Post still affected by strike?

wendym

Missing post here includes:

Bank statement and credit card bill from end September.
New debit card (now cancelled) posted on 10 October.
1st class recorded Ebay packet posted on 20 October.

And there must be other stuff, as we have had no extra post on a day to day basis.

Beate

Items we are still waiting for includes a cheque sent over 2 weeks ago and a Pensions guide ordered almost 3 weeks ago.

wendym

I have just had delivered:
1st class recorded packet posted in UK on 20 October
1st class packet posted in UK yesterday
Airmail packet posted in Germany on 31 October.

Still nothing like up to date on letter post.

StaffsSW

Just as things are getting back to normal, the local newspaper in Stoke has reported that one sorting office are being ballotted on strike action, and a possibility that it coulf spread across the West Midlands.

Whoop dee doo...

Source

custardy

unfortunatly regardless of that news story the current dispute is still in place.
the union is yet to ballot its members on accepting the new offer agreed by the union/RM
theres a lot of issues going on in some offices/mail centres coupled with some of the more historically militant sectors i couldnt say how that vote will go

^!£$&

Hey guys jsut wanted to added my 2 penys worth
Posted an item end sep seller hasnt received it!
Never got an egg mastercard posted start oct now cancelled and newo ne arrived 2 days after requesting it??
Today got 2 heat magazines as i subscribe to them they were last weeks issue & 2 weeks ago issue yet todays issue was nowhere to be seen??

bathgatebuyer

Definitely still affected! I'm not sure if things have just been discarded as there about 4 or 5 parcels I was due to get which haven't arrived.

Terrylw1

The issue in Stoke On Trent relates to the Burslem office, not the Normacot 1.

12 staff have been suspended and they have been asking for members of the public to sign their petition (not very successfully I would imagine as no one knows the real details)

They have been striking at the Burslem office on top of the national ones and it's been going on for ages. There have been a lot of disruptions due to that.

Thats issue is in regard to gross misconduct issues and whilst it may be proved untrue, a lot of companies would immediately suspend employees for that whilst they investigated it. I know it's in my companies handbook to suspend with or without pay if you could not remain at the company due to a conflict.

november

I've received things sent to me within a couple of days recently as a buyer. As a seller I have one poor buyer very patiently waiting for something I sent on 22nd October. He really wants the item and I'm really hoping it turns up within the 3 weeks (next Monday) otherwise I will have to refund him as although he's been great I can't expect him to wait ad infinitum.

The stupid post office near him told him no parcels were delayed now :mad: Until I read this thread I was starting to wonder if it was just my bad luck even though my PO said there were still delays as other items I sold after his have arrived safely.

I bet its in one of those warehouses. :mad: Apparently the PO will compensate me for the lost goods after 3 weeks but not the postage. It would be the massive large parcel that was expensive to post which hasn't arrived

custardy

november wrote: »

I've received things sent to me within a couple of days recently as a buyer. As a seller I have one poor buyer very patiently waiting for something I sent on 22nd October. He really wants the item and I'm really hoping it turns up within the 3 weeks (next Monday) otherwise I will have to refund him as although he's been great I can't expect him to wait ad infinitum.

The stupid post office near him told him no parcels were delayed now :mad: Until I read this thread I was starting to wonder if it was just my bad luck even though my PO said there were still delays as other items I sold after his have arrived safely.

I bet its in one of those warehouses. :mad: Apparently the PO will compensate me for the lost goods after 3 weeks but not the postage. It would be the massive large parcel that was expensive to post which hasn't arrived

to be fair they are probably going on what they are told.its not like the visit the mail centres to look

as for burslem its a tense situation with allegations on both sides.