York and North Yorkshire postal workers’ to vote on pay deal (From York Press)

2.3% each year, shorter week, lump sum?

They'd be insane not to take that. Most of the rest of us are just pleased our pay has not fallen more than it has...

oldgoat wrote:
2.3% each year, shorter week, lump sum? They'd be insane not to take that. Most of the rest of us are just pleased our pay has not fallen more than it has...

Here here! I was shocked by their strike action last year. They seem to think they're special because they deliver our mail...Yeah right! Most of the country were falling about themselves desperately trying to keep their job and then the selfish royal mail staff are striking because they're not getting a pay rise...boo fricking hoo.

If they don't take this deal we'll probably end up with more strikes. The only positives to this is that the smaller mail companies will benefit and Royal Mail will eventually end up being cut down or even disbanded.

Take the deal people or you will have no jobs to go back to!

GrandOldDudeOfYork wrote:

oldgoat wrote:
2.3% each year, shorter week, lump sum? They'd be insane not to take that. Most of the rest of us are just pleased our pay has not fallen more than it has...

Here here! I was shocked by their strike action last year. They seem to think they're special because they deliver our mail...Yeah right! Most of the country were falling about themselves desperately trying to keep their job and then the selfish royal mail staff are striking because they're not getting a pay rise...boo fricking hoo.

If they don't take this deal we'll probably end up with more strikes. The only positives to this is that the smaller mail companies will benefit and Royal Mail will eventually end up being cut down or even disbanded.

Take the deal people or you will have no jobs to go back to!

It may be to your benefit to watch the channel 4 dispatches which was regarding the postal service/strike. It was a open view as to why the postal workers were striking and actually found in favour of them. The deal is good for those workers who will keep their jobs but what about those who won't through the modernisation? Do you actually know that now these changes are going through your post will not be delivered until around 4-5pm. They chose to strike for job security and to keep a postal service, not for a pay rise! Look at the door of Adam Crozier not the postie on the ground who was out delivering mail when most of the country came to a standstill in the snow. I have to ask would you have done delivered in blizzards? I doubt it!

How will the poor posties cope with not striking, heaven forbid they have to do a full week the lazy beggars.

This will all have to be paid for. Just watch in the next few months as all the charges go up, and other services cut back to get the books to balance.

cliftoner wrote:

GrandOldDudeOfYork wrote:

oldgoat wrote: 2.3% each year, shorter week, lump sum? They'd be insane not to take that. Most of the rest of us are just pleased our pay has not fallen more than it has...

Here here! I was shocked by their strike action last year. They seem to think they're special because they deliver our mail...Yeah right! Most of the country were falling about themselves desperately trying to keep their job and then the selfish royal mail staff are striking because they're not getting a pay rise...boo fricking hoo. If they don't take this deal we'll probably end up with more strikes. The only positives to this is that the smaller mail companies will benefit and Royal Mail will eventually end up being cut down or even disbanded. Take the deal people or you will have no jobs to go back to!

It may be to your benefit to watch the channel 4 dispatches which was regarding the postal service/strike. It was a open view as to why the postal workers were striking and actually found in favour of them. The deal is good for those workers who will keep their jobs but what about those who won't through the modernisation? Do you actually know that now these changes are going through your post will not be delivered until around 4-5pm. They chose to strike for job security and to keep a postal service, not for a pay rise! Look at the door of Adam Crozier not the postie on the ground who was out delivering mail when most of the country came to a standstill in the snow. I have to ask would you have done delivered in blizzards? I doubt it!

First of all I don't get my mail until at least 2pm anyway so a couple of hours won't make a blind bit of difference to me (I don't get home from work until after 6pm).

Also if I was paid to do a job then yes, I would do that regardless of the conditions; rain, sleet, snow, blizzards, hurricanes; they are paid to do a job.

Why oh why is it always the public sector who moan a bucket full about their conditions?
Just for once try looking at it from the private sectors side.
I drive lorries and my start times can be anything from 3 am to 8 pm. If I don't deliver you don't eat/ get a TV/Buy new clothes etc. How about the Waitress on minimum wage? She don't work.you don't eat. The shopkeeper? ad infinitum.Every body in employment has to provide a service. But hey what about the poor public sector?. get over it.
Get off your high horses and when you go to work.....do just that......WORK

fatima blush wrote:
How will the poor posties cope with not striking, heaven forbid they have to do a full week the lazy beggars.

In defence of the"postie" my mail was delivered everyday during the recent bad weather.Do you think only a seven day week constitutes a full week? There are plenty of people who can hide behind a desk all day but the postman is in full view of the public for the majority of his working day.

Does anyone proof read this 'newspaper's' headlines any more?

rrrrr rrrrr!!! get in there..who said unions were outdated..well done boys