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gareth aka cheesy





Apr 4 2008 12:03 PM

Massive majority of cwu member balloted and also members of the Royal Mail's managers union agree to oppose radical changes to the existing pention scheme which include extending retirement ages for all workers to 65 and changes the way it is calculated (below the cost of living)and the benefits that we will recieve when we retire. Managers have more to lose, so for once we might see them on the picket line?? funny, most of the strike breakers from the last dispute have not got a pention scheme yet?? but they even came in when we were under threat of closure so wheres there heads at?
likewise with the managers who came in then?

but if it comes to it we will be solid on the picket line.
Royal mail change your proposal and open negotiations with the CWU now!
Pete





Feb 15 2008 4:04 PM

Just to let you know, i won the ballot to become the youth officer for the w/ton and district amalgamated branch
Pete





Jan 20 2008 6:49 PM

It was a great turn out, over 1500 i've heard. I'm supporting them all the way. It was my 1st ever march and rally and i support the CWU 100%
Thanks for the add by the way,
Pete.
Jude





Jan 19 2008 11:55 PM

Great mARCH TODAY IN Stoke!!

xx
gareth aka cheesy





Oct 13 2007 8:41 AM

Thursday October 11, 2007
The Guardian


Let us be absolutely clear. The Post Office is being systematically and deliberately destroyed. And the British government is standing by and letting it happen.
It was Charles II who established the General Post Office in 1660, and Rowland Hill who introduced the penny stamp (1840) and recognised that the cost of handling mail was not the distance the letters travelled but the number of times they were handled. The postal service in the 19th century was the equivalent of the internet. Local post offices were a public service too: in the early days, if you paid a shilling the postmistress would write a letter for you and explain how to deal with social security forms.

But now this great service is being challenged. First by the EU, which has insisted on liberalisation and demanded competition. If there were real competition, however, the competitors would have to put up their own blue pillar boxes, employ postal staff and open post offices, deliver to the most outlying areas at the same price, and deliver braille materials, free, for the blind.
Of course none of that is happening, and the "competitors" are being allowed to pass on their bulk post for the Royal Mail to deliver and being charged less than the 34p we pay for a stamp, thus being subsidised by the Post Office. Post office closures are going on apace and postal workers are threatened with the sack, a worsening of conditions, and the prospect of a reduced pension. Meanwhile the government does nothing, and that is why members of the Communication Workers' Union are striking.

In the old days the postmaster general was answerable to the Commons, with parliamentary questions about deliveries. It was not a very good system because the Treasury collected the money for stamps sold and gave the Post Office a grant to run the service - which is why I, in my then position in that role, recommended it be turned into a public corporation. It was obvio
Cliffy...





Oct 9 2007 8:45 PM

Stay strong . . .
£40,000,000 for managers bonuses . . .
40,000 job losses for us . . .
UNITY IS STRENGTH . .
gareth aka cheesy





Oct 5 2007 5:32 AM

pickets needed, apply at the gate in person gloucester mail centre, bring a smile, humour and your determination. a small minority of people are trickling back, 4 days is hard but make the effort. Unity!! as they say, is strength!!!!
Jude





Oct 4 2007 9:36 PM

Solidarity greetings from Jude!! I am with you all the way!!
Trevor





Aug 9 2007 4:25 PM

lol. Nice one. I haven't heard Trumpton riots for years.
Top choice xx
The Smirkins





Aug 7 2007 9:15 AM

Moved you to the top of my extensive friends list to encourage people to visit your page, sign the petition now urgent!!!
Joseph !!!





Aug 4 2007 7:44 PM

I think there should be some info on the Postal Strike of 1971 on your myspace. Nice video of the royal mail lorry with letters everywere.

Keep up the good work Joe.

I recommend as the music to the page " Had Enough" by the Enemy.
The Smirkins





Jul 26 2007 5:57 AM

right there brothers, support the official strike, save gloucester mail centre
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