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Jon T · 19-10-2009, 08:17

I still feell something is being missed here, and that is:..........

With the current ecomical/financial problems, coupled with high employment, you don't call a strike, no if''s, bo but's, you just don't. It's a kick in the teeth for every working age man and woman in this country that hasn't got a job but wants one. Same with the current bus driver strike, and the proposed firefighters strike in South Yorkshire. Strikes depend on a degree of public symathy/empathy, I don't really think it's there in the current climate.

The Royal Mail have had a declining workload since the rapid onset of e-communication/technology advancment, the union seems to have it's head up it's arse for two reasons, 1) Less work = less jobs needed, 2) IT/Mechanised systems have been integrated into other parts of industry for decades, so why not in yours.

The other, semi/related thing that I find shocking is that I could sort of half see the point of striking if their weren't any potential rivals/replacements to RM waiting in the wings, but there are, and this is giving them exaclty the chance they are looking for to take a greater market share, this in turn forces prices down and at last gives a credible alternative to RM.

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Jon T cf.mega poster Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mansfield, Notts Age: 45 Services: Virgin Media Telephone and 100Mb broadband, Sky Q Posts: 1,994	re: [Update] The Royal Mail strike thread I still feell something is being missed here, and that is:.......... With the current ecomical/financial problems, coupled with high employment, you don't call a strike, no if''s, bo but's, you just don't. It's a kick in the teeth for every working age man and woman in this country that hasn't got a job but wants one. Same with the current bus driver strike, and the proposed firefighters strike in South Yorkshire. Strikes depend on a degree of public symathy/empathy, I don't really think it's there in the current climate. The Royal Mail have had a declining workload since the rapid onset of e-communication/technology advancment, the union seems to have it's head up it's arse for two reasons, 1) Less work = less jobs needed, 2) IT/Mechanised systems have been integrated into other parts of industry for decades, so why not in yours. The other, semi/related thing that I find shocking is that I could sort of half see the point of striking if their weren't any potential rivals/replacements to RM waiting in the wings, but there are, and this is giving them exaclty the chance they are looking for to take a greater market share, this in turn forces prices down and at last gives a credible alternative to RM.