Royal Mail strike tomorrow - how many Posties use this forum?

bikerdude1982 · 28 Jun 2007 at 23:53

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm

Why the heck no news of strike on the RM web site? are the web master not paid enough too??

seaviewuk · 28 Jun 2007 at 23:56

bikerdude1982 said:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm

Why the heck no news of strike on the RM web site? are the web master not paid enough too??

It's on the front page, look harder

bikerdude1982 · 28 Jun 2007 at 23:58

seaviewuk said:
It's on the front page, look harder

*goes and gets specs on*

O dam yea found it

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=1000002&mediaId=51600692

e36Adz · 29 Jun 2007 at 03:14

I work weekends in one of the MDECs, so hopefully less work for me on saturday. Personally though I'm against the strike.

Cyber-Mav · 29 Jun 2007 at 04:39

2 people went on strike in my company, i replaced them with foreign staff that worked for 35% less cash.

they should use this system in royal mail, i notice that people always tend to work harder when they know there is someone just waiting to take over thier job if they slip up.

Epyon · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:50

Damn, I order 2 nice watches yesterday (posted today) one for me and one for my girlfriend and I wouldn't get neither before Monday and they were both special devilery next day, do I even have a chance?

NiccoLau · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:51

Epyon said:
Damn, I order 2 nice watches yesterday (posted today) one for me and one for my girlfriend and I wouldn't get neither before Monday and they were both special devilery next day, do I even have a chance?

RM stated that the priorities to get stuff delivered today are Special Delivery Mail. You might received your watches today.

Ex-RoNiN · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:59

I just went to the PO, got stamp, put in bag as per usual :confused:

R.O.S.S.I · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:05

It seems they are delivering Special Delivery stuff, i recieved 2 special delivery things this morning that were sent yesterday.

Normal mail hasn't come through though yet, won't be waiting on it either.

bikerdude1982 · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:06

thing is thou ok go on strike today but then u have a back log of work

so u work harder (or u would think they would) to clear the backlog

so why go on strike ?

where i used to live the local bus comp went on strike for 1 week over pay

local council got in new bus comp

shiner · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:14

I think its about time the mail system was opened up to competition companies on a national scale. Maybe we'd all get things on time and not broken then.

johnny6 · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:27

I was postie for about a year its not the best paid job in the world but its certainly not the worst, and they get paid extra to deliver the junk mail (Well they did while I was there)

Phaser · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:29

Oblivious said:
Postal staff need shooting.

Idiot.

Most posties don't want to strike, it's the union.

Epyon · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:30

NiccoLau said:
RM stated that the priorities to get stuff delivered today are Special Delivery Mail. You might received your watches today.

I wish I nagged the selling to sent it for today -.- as I doubt I'll get it tomorrow, next day my ass.

el_dazza · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:31

Phaser said:
Idiot.

Most posties don't want to strike, it's the union.

Yep, most people in town didn't want to strike - my stepdad's the CWU rep for round here as well, and he wasn't at all happy about it. 9 out of 60 workers crossed the line and continued to work.

cheets64 · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:38

Makes me laugh these Unions, bang on about payrises and looking after its member, but they do nothing until it comes to pay rise talks and at my last place of work it was £130 a year to join the GMB it was cheaper to not join the GMB and take the basic payrise.

Kreeeee · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:38

xcessive said:
To be totally honest i dont care about a payrise as i only work part time as im a student. The money for a part time job is higher than the average supermarket self stacker so im happy!

£111.20 a week for 16 hours work.

~J~ · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:39

cheets64 said:
Makes me laugh these Unions, bang on about payrises and looking after its member, but they do nothing until it comes to pay rise talks and at my last place of work it was £130 a year to join the GMB it was cheaper to not join the GMB and take the basic payrise.

What's GMB?

Bes · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:42

ChrisJSY said:
I've couriered items all over the world to and from, and nothing's worse than the UK postal system (whoever it is). It seems to not matter who the company I chose, it's more like the Hubs.

I can get something sent over in a just over aday from the other side of the world for it to sit in old blimey for a week before it leaves for Jersey.

It happens over and over and over, wasting money on an express service because the standard ones take 4 weeks +.

You know i'd be happy it for once they'd at least do a speedy delivery and second, jersey post guys leave stuff in public view instead of posting it through the letter box!!!

[general rant about posties]

And I know it's not all of them, so, don't take it personally.

What a load of crap you are talking :rolleyes:

Royal Mail do a decent job overall.

ShiWarrior · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:19

sbi5ar said:
guy in the post office told me when i was posting a next day delivery package (today) that it would get there on................... MONDAY???!?!?!?!?!?1?!11?!1/1?!?! WTF....... NEXT DAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

yes becuase they are never garanteed to arrive Saturday as its not a public working day or something, so yes, Monday