who else would…

[addictfreak]

If your non union member then you have no choice but to go to work. If you have a good employer he should recognise this and take steps to ensure there is no conflict. Perhaps redeploy you to other duties.

 

[Noodley]

Well done chaps. This could be the quickest ever move to Room 101.

Grow up. It's not a penis waving competition.

 

[rich p]

The PO take on a lot of temporary staff anyway at this time, so who's to say whether you're a scab or a seasonal worker

 

[Dayvo]

I always thought that a scab was the first part of the healing process!

 

[davidg]

in like flynn...

post office need someone to do it and if they wont work, then why shouldnt it be you....

you would be helping them out

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The PO take on a lot of temporary staff anyway at this time, so who's to say whether you're a scab or a seasonal worker

Could they take you on as a seasonal scab?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

well postman pat has happily accepted modernisation (full cgi), is he a scab then?

 

[Crackle]

well postman pat has happily accepted modernisation (full cgi), is he a scab then?

I can't forgive him for advertising Specsavers.

 

[rh100]

Any union has a right to strike IMO, and they have my sympathies - but why complain when somebody else takes the work instead. If they are that convinced of their reasoning and strength of position for the strike, then surely they have nothing to fear.

 

[Plax]

I'd be a so called "scab" if I was one of the thousands of people that had been made redundant and was unemployed. If I was a RM worker then I'd think twice, otherwise show me the money! Beggars can't be choosers as they say and it's easier to find work if you're already employed so this could be a foot through the door of full time employment once more. So in some cases I think RM should watch out - they strike far too often to the point I feel they'll lose public sympathy even if it is a "worthy cause" and there are plenty of people out there that would be happy to fill their shoes.

 

[snorri]

and the thick selfish cnuts could be turfed out on their prehistoric ears. Wakners.

I must object to this sweeping description of postal staff.
The ones who deliver mail to me are all polite friendly and efficient, and show intelligence and a willingness to ensure I get my mail asap when the item is too big for the letter box and I am not at home.

 

[Mr Pig]

I was talking to my boss about this today and he was telling me about some of the applications he's had for a job he's advertised. He's had people who were in managerial positions apply for what is a skilled/manual job and who have begged to be considered as they've been out of work for months.

Basically, it's hard out there. It's not the time to be looking for the best money and conditions you can force out of your employer, it's a time to knuckle down and be thankful you have a job at all.

I disagree with a lot of the changes foisted on the Royal mail staff over the last decade but it can't stay as it was. Things have changed, the world is more competitive, and those in work have to work harder and smarter than they used to. If the Post Office doesn't do that then someone else will do it for them.

I also agree in principal with the idea of unions. Unfortunately it would seem that too often they are too blinkered, selfish and short-sighted to work properly. Seems to me that the stronger a union is the more likely they are to bring about the demise of the business who's workers they represent.

 

[jeltz]

The wilfully damage that this strike will cause to the many, many business that rely on a postal service is IMHO criminal in the context of the recession we are in.

The impact will be on the customers, and the unions know it, they just don't give a f###!

 

[Mr Pig]

The ones who deliver mail to me are all polite friendly and efficient.

The ones who deliver my mail leave parcels out in the rain because they can't be bothered to take them back to the office like they're supposed to.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I like my posties too. But Oxford Sorting office is one of the most militant in the country. I have no time for them frankly. I think this is a case where the union leadership is slowly selling its members down the river and part of their problem is that there is little public or importantly industry support for their plight.

I've never worked where there has a union to join. Millions of others are in the same position. We enter into a contract with our employers and it's up to us whether we like it or not. There's no right to a pay rise, bonus or stable conditions. If we don't like it we can either endure or leave. RM workers have options, if it's so bad or they are that unhappy they should leave and find alternative employment. I don't agree with striking when it impacts others.
I do think that the price of a stamp is too low however.
I'd like to ride one of those bikes too.