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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike
Posted by: Craig Fordham
Date/Time: 12/10/07 17:29:00

Why would they?  Royal Mail are losing money hand over fist (I've no idea to what extent this is due to poor management, increased competition or any of the other reasons suggested).  However, they clearly need to increase efficiency to survive - giving in to the unions on these issues will not solve their long-term problems.  Indeed, they may be using the dispute as a means to get rid of some of the current work-force so they can replace them with cheaper, less problematic labour.  Of course, they will lose business to competitors, but there is no way any governemt is goign to watch Royal Mail go to the wall - they'll be bailed out at some stage.

On the subject of union action, although I was a tad young to remember it does seem to me that trade unions are adopting increasingly militant tactics last seen in the 1970's (an RMT member only has to stub his toe before strike action is called nowadays).  The long term effects of this will be to turn the public against unions (although there appears to be limited support for this strike anyway), lead to job losses for many and pave the way for any Tory opposition willing to take up a 'union bashing' line...meanwhile they're just sleep-walking into it. 

Finally, I do think it's outrageous that those who want to work aren't allowed to - surely there ought to be legislation to prevent this sort of bullying?

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Postal Strike04/10/07 14:25:00 John Chambers
   Re:Postal Strike04/10/07 20:16:00 Sean Hodges
   Re:Postal Strike04/10/07 20:17:00 Sean Hodges
      Re:Re:Postal Strike04/10/07 20:48:00 Paul Oakenfield
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/10/07 09:31:00 Lucille Grant
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/10/07 14:56:00 John Chambers
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/10/07 15:10:00 Peter Simpson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/10/07 19:00:00 Simon Knight
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/10/07 21:41:00 Michael Ixer
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike06/10/07 20:19:00 John Chambers
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 01:34:00 John Chambers
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 09:17:00 Lucille Grant
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 09:26:00 Jean Gilmore
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 09:26:00 Jean Gilmore
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 09:26:00 Jean Gilmore
   Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 10:18:00 Adrian Nalden
      Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 11:06:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 12:11:00 James Dixon
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 19:18:00 Adrian Nalden
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike09/10/07 20:49:00 James Dixon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 17:09:00 Allen Bracchi
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 17:12:00 John Chambers
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 17:35:00 Lucille Grant
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 17:58:00 Catherine Schade
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 18:23:00 Leslie McDonnell
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 20:25:00 Lucille Grant
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 20:54:00 Adrian Nalden
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 21:00:00 John Chambers
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 21:14:00 Adrian Nalden
   Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 21:06:00 John Chambers
   Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 22:16:00 Martin Hime
      Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 22:33:00 Martine Guy
      Re:Re:Postal Strike10/10/07 22:36:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 01:07:00 John Chambers
   Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 01:53:00 Martin Hime
      Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 09:39:00 Martine Guy
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 11:44:00 Mark Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 12:24:00 Martin Hime
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 12:43:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 13:02:00 Mark Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 14:21:00 Leslie McDonnell
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 14:38:00 Martine Guy
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 14:54:00 John Chambers
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 14:54:00 John Chambers
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 15:18:00 Leslie McDonnell
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 16:37:00 Mark Smith
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 18:02:00 Martine Guy
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 18:50:00 Lucille Grant
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 19:08:00 Jonathan Callaway
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/10/07 21:25:00 Mark Smith
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 02:30:00 John Chambers
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 10:01:00 Martine Guy
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 11:01:00 Mark Smith
   Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 11:22:00 Leslie McDonnell
      Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 11:39:00 Martine Guy
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 12:16:00 Mark Smith
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 12:57:00 Sian Ryan
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 13:04:00 Adrian Nalden
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 13:48:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 15:07:00 Mark Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 15:24:00 John Chambers
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 17:00:00 Mark Smith
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 17:29:00 Craig Fordham
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 17:41:00 Neil Moulding
   Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 19:11:00 Kandy Bowden
      Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 20:43:00 Lucille Grant
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 20:51:00 Adrian Nalden
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 21:08:00 Lucille Grant
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 21:28:00 John Chambers
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike12/10/07 21:48:00 Neil Moulding
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike13/10/07 00:36:00 John Chambers
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike13/10/07 07:59:00 Leslie McDonnell
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike13/10/07 18:29:00 Lucille Grant
