Really angry with Postal strike

mindovermatter

I am really really angry with the Postal strike.
I posted off an application last week for a 6.9% 1 year bond with Anglo Irish bank which they had'nt recieved yesterday due to the postal strike.
I have just looked at their website and the new advertised rate for the 1 year has droped to 6.75%
I will be phoning Anglo Irish today to ask that when they do recieve my money to honour the 6.9% rate which is what I would have got if the postmen had'nt been on strike (Anglo Irish would have received the cheque on monday, very latest tuesday)
Anyone think that I've got a good case?
Mindovermatter

robp

Sorry, but I doubt it.

It's not their fault and usually when the pot of money is gone, it's gone.

It sounds like a mix of responsibility....CWU for supporting the strikes, RM workers for not moving with the times and working the hours they're paid for and the RM management for not changing new starter conditions so that they have to work to the newly required times.

They have delayed my latest invoice, causing me to have to shift money back from savings to current account to cover the mortgage. Probably not lost much interest really, but I do like to be paid on time.

Next Monday's strikes will loose them any public sympathy they may have had. It affects too many people, unlike the tube strike which only affects Londoners.

bristolleedsfan

robp wrote: »

Next Monday's strikes will loose them any public sympathy they may have had. It affects too many people, unlike the tube strike which only affects Londoners.

public service strikes went out of favour when maggie thatcher was voted in 28 years ago.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/discussions/posts/list/Royal_Mail_strike-36545.page

time royal mail sacked those who are staging unlawfull action in usual militant areas of the country.

missile

Hang on, it may be inconvenient for you (and I) that the posties went on strike but let's not suggest good old Maggie's union bashing was well ,,,,,,,,,,, good. I think the posties are missguided, but I for one(?) do support their right to strike.

agent_orange_2

bristolleedsfan wrote: »

time royal mail sacked those who are staging unlawfull action in usual militant areas of the country.

Do you not think the reaction to that would be, a full blown walkout?

calleyw

Hey lets not think about all the small business that could go under because of the strikes.

I work for a mail order company and yes people can phone the orders in but I can't send them anywhere unless I want to pay silly amounts in courier fees and loose loads of money.

If all I had to worry about was 0.15% change in interest on a savings bond my life would be so easy.

But each to there own.


Yours


Calley

mindovermatter

Still waiting to speak to Anglo Irish as to their stance ref the strike.
Whilst I have sympathy for other persons, this strike has now taken money out of my pocket - this is a moneysaving website and every bit counts (even if its 0.15% because that matters to me as the amount I saving with Angloirish is money which I have been looking after for 10 years)
kind regards
Mindovermatter

Acehole_2

I fully support the striking posties. good on em !!. All you have to gripe about is how much more money you can make, you make me sick. well not really, but worry less about your dosh. you are lucky to have any

johnmoney05

Acehole wrote: »

I fully support the striking posties. good on em !!. All you have to gripe about is how much more money you can make, you make me sick. well not really, but worry less about your dosh. you are lucky to have any

Yes, go on untill totally replaced by other service provider....

bristolleedsfan

agent_orange wrote: »

Do you not think the reaction to that would be, a full blown walkout?

strikes by royal mail workers most of them unlawfull ( i.e without required ballot) account for more than half of strike action in uk, glasgow spent most of the summer engaged in unlawfull strike action, liverpool and east london are "usual suspect militant areas".

distinction has to be drawn between lawfull and unlawfull strike action, todays sit ins in liverpool is unlawfull as was yesterdays walkouts in london/glasgow ( again) and east london.

Aegis

I did wonder how I'd managed to accumulate no post over 4 days of strike action... Probably explained by the unlawful strike action in London.