[_Tom_]

Post Office workers are to stage five days of strikes in the week leading up to Christmas.

The industrial action next week comes amid a dispute with management over job losses, the closure of a final salary pension scheme and branches being shut.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the walkout will include Christmas Eve.

CWU assistant secretary Andy Furey said: "All of the blame for this unfortunate turn of events is 100% down to the intransigence of the company."

He claimed the Post Office had "launched an unprecedented attack on the jobs, job security, and pensions of
thousands of hard-working and loyal Post Office workers".

Mr Furey added: "The CWU can be a constructive partner to work with, but sadly, the people currently running the company have, so far, chosen the path of conflict and industrial disputes."

http://news.sky.com/story/post-offic...stmas-10693879

Disgraceful decision...and will win no sympathy from the public.

[Amy Jade]

I do think the employees deserve better but that's just hurting the public

[Northern Monkey]

That'll get em public support.....Ruin everyone's Christmas

[arista]

Worse Time To Go on Strike

[T*]

strike during the summer and i'll sympathise but try and **** with people trying to have a good christmas and you can **** right off you cheeky bastards

[T*]

this is apparently because the 'post office is in danger' so make people go to competitors, well good idea guys

[joeysteele]

It will likely have little effect.

This I understand is affecting the main Crown Post offices, crazy to take this action at this time of year really.

While I can sympathise with their cause,I think this could turn out a pointless exercise.
Sadly for them and the main Post offices.

[arista]

"It will likely have little effect."

Yes Joey
the AmazonUK white vans (sub, sub contract)
gets many amazon orders to most homes
and many drop off at Amazon lockers
and drop of points,small newspaper shops
which keeps them cooking.

[waterhog]

I was going to send the PO my poem on a wonderful service I had from them - now I no about the strike - I won't bother.

[arista]

Originally Posted by waterhog

I was going to send the PO my poem on a wonderful service I had from them - now I know about the strike - I won't bother.

Typical

[Northern Monkey]

I like to do most of my Crimbo shopping the old fashioned way and go into town.Nowt beats queuing up in Argos for an hour with a load of impatient angry bastards
Be a bugger for Funky Pigeon though getting all the cards out late.

[Livia]

More people will send Christmas greeting by email, text, phone... The cost of postage has rocketed in the past few years because fewer people are sending letters. Way to encourage customers to use your service - let them down when they need you most.

[Toy Soldier]

Oh awesome. We bank at the post office, which means we can't bank, which puts us at higher risk of robbery. I mean not my shop specifically, we're very low-risk because of the location (right next to busy bus stop) and layout (two sides of the shop are entirely glass so it's totally open view)... but this will affect every shop that banks with the post office and there are plenty that are out of view down dodgy streets.

[Toy Soldier]

In terms of actual postage though, I buy pretty much everything on Amazon anyway and it's all delivered by a bloke in his car who lives a couple of streets over .

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Toy Santa

In terms of actual postage though, I buy pretty much everything on Amazon anyway and it's all delivered by a bloke in his car who lives a couple of streets over .

Me too. I've done all my Christmas shopping in Amazon except a few bits I like to buy in local shops. And the woman from the next farm delivers it in her Volvo estate full of dogs.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Me too. I've done all my Christmas shopping in Amazon except a few bits I like to buy in local shops. And the woman from the next farm delivers it in her Volvo estate full of dogs.

I bought a good shot of mine from there too

[Livia]

So much better than joining in the utter madness that is Christmas Shopping in town. And I don't have to Park and Ride for it.

[Toy Soldier]

Amazon Prime has been one of the best and worst things that's ever happened.

Best: Order pretty much anything and it shows up in my shed the next day!

Worst: Didn't realise that my primary payment method had switched to my credit card and am about Ł3000 down . Wups.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

So much better than joining in the utter madness that is Christmas Shopping in town. And I don't have to Park and Ride for it.

Yeah so far I haven't set foot inside an actual shop Will have brave it at some point this weekend though

Originally Posted by Toy Santa

Amazon Prime has been one of the best and worst things that's ever happened.

Best: Order pretty much anything and it shows up in my shed the next day!

Worst: Didn't realise that my primary payment method had switched to my credit card and am about Ł3000 down . Wups.

Unfortunately Amazon prime is pretty useless for me because the free delivery only applies to the UK

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by McGregrrrrrrrr

Yeah so far I haven't set foot inside an actual shop Will have brave it at some point this weekend though




Unfortunately Amazon prime is pretty useless for me because the free delivery only applies to the UK

. Sometimes you can order at like 9pm and it shows up before 1pm the next afternoon! It's sorcery...

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Toy Santa

. Sometimes you can order at like 9pm and it shows up before 1pm the next afternoon! It's sorcery...

Oh, Niamh logic : Went to buy Robs book from Amazon and the delivery was going to cost more than the actual book....so I bought a watch as well so delivery would be free

[Shaun]

Only thing I'd moan about re: Amazon Prime is that it takes the full subscription in one chunk rather than spreading it out over the year. Forgot about it last year (have had it for nearly 3 now) and it was quite the unwelcome dent in my wage the week after Christmas 2015.

And yeah this news is going to screw me over a bit. Have got 3 gifts left to post and haven't bought one of them yet

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Santasacker

Only thing I'd moan about re: Amazon Prime is that it takes the full subscription in one chunk rather than spreading it out over the year. Forgot about it last year (have had it for nearly 3 now) and it was quite the unwelcome dent in my wage the week after Christmas 2015.

And yeah this news is going to screw me over a bit. Have got 3 gifts left to post and haven't bought one of them yet

You can just cut out the middle-man though. Loads of couriers you can book through their website, and they'll collect the parcel from your door and deliver to where it needs to be, not Post Office ever involved. Part of why they're struggling, I'd imagine.

Just be wary of MyHermes - it was them who left my wife's brand new iPhone in the recycling bin of a house 4 doors down last year, leaving only a note saying "Blue Bin".

[Livia]

Love Amazon Prime. Love their telly... and when my niece sets up my Echo for me, I'll probably love that too.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by McGregrrrrrrrr

Oh, Niamh logic : Went to buy Robs book from Amazon and the delivery was going to cost more than the actual book....so I bought a watch as well so delivery would be free

You fell into their trap.That's what they wanted you to do

(I have done the same though)