Thread: [Update] The Royal Mail strike thread
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Old 19-10-2009, 12:10   #258
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re: [Update] The Royal Mail strike thread
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Originally Posted by Tuftus View Post
You know what, this may just be the kick up the arse they need.

How does the postal system work in Poland? Hmm, I am guessing it works OK. Who are most of these 30K temps going to be?

Migrant workers who will be greatfull for the work and I am sure they will work bloody hard too.

2.howmany MILLION unemployed in this country? Union or no union, I would be bloody wary if I was a Royal (if you can still call it that) Mail employee.

The writing is on the wall. Strike and they will axe the bloody lot of them and re staff with migrant workers who will only be too glad of the work, I will not go as far to say they will do a better job, but hey...
That would most definitely be illegal and land the employers in even more hot water. It is the fundamental right of all unionised employees to withdraw labour. The law, quite rightly, protects them in these circumstances.

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Originally Posted by Druchii View Post
I think it is reasonable.

They normally take on 15k this time of year due to the additional Christmas mail etc. This is fine.
The extra 15k is also fine, why should they have to pay people who have refused to work lots of overtime? In a recession to boot. Actually, it's an even better thing that they hire people for that very reason.

30,000 new jobs for people. Cool.
Although I don't necessarily disagree with the principal, but why just hire these extra people for a few just days? The strike is only for two days, so these extra temps will only be needed for what, four or five days? Have they all been thoroughly checked and trained for what is, essentially, just a week's work? Or have they been hired for longer, in order to push out the existing postal workers?
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