carl0s Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Tossers. These people are meant to be employees of Royal Mail, not fucking business partners who can decide they don't want to conduct business because they're not getting their own way. http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=1000002&mediaId=51600692 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 To be honest I suspect this kind of behaviour will seal their fate now, people are already annoyed with their poor service when they aren't striking! All it needs is for a reliable, easy to use alternative to come along and they will be in the poo. I already use couriers for parcels now, I just need someone for letters and I'm sorted (or lost behind a machine / stolen by one of their temp workers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I use them every day for sending parcels etc, not a good news really, if I find a good cheap courier service I wouldn't use royal mail anymore tbh! my weekly bill with Royal mail for sending stuff out is usually £100 plus but still cant find a good enough courier to go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Strikes never seem to solve anything in the long term, short term the workers get a rise but Royal mail is already in trouble. Expect big job cuts over the coming years as Royal Mail is simply not efficient enough and will need to shed the workload to remain profitable. Still those workers who are striking now will get their rise for a while even though they may not have a job for much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 I just had a good chat with my friendly postman, and he says the staff who don't want to strike have no choice in the matter. If they go in when the union have a strike, others go and key their cars. Last year when there was a strike other staff were throwing coins at people who were working, saying "if you're that fucking desperate for money.. blah blah". Somebody went to the sorting office the night before that strike and filled the lock to the gates with super-glue so that nobody could get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 I use them every day for sending parcels etc, not a good news really, if I find a good cheap courier service I wouldn't use royal mail anymore tbh! my weekly bill with Royal mail for sending stuff out is usually £100 plus but still cant find a good enough courier to go with. If you're not doing much volume, most couriers will start you off on ~£14 + vat per item. I suspect that some discussion with the account manager as to the volume you will be sending should enable you to get a better rate, perhaps £8 - 9 for average sized items. I like courier companies that keep their gates open late. Business Post is OK because I can drop items off at the depot anytime up to 8pm and it'll still go out that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Tossers. These people are meant to be employees of Royal Mail, not fucking business partners who can decide they don't want to conduct business because they're not getting their own way. http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=1000002&mediaId=51600692 Completely agree, and that goes for anyone who decides they'd quite like a pay rise so they'll go on strike (I'm looking at you firefighters! which should be made illegal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steb9780 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I thought they weren't just striking for a rise, it was the terms of the rise. Like they were giving you a payrise but if you accepted the deal effectively you were taking a pay-cut as they would then abolish the early start shift premium. We are currently in dispute about our paydeal, again it isn't the money that's involved it's the terms that have come with it. Like agency labour, CI and 100% inspection. The vote was to unanimously reject the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 If you're not doing much volume, most couriers will start you off on ~£14 + vat per item. I suspect that some discussion with the account manager as to the volume you will be sending should enable you to get a better rate, perhaps £8 - 9 for average sized items. I like courier companies that keep their gates open late. Business Post is OK because I can drop items off at the depot anytime up to 8pm and it'll still go out that night. Been looking into it, might worth making a few calls and see what I get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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