Royal Mail Strikes. The end is near....

mrcol1000

The end is near.....


http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Postal-Workers-And-Royal-Mail-Have-Agreed-On-A-Draft-Deal-According-To-Sky-Sources/Article/200911115439667?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15439667_Postal_Workers_And_Royal_Mail_Have_Agreed_On_A_Draft_Deal%2C_According_To_Sky_Sources

cyberbob

Or is it the unions leaking something so when there isn;t a deal they can blame the management. Not that i'm cynical mind
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/companies/8344417.stm

custardy

cyberbob wrote: »

Or is it the unions leaking something so when there isn;t a deal they can blame the management. Not that i'm cynical mind
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/companies/8344417.stm

or RM is leaking it so they can blame the union for a no deal .............

StaffsSW

One way or the other, neither party is coming out of this with much credibility.

cyberbob

custardy wrote: »

or RM is leaking it so they can blame the union for a no deal .............

As the BBC state that the info comes from the unions I think my point is more likely

custardy

cyberbob wrote: »

As the BBC state that the info comes from the unions I think my point is more likely

lol well ive heard differently.so everything on the news sites is true?

anyway hot news is strikes are off tomorrow (wait for official update though)

amcluesent

Deffo off. 'Fraid the CWU have blinked, with no disruption over Xmas they've played their joker and lost. PO can do what they like now.

SallyForth_2

I read, that they were going to resume the dispute in Janurary.

custardy

SallyForth wrote: »

I read, that they were going to resume the dispute in Janurary.

what parts did you read?
because none of the statements i have read say this?

chja

Terms of the agreement will be released at 12:00 6 Nov.

As an outsider looking in, it seemed to me that there was a great deal of uncertainty over what they were actually striking over - listening to the Radio, many Posties seemed not to know and the union had certainly failed to communicate that to the public. The strikes seemed to make little difference to delivery times (at least anacdotally based on my eBay buying and selling). I wonder if there have been any figures released as to the level of public support (or lack off) - there did not seem to be much from the people I talk too, but that is not necessarily representative. The general feeling seemed to be that we can "beat the stikes" by using a combination of modern communication methods, private delivery firms and sensible timing as to when to post.

A few issue for the brothers (and sisters) to address then if they are to return to action next year.

custardy

chja wrote: »

Terms of the agreement will be released at 12:00 6 Nov.

As an outsider looking in, it seemed to me that there was a great deal of uncertainty over what they were actually striking over - listening to the Radio, many Posties seemed not to know and the union had certainly failed to communicate that to the public. The strikes seemed to make little difference to delivery times (at least anacdotally based on my eBay buying and selling). I wonder if there have been any figures released as to the level of public support (or lack off) - there did not seem to be much from the people I talk too, but that is not necessarily representative. The general feeling seemed to be that we can "beat the stikes" by using a combination of modern communication methods, private delivery firms and sensible timing as to when to post.

A few issue for the brothers (and sisters) to address then if they are to return to action next year.

the reason(for me) it wasnt clear what the strikes were about was/is because there are many factors
its across the board on many points.
much of the core issue is how long certain duties take and how many staff it takes
this formula has repercussions through many levels within day to day RM
eg my own duty now fails every single day as it cant be done within the time allowed.RM say it can and on top of that i have time to take part of another duty