Comments on: "25 million items" still stuck in the mail http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 23 May 2012 08:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2535 Chris Dawson Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:24:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2535 "many colleagues are fed up with the strikes" Lets hope they make that abundantly clear to their union reps and find an alternative to striking then. “many colleagues are fed up with the strikes” Lets hope they make that abundantly clear to their union reps and find an alternative to striking then.

]]> By: Des http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2534 Des Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:26:39 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2534 My postie told me yesterday that they are to be balloted again soon regarding more strike action. Royal Mail are adamant they will go ahead with their flexi - time plan and the Union are dead against it - could mean another round of strikes coming soon. My postie only works part time as she has young kids and the new flexi rules would mean she would have to quit the job - however, she says that many colleagues are fed up with the strikes because of the lost of money and the grief they are getting from the public. My postie told me yesterday that they are to be balloted again soon regarding more strike action. Royal Mail are adamant they will go ahead with their flexi – time plan and the Union are dead against it – could mean another round of strikes coming soon.
My postie only works part time as she has young kids and the new flexi rules would mean she would have to quit the job – however, she says that many colleagues are fed up with the strikes because of the lost of money and the grief they are getting from the public.

]]> By: Louise http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2533 Louise Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:56:43 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2533 I bet there are quite a lot of these warehouses up and down the country. It's an absolute disgrace. The main problem is that Joe Public has no clue as to the depth of the problems caused by the strikes. Because bills and letters are getting through (they are always given priority) regular folk think it's all back to normal. Many of the items I posted the day the strike ended and also the few days before it began are unaccounted for. When is the next Royal Mail "undelivered mail" auction? It's going to be a whopper! I bet there are quite a lot of these warehouses up and down the country. It’s an absolute disgrace. The main problem is that Joe Public has no clue as to the depth of the problems caused by the strikes. Because bills and letters are getting through (they are always given priority) regular folk think it’s all back to normal. Many of the items I posted the day the strike ended and also the few days before it began are unaccounted for.
When is the next Royal Mail “undelivered mail” auction? It’s going to be a whopper!

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2532 Josordoni Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:45:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2532 Hmph. Well I know where at least 10 of those parcels came from.... My house, I reckon :( Hmph. Well I know where at least 10 of those parcels came from….

My house, I reckon :(

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2531 Sue Bailey Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:38:17 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2531 The overtime-after-the-strike issue is a bit difficult, in my opinion. I don't see why people should be paid overtime to clear up the mess that their strike action has caused: but equally, if the mess doesn't get cleared, it's RM's customers who suffer, not their employees. The overtime-after-the-strike issue is a bit difficult, in my opinion. I don’t see why people should be paid overtime to clear up the mess that their strike action has caused: but equally, if the mess doesn’t get cleared, it’s RM’s customers who suffer, not their employees.

]]> By: Simon Lister http://tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2530 Simon Lister Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:30:13 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/25-million-items-still-stuck-in-the-mail.html#comment-2530 My local postmistress told me that the Royal Mail management have banned overtime to clear the backlog, as a result the postal workers are rather annoyed and are working rather slowly (she actually said this using words even a sailor would be shocked by!!) I just don't see it getting any better as this time of year is busy enough anyway without a huge backlog! My local postmistress told me that the Royal Mail management have banned overtime to clear the backlog, as a result the postal workers are rather annoyed and are working rather slowly (she actually said this using words even a sailor would be shocked by!!) I just don’t see it getting any better as this time of year is busy enough anyway without a huge backlog!

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