Virgin Media screens may go dark at Christmas due to industrial action.
 

papa smurf has posted this rather worrying post in another thread:

"any way re union involvement i would be more worried about the 30 bectu members

Virgin Media anti-union move hits BECTU members
26 November 2012

Roughly 30 members of BECTU working for Virgin Media have been caught up in union de-recognition bid.

those mere 30 bectu members work in broadcasting and its nearly xmas ,and bectu are a lot more militant than the cwu ,make sure the freeview is tuned in".

I took this to mean that VM TV screens may go dark at Christmas due to industrial action by some VM staff.

If my TV goes off due to industrial action I will simply use another TV supplier, what will others do?

Does anyone know if this threat is a reality?

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Wont happen. Wont affect TV. Peoples TV will be on over xmas

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There is more chance of man landing on Mars then of this happening.

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Well said Denny boy

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Does anyone know what this dispute is all about, if it happens l will simply switch to Sky.

This is what unions are all about, they will pick the best time of year to strike ie Airports pick Summer or Xmas, Undergrounds pick the busiest times of the year.

And then we have VM pick Xmas. Lets see all the Directors of VM trembling in there boots over this.

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I suppose I would worry about it if I thought it would / could ever happen. I guess I can't take the OP seriously enough to give it serious consideration.

Even if it DID happen I just wouldn't watch TV - I 've got plenty of other things to do.

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Phew!!!

Why would you worry about it if you have plenty of other things to do?

You have no reason to not take this seriously simply because I posted it, as you so rudely stated. In addition, the revelation of the possibility of industrial action was not made by me.

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Yes I do.

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Actually, the interpretation of the poster's statement was made by you, when you stated

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Indeed ;) - Facts and fiction coming out again.....

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What is your interpretation of what was said? Did you come to a different conclusion to myself?

What do you deem to be fact and what do you deem to be fiction?

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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post1578.html

The first two paragraphs in this post are all I need to know with regards yourself and facts.

Which - to stray on to the topic - is why I can't take you seriously on this or many of the other things you say.

But and this is important I'm in no way saying you shouldn't comment.

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wow you took it to mean all that :shocked: i can't see the words industrial action in there and screens go blue not dark;)perhaps you should ring bectu the broadcasting union and ask them what their plans are just explain you know the smurf :tu:

http://www.bectu.org.uk/home


Does anyone know if this threat is a reality?[/QUOTE]

i doubt if you are acquainted with reality ...

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OMG i have never seen so much rubbish posted in my life, this thread was started for one reason and one reason only, So that a certain poster can continue his attacks of VM staff members because the last thread he used for this purpose was shut down. There is no truth in anything that is being posted in relation to any form of industrial action.

To be honest i think that a Richard C is attempting to get a member of staff in trouble by starting this thread and i feel he's totally out of order.

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Thanks for letting me know why you have formed this opinion.

Whilst I agree that it is sensible to take things on the internet with a pinch of salt unless evidence is provided, some peoples need for constant affirmation
for irrelevancies is unreasonable.

For example, if I posted "Sky Atlantic" starts on VM tomorrow, it would be reasonable for someone to want proof.

If I said "it's currently raining here", I would expect people to simply accept it, without the need for dated photographs etc.

In that particular thread that you linked to, I was stupidly asked to provide proof of an opinion that I had formed over the years of my life experiences.

i doubt if you are acquainted with reality ...[/QUOTE]

The words "industrial action" were not specifically mentioned, but that's what I inferred from your statement.

This is now your opportunity to clarify what you were actually trying to say.

It is not mandatory for you to end each post with a rude or acerbic comment. You can make your point without resorting to this.

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i think some one might find himself on the wrong end of a lawsuit looking at the title and the assumptions made .

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Go for it, Just make sure you have copied it all to a memory stick.

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The words "industrial action" were not specifically mentioned, but that's what I inferred from your statement.



is that going to be your defence ?

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I see that your desire to stir things up by spreading misinformation has not diminished.

Allow me to clarify things for the benefit of others:

- I have never attacked someone, nor would I, simply because they happen to work for VM. What an absurdly preposterous thing to say!

- I have never used any thread for the purpose of attacking VM staff. I think that Sirius is confusing this with holding an alternative viewpoint.

- I have no record of any thread being closed for the reason that Sirius describes.

- If Sirius has any evidence that there will not be industrial action, i'm sure myself and other customers would welcome evidence of this. It is not clear where he would obtain this information from, as he is not even a member of BECTU :confused:

- Why and how on earth could papa smurf get into trouble for his post, this does not make any sense at all. In any case, i'm sure that he is more than able to look out for himself, without the need for your intervention.

- The purpose of this thread is to try and ascertain if VM TV customers will be impacted at Christmas by any form of industrial action by BECTU members.

Bearing the above paragraph in mind, does anyone have any concrete evidence of what VM customers can expect at Christmas?

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So he has started a thread where he has inferred that there is going to be a strike at Virgin Media at Christmas hoping he can create fear of losing TV over the Christmas period.

Richard has no evidence that there is going to be a strike and that is because NOONE has stated that there is going to be a strike other than Richard C.

