[Closed] I'm gobsmacked,,,, this can't be right

Managers stepping in to cover it.

No you're right. You only need one comma in that title. 😉

Drivers are striking today, foot deliveries tomorrow. That's what my posty just told me when he dropped off my latest consignment from CRC.

the bills are still getting through! 🙁

Nope its the one who normally does the round (sadly not the round we are on) so i know its not a manager or temp.

Anyone else had their post delivered today or seen some being delivered ?

The delivery office strike is friday.
Thursday is only mail(processing) centres that are on strike.

Our postman has just been in in his van. Parcel from Merlin for me! Nice! 🙂

Oh ok if the foot/bike delivery is still going today that explains it, but doesn't explain why my post hasn't arrived !

it's been nicked?

Our postman has just been in her van. Don't think she's impressed with the strike.

Call this a strike? Pah! My mail actually arrived earlier than usual today.

Yup deliveries are being made today they strike tomorrow.

My postman said that they are on strike tomorrow so I do expect to get my wheel, bag and headset today. 😉

Out of interest, how much does the Union behind this strike pay to the Labour party each year?

CFH - I think that is one of the major issues now, the Labour Government receive more "donations' from other Capitalist sources that the more traditional sources ie the Trade Unions so the net result is the same as dear old Maggie achieved, Unions with less power.

(That should see the raise a few heckles) 😉

CaptainFlashheart - Member
Out of interest, how much does the Union behind this strike pay to the Labour party each year?

Is it less than the amount of money Tory donators have in tax havens to avoid paying UK tax?
Less than George Osbournes income /wealth?
Less than the 23 directorship are worth for the 19 Tory shadow cabinet minister millionaires?

Junkyard - Afraid you can apply the same theory to Labour Donators now.

Postie mate of mine says he believed in the previous strike so he joined in. This time he reckons its bollocks so he will be working.

No idea, Junkyard. What has any of that got to do with the postal strike?

Seems to me that a Union which funds the Labour party have a pretty big bargaining chip in their hands.

Perhaps but I just get sick of Cpt and his constant anti labour digs. We all know where his politics lie and how objective he is on any political issue.

I assume the Cpt is not suggesting that the donation has bought them favour with the govertnment /Mandy in this dispute. I assume he knows this is quite clearly not the case and they are at a loggereads with each other.
I therefore fail to see what th epoint is of mentioning this. Almost all Unions are affiliate dto the labour party as it grew out of the unions ... it is hardly a secret or news or relevant.

EDIT: Oh right he is then my mistake his blue blinkers really have affected his ability to read/ be informed then. Did you hear what they said at their strike announcement about Mandy intefering to prevent aggreement? Have you heard what he plans to do with the PO - do the union agree with this? Even for you this is as tenous as can be and rather efuted by facts. Did I miss the govertment wading in on the unions behalf, laying the law down to management and imposing terms to aid their funders?

The Union seems to be missing the point a bit. Most of the pissed-off customers will focus their anger and frustration on the Union for calling a strike, not the managment. Then the commercial customers will use someone else.

How can the union be so out of touch ?

Sure, a few will side with the union, but I would be surprised if it was a large percentage. Most customers just want their post, cheap, fast and efficently.

wow thanks for telling us what the majority of the population want/feel and think on this issue. Very helpful. How lucky we have you to do this. Can we save some money on polls and elections and just ask you from now on what we all think/want?