The heat has been turned up in our office

Post by **disheartened** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:07

None of our drivers rose to the RM's bait yesterday,they all done as asked and did deliveries,some actually doing the mail.some ferrying the casuals around,giving them bundles of mail from the back of the van and explaining to them what to do in their best broken Polish of course

I think a couple missed doing their second collections as well,it was going to be the same format today i believe,the casuals arrived in their bus ready for another shift,they may of been aware that they were going out on delivery,weather or not they were prepared for the somewhat inclement weather bestowed on us is another thing.They were due out at 12.30 and it was lashing down,i mean lashing down there were some posties standing on the dock with smirks on their faces.If they were sent out it might put them off returning to RM for work with any luck.

So what will the RM's tactics be next week then?
How will they try and incite unofficial IA?

Steve

Post by **dvbuk55** » 20 Jul 2007, 17:50

We haven't used or been threatened with casuals up to now.

When the strike action goes to individual elements are we going to cross the picket line on the alternate days between deliveries and mail centres and vice versa. That is on the days we are on strike deliveries will be bringing in mail and on days they are on strike we will be having collections mail taken to the mail centres. In the past if a person engaged on his normal duty refuses to cross the picket he would be suspended and everyone walks - is this the intention?

strangler · Post by **strangler** » 20 Jul 2007, 18:11

You`d hope the union would have thought of this scenario but they haven`t said how they will handle the situation.
That`s assuming they don`t want it to become an unofficial strike.
Last I saw on here Oxford are still out so that work would be the first to go elsewhere. Anyone else got any thoughts on this?

Post by **disheartened** » 20 Jul 2007, 18:44

dvbuk55 wrote:We haven't used or been threatened with casuals up to now.

When the strike action goes to individual elements are we going to cross the picket line on the alternate days between deliveries and mail centres and vice versa.

I think this could cause problems,but i am hoping union guidence will be fourth coming and the correct info given to those on picket duty,i do agree it is a tad confusing,but i can see what the union are trying to do....cause 3/4 day mayhem in one week and loose one days pay,the alternitive was to loose 2 days pay in one week and that would hurt.

Try to be strong......lets stick this out.

Steve