With unemployment now high and still rising, I'd be worried that my employer can very easily find 10 people desperate to replace me. And yet the Royal Mail are discussing strikes... sounds risky to me.
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Is now really a good time to strike?
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Is now really a good time to strike?
Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishing -
Originally posted by d000hg View PostWith unemployment now high and still rising, I'd be worried that my employer can very easily find 10 people desperate to replace me. And yet the Royal Mail are discussing strikes... sounds risky to me.
1. They have a union, you don't.
2. If they strike it could affect the entire country, if you strike who would notice?"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife. -
Can companies fire staff for striking?Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostCan companies fire staff for striking?
The company is under no obligation to pay you while you are on strike and is free to make any arrangements it see's fit to cover your responcibilities while you are on strike. On your return you may well find that your job no longer exists and you are being made redendant.
As an individual, striking is a pointless exercise."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostAs an individual, striking is a pointless exercise.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Going on strike to save jobs doesn't seem to work. Unions in this country seem to have bipolar disorder - they moan if there's a Tory government, but they strike and flip it all up anytime there's a Labour oneComment
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the royal mail apparently have a backlog of 9 million letters from the last strike, so if the union are posting out ballot papers they won't get the results for while?Comment
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Originally posted by Ltd ability View Postthe royal mail apparently have a backlog of 9 million letters from the last strike, so if the union are posting out ballot papers they won't get the results for while?
a) The 'backlog' is sacks piled up at the back of the warehouse / sorting office. They will sit there until someone is paid overtime to deal with them. So there is not a few days' delay to all post, there is a huge delay to some post.
b) You can be sure the ballots will go out and will be collected.
c) That backlog of 9 to 20 million items will mostly end up shredded or dumped in canals.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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