Postal strike on friday....again

[Osem]

Originally Posted by roadwolf

Milkman? I haven't seen one for years.

.....because you're still in bed possibly???

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

They knew what the job was all about when they took it on, that would be a very lame excuse. Tell that the milk man who gets paid pittance and have never been on strike.

Pathetic!

I'd hardly call it a pittance. Milkmen around here are on about 20K p/a Thats more than your typical postie by a long shot.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by ZrByte

I'd hardly call it a pittance. Milkmen around here are on about 20K p/a Thats more than your typical postie by a long shot.

As I understand it most milkmen are self-employed so it's not really a fair comparison. They don't get the benefits RM workers will get or overtime etc. and being self employed they're much less likely to strike anyway.

[Chicken]

Originally Posted by Gary L

My postman hates Ebay.

He should be kissing the virtual feet of eBay as its likely to be the one reason he still has a job. How many letters have you sent recently?

[STONEISLAND]

Originally Posted by ZrByte

I'd hardly call it a pittance. Milkmen around here are on about 20K p/a Thats more than your typical postie by a long shot.

You have a link to prove that? Sounds anawful lot just to deliver milk.

[Scarlett]

But with the postal service, don't forget who spent years creaming all the profit off for themselves and not re-investing it back into the company...

The government took the majority of the profits, and now they've made RM stand on its own two feet and taken away the cash cow of bulk mail to boot no wonder its struggling. especially if you add the fact that they still have a universal delivery requirment. No wonder they're struggling and posties are striking as the bosses have to make swindling cuts to service/conditions/pay to try and make the organisation profitable.

Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

You have a link to prove that? Sounds anawful lot just to deliver milk.

Most of them have gone into a local co-operative system or are franchised these days just to stay in business as all the big dairies just couldn't compete with the supermarkets undercutting.

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Originally Posted by roadwolf

Milkman? I haven't seen one for years.

Possibly because there aren't any left to work in your area..due to the big supermarkets undercutting others in the industry.

[Osem]

Who's going to start a milkman thread then?

[Gary L]

Originally Posted by Chicken

He should be kissing the virtual feet of eBay as its likely to be the one reason he still has a job. How many letters have you sent recently?

There was a time, not all that long ago where he would just have a bag full of flat letters. then he'd have one or two parcels in the bag. now he has a whole bag full with little parcels.

It is keeping him in a job, but it's like the bin men. they chose to do the job that they do and then start complaining about how dirty rubbish is and whatever.

[injuneer]

I'd call 20K a year a pittance by any standards.

[Russ]

A pittance?!

Are we living on the same planet?!

[STONEISLAND]

Originally Posted by Russ B

A pittance?!

Are we living on the same planet?!

I’m confused is he saying 20k is pittance?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

I’m confused is he saying 20k is pittance?

20 grand a year might not be a massive amount but it's certainly not a pittance.

[STONEISLAND]

Originally Posted by Russ B

20 grand a year might not be a massive amount but it's certainly not a pittance.

If a milkman/postal worker gets 20k a year I'm shocked.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by STONEISLAND

If a milkman/postal worker gets 20k a year I'm shocked.

Regardless, it's not a pittance by any stretch of the imagination.