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Stuart · 08-10-2009, 19:30

I think the Union are a little out of touch here, though. While I think that Unions can be a *good* thing (they can be handy with employers whose own employers do not respect their rights), I think the Union is being a little stupid here.

I realise I don't know the full story, but based on what I have seen in TV, striking seems to be about the most stupid action they could take.

The Royal Mail is in trouble. They have had a lot of competitors spring up, and their core business (sending letters) is being largely overtaken by various electronic forms of communications (email, texts, twitter, facebook, IM etc).

RM's main growth area has probably been mail order deliveries. Now, the union seems to be intent on attacking that. Losing Amazon is gong to hurt a company that is already in trouble.

I'll say again, I think Unions can be a good idea. However, they need to negotiate with Management to obtain the best solution to problems (best to both sides). Strikes are a valid tool, but only after ALL other options have been exhausted.

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Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	re: [Update] The Royal Mail strike thread I think the Union are a little out of touch here, though. While I think that Unions can be a good thing (they can be handy with employers whose own employers do not respect their rights), I think the Union is being a little stupid here. I realise I don't know the full story, but based on what I have seen in TV, striking seems to be about the most stupid action they could take. The Royal Mail is in trouble. They have had a lot of competitors spring up, and their core business (sending letters) is being largely overtaken by various electronic forms of communications (email, texts, twitter, facebook, IM etc). RM's main growth area has probably been mail order deliveries. Now, the union seems to be intent on attacking that. Losing Amazon is gong to hurt a company that is already in trouble. I'll say again, I think Unions can be a good idea. However, they need to negotiate with Management to obtain the best solution to problems (best to both sides). Strikes are a valid tool, but only after ALL other options have been exhausted.