Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

We? Who's we?

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Does he hell,

He's a VM fantasist.

He's probably unemployed in his early 20's, sitting in front of his computer in his boxer shorts surrounded by pizza box's and cheap beer.

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Thats an image i did not need on a Saturday night :)

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

the management have stopped all union reps from having any time to conduct union business on behalf of any member of staff -so you have either been lied to or your fantasising -Tommy two shares - which is it??

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

You calling your senior managers liars then? Lots more than two shares btw;)

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Quite right IMO. They are paid to do work for VM, not agitate against it. If they want to do "Union business" they should do it in the pub afterwards on their own time and see how many people turn up.

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Does that included representing a union member at a disciplinary, the reason i ask is that we have been told we can only have a voice rep in future ?

BTW the last union meeting held for planning was in Birmingham on a Sunday and 40 people turned up to hear what the union had to say. Not bad for a Sunday :)

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Well as far as I'm aware you can have whoever you like. I've sat in at the request of a friend before and I'm neither Voice or in the CWU

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

So have i but i was shocked to be told by a college that this is how its going to be going forward. Voice reps are now to take on the role of the removed union reps. I do hope its not true as i certainly would prefer to be able to use a person i pick for it.

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Not anything I've heard, and my manager is our divisional Voice rep

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

I hope that i have been told incorrectly then, I would if needed always want to be able to chose who represents me.

Might ask officially on Monday

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

You always try to infer that you work for Virgin Media which apart from the inference is obviously incorrect as all you have ever wanted to do is stir things up or try and weasel out little tidbits.

As for the other poster on here all he is interested in his the return on on so called portfolio and as long as it gives a return he does not care what happens to the people working for the company, that type of person makes me sick because they are just in it for the money.

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

Of course I care about people I have been made redundant twice - both times in companies that recognised unions, if a company needs to make people redundant, for whatever reason, they will, whether a union is present or not. The union attempted to make the decision on who went fair.

What cheeses me off is that you tried to drag their name through the mud, claiming this and that and that they were going to get their arses kicked. It appears you were wrong, however you won't say that will you?

Also my mate who is a Service Tech (who by the way Peter, also has shares, just like anyone else could, if they simply bought some ) recieved a mail from his director, part of the mail said -

Finally it’s been suggested that if you’re not in a union you’re going to suffer in some way. It’s just not true. Out of the 16,000 people working for Virgin Media only about 5% are now in a union. We don’t see the other 95% having a hard time as a result. You have a perfect right to be in a union if you want but please don’t let the union deceive you into thinking that you need their protection. Virgin Media isn’t that kind of company and we hope you know that.

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

what's it like back there in the 19th century chris still wearing clogs and doffing your cap to tut gaffer ?

Re: You can't get me I'm part of the Union........
 

You talk more about your shares which shows exactly what you think of the actual workers.

The company with regards to technical support is in a flat spin as they cannot replace the 2nd line skills lost after the closure as all 2nd line support was at the Albert Dock and writing a manual does not replace skill.

At least everyone that mattered found positions elsewhere locally and with regards to 2nd line most found better paid positions with more scope to go forward.

Some did go to Swansea but not everyone has stayed when they realised that the pavements were not paved with gold but Virgin Media crap.

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It is what a hard nosed tory would expect us to do and are quite shocked to find not still happening.