Leaving the blog

Can't be arsed to play around with this anymore,please see the usual for stuff.

Cheers

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The impossible dream!

Due to the amount we are getting, we have listed in no particular order important threads and downloads relating to the new 2010 agreement,in a special global announcement on the site.

The thread will be updated as and when we get new stuff.


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TNT in major trouble!

Nope,not the UK arm of the leeches unfortunately,but all delivery workers who work more than 25 hours a week are due to get the sack in Holland!

Staff working 15 hours or less can stay, but may need to work more flexibly.

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How was your D2D today?

The new D2D agreement kicked in today and judging by the forums,there does not seem to have be a lot of planning going into it.

Some RMC members have 4 lots to do and are worried that they will run into problems.

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New D2D guidelines & New menu of duty options

We now have all the relevant documents online in our 2010 forum.

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Moya Greene new Royal Mail CEO

Royal Mail Group today announced the appointment of Moya Greene as Chief Executive.

Greene,who is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post Corporation,will take up the post in the middle of July.

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Royal Mail profits over £400m

Royal Mail have announced group profits of £404m,a rise of 26% on the previous year.

Royal Mail Letters’ operating profit has more than doubled to £121 million despite an overall revenue fall of £143 million.

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Privatisation back on track?

So it's round 2 then as the government is now preparing a new plan to privatise us.

The Guardian reports that Vince Cable, the business secretary,'is determined to press ahead with a restructuring of the group.'

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Dave Ward:Why you should vote yes

Dave Ward, CWU Deputy General Secretary Postal spoke to CWUTV about what the agreement means for members, the areas causing concern and why people should vote for it in the forthcoming national ballot.

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Ballot timetable

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION 2010 AND BEYOND AGREEMENT - BALLOT TIMETABLE

The Postal Executive have agreed a timetable for a Ballot of the membership regarding the 2010 and Beyond Agreement

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Not so much groundbreaking ……

…………more like heartbreaking, backbreaking or piss-taking.

Whatever …king this deal is – it is not the King of Deals that it is being presented as by RM, the CWU and the media that loves to say how fantastic we are in one breath and what a shower of lazy bastards we are in the next one.

The CWU position seems to me to be that the most important aims of the industrial dispute have been achieved and they are very nearly right in this.

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New agreement? New forum

With the latest news being that the agreement is close to being sorted,we have decided due to the numbers coming on the site that we should give it it's own forum.

Despite the media black out we have the latest info leaked from the talks,as we have done for some time now.

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Obama Says 'No' to Privatisation of USPS

President Obama has stated that the privatisation of the USPS could be a bad idea.

The most powerful man in the world said "What you see is companies want to buy those parts of a government-run op that are profitable, and they don't want to do anything else...


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Dispatches Channel 4

Two reporters go undercover as casuals to 'find out if the Royal Mail has delivered on claims that it is modernising and improving its service.'

This is the 3rd time they have done a programme on us,with two previous investigations done in 2005 and 2006...

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Forget the Mod,abuse the Pay

Tut tut Royal Mail,bitchy bitchy,how low can you go.

Those of us who go on strike on Friday and then Monday are to be stopped both days pay in the same week,even though both actions are in different pay weeks.

As said many times on royalmailchat,Royal Mail in their huddles or WTL sessions do more for recruiting for the CWU than the CWU does.

Now they have helped the strikes on further by threatening this dirty deed because of the way the pay is worked out.

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Royal Mail lies exposed!

Ha,busted,one unlucky DSM has had his,'i love you guys','we've screwed our part of London' e-mail leaked.

Trevor Williams a DSM from Walthamstow delivery office sent out an e-mail to his troops thanking them for things such as,whacking in Pegasus revisions without CWU or local involvement and taking away the 4 day week and putting it back to 5,even though he originally agreed the 1st 4 day week in London.

With Royal Mail telling anybody who will listen that all changes made have been in line with the now infamous Pay & Mod deal,Trev seems to have let the cat out of the bag.

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Royal Mail expenses scandal!

Ok,perhaps a slightly over dramatic headline but it works depending the way you take this.

Maybe not in the same vein as our MP friends but it's grating all the same.

Fat cat wages,Million pound bonuses,add on a couple of quid for parking,a tenner for unlocking a mobile phone,£4.50 'postage to office' (should of used DSA it's cheaper!),£4.85 for a drink,a £5.47 Snack for working over a 12 hour day and how about this one, £20.50 for taxis,BEFORE you started the job.

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Managers throwing a strop

Another one you couldn't make up,Mark Higson has written to Royal Mail managers informing them that 'Providing critical support has a priority over all other work in the business!',and that 'You will recall, I wrote to you back in September, explaining that two days' support per week would be the minimum expected level. The need to provide a service for customers relying on us means this can no longer be optional.'

Or to put it in simpler terms,'When them lazy good for nothing posties decide to strike,you best get off your arses and do some postie work,and it is not optional!'

Well it seems the managers have taken exception to this and have complained to their union (and i use the term union loosely) about ermmm,them being bullied in doing things that they shouldn't have to do.

Unite amusingly 'Insist that this unreasonable instruction be withdrawn with immediate effect.'

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Mark Higson writes back to Dave Ward

You actually couldn't make this stuff up,dear old Mark Higson Managing Director,Royal Mail Letters has written back to Dave Ward and to be honest,it seems we are going through a pointless 'Dear John' exercise.

Marky says gems like 'Royal Mail remains completely committed to the 2007 Pay and Modernisation agreement and we have made changes entirely in line with that agreement.','Where local changes to staffing levels are necessary, our proposals are always based on workload - not arbitrary budget decisions.','I announced two weeks ago that there would be no more efficiency changes this year yet you have failed to honour your promise to call off strike action','Our aim is always to achieve agreement with the union on any changes.' and the piste de résistance,'I reject any suggestion that there is widespread bullying and harassment of our people.'

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Dave Ward writes to Mark Higson

Dave Ward yesterday wrote to Mark Higson Managing Director,Royal Mail Letters offering a deal to avoid strike action,saying that 'The offer would help restore customer confidence at a crucial time for the Royal Mail while addressing outstanding problems of job security, work levels, bullying, and reward.'

Dave also says,"Postal workers do not want to have to take strike action, but neither are they prepared to put up with continuing attacks from a management which is failing."

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