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The end of the postal service?
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Originally posted by DiscoStu View PostWhat would all the simpletons with regional accents do if they stopped running trade unions though?Comment
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostWatch Jeremy Kyle, like the other simpletons.
My ex-postal worker husband is now a sex starved maniac depressiveCoffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostMy ex-postal worker husband is now a sex starved maniac depressiveComment
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostI'm sorry to hear that Spacecadet
The worst thing has to be the lack of income from all those birthdays cards we used to get.... everydayCoffee's for closersComment
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So he did. It is more complicated than that.
Essentially it is about how Royal Mail manages its staff and how it implements the modernisations that are required. The union BTW is not against modernisation, it is resoundingly in favour but wants to see it conceived in a more stable and long-term form, and implemented in a more collaborative way, so that Royal Mail does have a sensible future.
In the first round of negotiations, both the company and the union were pig-headed and confrontational. The union has now reconsidered and wants to plan and negotiate rationally, but they plausibly suggest that the company hasn't moved.
It is more than pay and conditions. Many postal workers are committed to a long-term future for the Royal Mail as a special public service - but if it becomes nothing more than one competitive delivery service among many, don't care much about it, whether they have a job in it or not.Step outside posh boyComment
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Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View PostI said that, more or less, to the postie. It's more complicated than that, he said. Really? I said, tell me more.
So he did. It is more complicated than that.
Essentially it is about how Royal Mail manages its staff and how it implements the modernisations that are required. The union BTW is not against modernisation, it is resoundingly in favour but wants to see it conceived in a more stable and long-term form, and implemented in a more collaborative way, so that Royal Mail does have a sensible future.
In the first round of negotiations, both the company and the union were pig-headed and confrontational. The union has now reconsidered and wants to plan and negotiate rationally, but they plausibly suggest that the company hasn't moved.
It is more than pay and conditions. Many postal workers are committed to a long-term future for the Royal Mail as a special public service - but if it becomes nothing more than one competitive delivery service among many, don't care much about it, whether they have a job in it or not.Comment
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Cutting off their noses...
Agreed, it's incredibly short-sighted. The world has moved on and unless they learn to compete and use technology, they're toast. Some of the European players are really starting to get their act together and be competitive with the private sector.Comment
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The unions and employees know that redundancies have to be made.
* I realise it may be against a EU directive to protect industries in this way. Ironic really that the Eurosceptic Tory party are always banging on about shedding unprotective labour, and the pro-Europe Labour lot (well that creep Mandelson) are keen on cutting these jobsSpeaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on TwitterComment
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