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike13/10/07 20:36:00 John Chambers
   Re:Postal Strike14/10/07 22:38:00 John Chambers
      Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 09:08:00 Neil Moulding
      Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 09:35:00 Catherine Schade
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 10:16:00 Martine Guy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 14:16:00 John Chambers
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 16:45:00 Ronald Leslie Redfern
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 17:33:00 John Chambers
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/10/07 19:23:00 Martin Hime
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 13:35:00 Neil Moulding
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 13:43:00 Lucille Grant
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 14:00:00 Jonathan Callaway
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 14:09:00 John Chambers
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 16:59:00 James Dixon
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 17:30:00 Lucille Grant
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 18:02:00 James Dixon
   Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 18:53:00 Caroline Whitehead
      Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 19:48:00 Sean Hodges
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 22:50:00 John Chambers
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/10/07 23:09:00 Martin Hime
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike17/10/07 07:04:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike17/10/07 07:57:00 Lucille Grant
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike17/10/07 12:32:00 John Chambers
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike17/10/07 12:50:00 Martin Hime
   Re:Postal Strike17/10/07 12:57:00 Martin Hime
      Re:Re:Postal Strike18/10/07 19:34:00 Mark Smith
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike18/10/07 20:30:00 Martin Hime
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike20/10/07 11:18:00 Catherine Schade
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike22/10/07 16:30:00 Peter Rennie
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike22/10/07 19:51:00 Neil Moulding
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike22/10/07 20:03:00 Leslie McDonnell
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike22/10/07 21:01:00 Jean Gilmore
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike22/10/07 22:02:00 Martine Guy
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 10:09:00 Catherine Schade
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 11:27:00 Martine Guy
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 11:39:00 Leslie McDonnell
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                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 12:20:00 Allen Bracchi
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 12:20:00 Catherine Schade
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 14:17:00 Simon Kelly
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike23/10/07 14:24:00 James Dixon
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike24/10/07 09:11:00 Catherine Schade
   Re:Postal Strike24/10/07 14:12:00 Catherine Schade
      Re:Re:Postal Strike24/10/07 17:09:00 Steve Toole
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike26/10/07 14:28:00 Peter Rennie
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike26/10/07 14:29:00 Joanna Lilley
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike26/10/07 14:44:00 Catherine Schade
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike26/10/07 15:09:00 Peter Rennie
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike26/10/07 15:13:00 Jonathan Callaway
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike26/10/07 16:00:00 Steve Toole
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike27/10/07 22:50:00 Mark Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike28/10/07 10:07:00 Neil Moulding
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike28/10/07 10:25:00 Jonathan Callaway
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike28/10/07 22:22:00 Adrian Nalden
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                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike31/10/07 11:45:00 Peter Rennie
                                    Re:Re:Postal Strike31/10/07 13:47:00 Darla Smith
                                       Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike31/10/07 14:22:00 James Dixon
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike02/11/07 13:19:00 Peter Rennie
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike03/11/07 01:15:00 John Chambers
   Re:Postal Strike03/11/07 08:13:00 Leslie McDonnell
      Re:Re:Postal Strike03/11/07 16:57:00 Peter Rennie
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike03/11/07 19:18:00 Simon Knight
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike04/11/07 08:34:00 Catherine Schade
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike04/11/07 13:30:00 Helen Passey
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike04/11/07 14:12:00 Peter Rennie
   Re:Postal Strike10/11/07 12:56:00 Peter Rennie
      Re:Re:Postal Strike10/11/07 18:35:00 James Dixon
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/11/07 10:25:00 Peter Rennie
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/11/07 11:56:00 James Dixon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike11/11/07 23:24:00 John Chambers
   Re:Postal Strike14/11/07 10:59:00 Sian Evans
   Re:Postal Strike14/11/07 11:47:00 Martin Hime
      Re:Re:Postal Strike14/11/07 13:51:00 Sian Evans
         Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike14/11/07 17:28:00 Simon Knight
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/11/07 13:30:00 Peter Rennie
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike16/11/07 10:13:00 Jonathan Callaway
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike24/11/07 15:41:00 James Dixon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike28/11/07 04:21:00 Kirsty Hackshall
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike28/11/07 09:17:00 Sean Hodges
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike28/11/07 10:12:00 Martine Guy
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike04/12/07 22:08:00 Jonathan Callaway
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/12/07 12:10:00 Fraser Pearce
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike05/12/07 15:47:00 Mark Smith
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Postal Strike15/12/07 18:11:00 Jonathan Callaway
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   Re:Postal Strike16/12/07 17:32:00 John Chambers
      Re:Re:Postal Strike03/01/08 10:00:00 James Dixon
   Re:Postal Strike05/01/08 21:33:00 Jean Gilmore
      Re:Re:Postal Strike07/01/08 12:12:00 Simon Knight

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