Thread: Royal Mail Postal Dispute

QUOTE(Dickie @ Nov 20 2009, 09:58 AM) Grunwick in Willesden - In the long hot summer of '76 I was sort of stood on the side-lines there, saw my Branch Legal and Medical Officer knocked down in a horse charge. She was working over her pension age, about sixtyfive years old, I reckon. Brave lady, she picked herself up and clouted a six footer with her handbag before we got her into an ambulance. The evil lurker of...

QUOTE(moster @ Oct 11 2007, 09:15 PM) The decision makers ain't the bad guy here, gordon thatcher is, crozier is just his gimp. worth repeating

I went to support on of the picket lines in Bristol, but turned up at the wrong address, a day late (IMG: style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif ) FWIW, my company are still franking mail and delivering it to one of the sorting offices out at Filton, I don't know if it's being processed, I'd suspect it is being sorted at the very least, and I'd reckon temps were doing it. Most of the functions of the Post Office of old are done...

In fairness, Crozier is only a monkey here. He's in charge of a service that the government are intent on fucking right up. On one hand that Royal Mail has to give away parts of its business and compete, that it must make a profit, that it must run as a viable business. Then they are criticised for cutting services that don't make a profit, whilst interfering in their profitable functions by over-regulating. The decision makers...

QUOTE(Alberr @ Oct 30 2009, 02:07 PM) Must be some time since the lads were in the news. I haven't commented so far, they have enough problems without old has beens like me butting in. The current Communications Workers Union leadership are strong and committed and have good heads on their shoulders, especially in the Postal Leadership. The Royal Mail bosses seem to be the same type of lying shite that various...

Call me paranoid but I the way amazon piped up just on cue made me wonder if it was all a bit, well, stage managed... that and the greek chorus from the press of 'ooh those awful dinosaus are all cutting their own noses off again' put me in mind of that photo lab thing in the 70's - (grunwalds?) least mandelsons not involved in anyway - oh wait a minute apparently he is.

My brother is a postman and was one of the 77% of CWU members who voted in favour of strike action in the ballot this month. The bosses at Royal Mail, whilst voting themselves massive bonuses (Chief Exec. Adam Crozier, ex FA, is currently the highest paid civil servant in history) are only offerning 2.5% to the lads and women that do all the hard work out on the street. After inflation this amounts to a pay cut, whilst they are being asked to...

Grunwick in Willesden - In the long hot summer of '76

hmmm. question 1. never cross a picket line. this part of the public will support them question 2. HaHaHaHaHAHAHAHA hahahahah ha. question 3. a ghostly aparition (sp?) reveals itself to yvette fielding and says. nice tits love, put yer knickers on and make me a cup of tea. (via Derek Acorah, obviously)

Solidarity from Detroit Michigan. Never cross a picket line.