So nothing to see here other than Richard attacking VM staff AGAIN

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He has posted this on digital spy as well under the broadcast section. No idea what his motif is as personally I saw the smurfs post as tongue in cheek?

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Wow!

Talk about turning something on it's head.

First you state Then you state You inferred he meant something, and are now asking him to prove the opposite...

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Please state who you think may wish to take legal action against me and why. To keep the thread on topic, please do this via PM.

I see you are now showing your true colours.

This is a further opportunity for you to clarify what you meant, if you disagree with my interpretation of what you said.

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The ONLY person in this thread that has posted that there is going to be industrial action is Richard :rolleyes:

EVERYONE else is saying there is NOT going to be. any industrial action

Make your mind up readers as to who you think is telling porkies, answers on a post card please

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If it was tongue in cheek, fair enough- all he has to do is clarify this.

You are confusing yourself between two posts made to Sirius and papa smurf.

I believe that papa smurf was inferring that there may be industrial action. As at this point in time, he has not stated anything to the contrary.

The request for proof, to put peoples' minds at rest, was made to Sirius as he has categorically stated that there will be no industrial action.

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He takes great pleasure in attacking vm staff members on here and has even threatened to report staff on here to VM.

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Nonsense, quite the opposite. I am simply seeking clarification of this issue. As for "attacking VM staff", I refer you to the first paragraph of post number 20.

There is only you that has stated that there will not be industrial action. Whilst this is welcomed, it cannot be taken seriously without factual evidence to support your statement.

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we seem to have dug up a ton of weapons grade bullonium .

i see a bright future at the news of the world for a certain poster ;)

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The one thing in this thread that cannot be taken seriously is the OP.

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WHERE is you factual evidence that any of what you have posted is any other than bull excreta. You are the only one spouting this bull excreta.


How you get away with these constant attacks on VM staff on here is beyond me.

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This is incorrect, off topic and is now verging on being libellous.

It is my policy to draw managerial attention to exceptionally good or bad service received from staff in any industry.

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More threats

I will say again

There is not going to be any industrial action.

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this from the union thread

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post35505713


Virgin Media doesn't have a "broadcasting" division.

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I am still waiting for you to clarify what you meant if you think I misunderstood.

You have no reason to say this and are simply baiting and trying to stir things up IMHO.

I have no factual evidence other than what papa smurf said. I am still waiting for a correction of my understanding of his post, if indeed I did misunderstand.

As previously explained, there have been no "attacks" on VM staff, other than in your imagination.

I would also like to draw your attention to what I said previously:

- I have never attacked someone, nor would I, simply because they happen to work for VM. What an absurdly preposterous thing to say!

- I have never used any thread for the purpose of attacking VM staff. I think that Sirius is confusing this with holding an alternative viewpoint.

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Erm, no. I have seen you in action in other threads. You're a clown, and I don't take anything you say seriously.

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You stated that you believed that I would report VM staff members to their employer.

I provided details on my generic policy regarding staff who give me exceptionally good or bad service.

Please explain why you believe that this is a "threat"?

You have again stated that there will not be industrial action. Whilst this is welcomed, it cannot be taken seriously without factual evidence to support your statement.

---------- Post added at 18:44 ---------- Previous post was at 18:35 ----------

Thanks for the link, but this has still not reassured me as a customer that industrial action will not take place. Have the facts in this post made you change your mind on your earlier beliefs? If they have, this will go a long way to reassure myself and others :)

Whilst entitled to your opinion, I believe that you chose to make these remarks at this particular time in order to purposefully attempt to put 'fuel on the fire' in a heated discussion.

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Trust me, that would be completely out of character for me.

http://funclansnipers.unrealgamingfi...s/Overkill.gif

:D

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IF Virgin Media staff are going on strike for a reason or grievance against the company, then l fully support them.

However, IF this strike is over something trivial, then talks need to start immediately otherwise problems will start to hit customers.

BUT NO ONE HAS SAID WHAT THE STRIKE IS ABOUT.

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Arthur

THERE IS NO STRIKE, Richard has inferred from a flippant remark that there is going to be industrial action

LET ME REPEAT AGAIN There is not going to be any industrial action

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This is my understanding of the situation, which is drawn from various sources. Other viewpoints are available :D

The CWU and some of their members have upset Virgin Media to the point where VM have de-recognised them. There have also been allegations of financial impropriety with members' subscription payments.

Unfortunately, BECTU have been caught up in this as it is not viable to negotiate with such a tiny part of the workforce.

Naturally, BECTU are not happy the situation and there was a post made by a member of staff that suggested to me that screens may go dark over Christmas. This was because BECTU were alleged to be more militant than the CWU and it was inferred that their members were key personnel in the provision of the VM TV service.

There has been a suggestion that the post was tongue in cheek and another member of staff has repeatedly stated that there will not be a strike.

The person who made the post that started the speculation has thus far not confirmed that his post was tongue in cheek, nor confirmed whether my interpretation of his post was correct or not.

The state of play at the moment is that no-one knows for sure if there will be a strike or not, let's hope not ;)

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How many times do we have to say this :rolleyes:

There is not going to be any industrial action

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