all out! can they treat us like mugs forever? ....

[rcpostie]

at our little spdo, we never got told. lucky i had printed off the information last night as we all was a bit pig sick.

[lavmir]

We had a WTL session with the area Union rep today, at which this was announced - he appeared surprised to hear our 'managers' had not had the guts to tell us earlier.
The reaction? Well, what a freaking surprise, stitched up again.
Still, despite being a union man/labour voter, all my 30+ year working life, I feel we were equally stitched up by the CMU last year. Inflation busting pay increase my ar%e. I'm now about £50 pw worse off.
My doubled D2D, supposed to be done on work time, no chance. Management & CWU don't seem to have come to any agreement about this.

[dayjur]

Our DOM went into hiding leaving line managers to take all abuse.
TBH we knew since Friday so it wasn't a surprise , oh yeah union rep was given week off this week surprise surprise!!

[red 86]

No great surprize is it.we all said at the time the shares would be worthless

[Dee Plish]

No great surprize is it.we all said at the time the shares would be worthless

Obviously. Right at the beginning of this sham it was clear to see there was no way Royal Mail would EVER pay out a final sum on the 'phantom' (their word) shares. Every stunt they could find would be used to ensure a zero payout. Smoke and mirrors every time with the compulsive liars of Royal Mail management. Surely you've all realised that by now?

[piranha]

No permanent manager.....gutless reserves didn't tell us anything.....no time for a meeting anyway still got last weeks post to deliver!!!

[norfolk n chance]

we have a reserve manager at the moment, when she told everyone in WTL today there was a minute of complete silence..
...followed by one guy saying "so when are we going on strike?"
his words were followed by the others cheering yeah lets get back on the gate with the BBQ

[Danelectro]

Smoke and mirrors every time with the compulsive liars of Royal Mail management. Surely you've all realised that by now?

Its a pity the 'negotiators' (cue the theme tune to The Professionals) didnt realise that in october 2010 and the same
goes for the PEC months later and then the reps rounded up at the roadshows and finally nearly all CWU branches at ballot time.

[blenks]

about 80% of my office will work to rule and refuse lapsing on mondays bring back mail 8 hours work is all they can ask why do them any favers now