Bristol postal workers urged to vote for Christmas strike in ballot
POSTAL workers at a Royal Mail depot in Bristol will be sent ballot papers asking them to vote in favour of strike action in the lead up to Christmas.
The papers will be sent out on Tuesday asking for their support in response to the abolishment of national agreements and procedures by Royal Mail managers.
Mail is normally delivered to the BS4 and BS14 areas of Bristol from the workplace based in Mead Street.
A mass meeting will be held outside of the depot at 6.30am on Tuesday, November 13 to campaign for the “Yes” vote.
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The Union predicts that workers will return a massive vote for strike action when the ballot closes on November 21.
CWU Bristol branch official David Wilshire said “Following the meeting we will be sending a proposal aimed at resolving the dispute to Royal Mail. If they don’t then grasp the opportunity then following a “Yes” vote there will be strike action in the lead up to Christmas.”
Comments
by GoveKnows
Sunday, November 11 2012, 9:54PM
“Also, to add to the below, I really wouldn't be surprised if the unions contact the workers before the workers are bothered.
Cynical I know but those Union membership fees have to be worth something.”
by GoveKnows
Sunday, November 11 2012, 9:53PM
“@villalobos
Because they're 'pushed to the limit' every year, strangely around Christmas.”
by Big_Gregory
Sunday, November 11 2012, 7:25PM
“Overpaid and short sighted Union leaders getting their five minutes of publicity. In the longer term businesses will go elsewhere if they cannot rely on Royal Mail due to continued threats of strikes, this will undoubtably lead to jobs being lost. Congratulations!”
by lolly60
Sunday, November 11 2012, 8:55AM
“This will only make people use other ways of sending their post and parcels for Christmas (which some have already change to )if they can't get it delivered on time for Christmas from the Royal Mail ,the when this Strike is over they will have lost a lot of good customers .”
by Bristolexpat
Saturday, November 10 2012, 4:42PM
“I support anyone who wants to stand up for their perceived rights as empkoyees of a company.
Unfortunately action like this drags joe public into the battle, and not all of us want that.
Strike action is called for at Xmas as the unions know it will cause the most disruption and stress to us, the general public.
We have our own battles to fight in the workplace, do we have to make sacrifices for these guys as well?
Ill tell you what, ill support you on strike, go without post, parcels etc over Xmas.
Then when your strike is done you spend a few of your days off and come work with me?
Fair enough?”
by villalobos
Saturday, November 10 2012, 2:02PM
“When will people realize that these workers have families, mortgages, rents, bills to pay etc and that taking strike action is a last resort? These workers have been pushed to the limit. Unless you work in an environment like this for any amount of time, you cannot begin to understand. The workplace becomes a psychological battleground - continuous conflict and confrontation with managers using intimidation by stealth. I've seen it and witnessed it.
The wider public and business community have got to realize that these workers are not only fighting to protect their jobs and terms & conditions, they are fighting to protect a public service that is under attack and is in real danger of being destroyed.
john (milton keynes)”