@@kevinb9830 all the decent working class people who realise what they're fighting for and against are behind them all just like we are with anyone who has to take strike action, no one goes on strike for the fun of it.👊👊👊
@@mickb7459 'no one goes on strike for the fun of it.' many do so for political reasons. most, I'd venture. And the union leaders are most certainly not struggling for money.
@@kevinb9830 when your on strike you don't get paid so why would anyone choose to go on strike unless they have to and sometimes it's not just about wages, it's about terms and conditions of the workplace and the way they are getting treated by management 👊
I've been standing up for the workers all my life since I was 8yrs old and I'm now 56, was brought up to fight for what I believe in its a shame that most unions don't fight alongside like they used to but I would blame Maggie Thatcher for that
@@katharinereynolds25 absolute legend, people like you are far too unappreciated, I'll be behind the union for the rest of my life and hopefully we can see some real change before I go:)
500 year old service is on borrowed time, royal mail will be here long after your gone , amazon will be top dog ,when you don't pay taxes like the rest you will be the stronger , the UK helped amazon become the giants they are, just imagine not paying tax on your wages , we would all be rich and have no money complains , oh and post office is not striking it's royal mail on strike ,
You do realise that the Royal Mail and The Post Office are different companies? Akin to Tesco and Next being different. If you are going to post comments, then at least get your facts together first.
There may be less mail, but there are far, far more parcels which take longer to deliver because you have to wait for people to answer the door therefore it takes much longer to get around your round. I was a postman for twenty years so I know what I'm talking about
This has got nothing to do with doctors or nurses, it's about royal mail 🤣 , royal mail have been delivering your mail to your door from the start , may be they should charge ppl like you to deliver your mail to your door , or better still you can go and pick up your own letters , don't knock a free service, when it's not you will cry ,
Letters volumes have decreased dramatically but flyers, leaflets and parcels have increased. Postman mail sacks have increased substantially in weight and walking up long flights of flats making deliveries with a heavy sack is no joke. True, the work is unskilled when compared to other key service jobs, but a reasonable cost of living wage is needed, don't you think??
@@pumi63 I do agree with you to a point but flats and long flights have always been there. Parcels have always been sent through out time. Many more parcels are sent by courtiers these days I do order stuff on line. But parcel force. Hermes and others. There is both sides to this argument.
@@superted6743 its not a free service, quite expensive these days, and in answer to your second point, i would deliver mail in a heart beat. on a third point. i dont get much mail, letter form as i get most of mine on line. so i would not cry if it went. as other couriers will deliver my parcels, probably cheaper. as they do now. can i ask as you seem to know, i guess you wont answer but at the moment what is your yearly salary, and hours worked, i would be interested and, may even admit im wrong
All they are doing in hammering nails into their own coffin!!!!! There’s plenty other parcel delivery companies out who are not striking !!! Yeah get it yet ????!?!?!?
Agree, I heard the union boss is on over 150k a year!! They are all as bad as each other! Using Evri for lots now. I support the postal workers getting more but everyone wants more and more! This country is getting greedier and greedier.....
That ancient bald union guy is the actual Grinch though. Sick of people like this who only hurt the innocent. Bosses won't care they'll save money on the pay they'll retain from these skivers. Small businesses who rely on RM are going to the wall because of these clowns and at a time of great recession this is nothing short of evil. They don't care who they hurt.
Anyone help ,Recently just left royal mail after 20 years and couldn't be happier ,however I actually handed my notice in way back in August but was persuaded to stay as I didn't have a job to go to although I was ready to leave ,I worked OT and went in at the last minute to pull then out of the dirt ,then on the 7th of October until the 13 th I had a weeks annual leave but then after that on Monday the 14th I called to say I was done ,then on Fri the 18th I was expecting my final pay with my basic annual leave but all I got was 5hrs 30 and delivery supplement and I quit that day ,I am sure I have been screwed ,I had another weeks annual leave in January 2025 and 15 hrs left .I am sure they should pay me the unused hours but I already have my p45 ,I am sure something dodgy has gone on as I don't trust any of them .
As very few people send cards and the cost of sending them is prohibitive it won't make much difference. As for parcels there are alternative methods. Gift vouchers will suffice if items can't be sent. The reality is there's genuine competition now. All this 'we're behind you brothers and sisters' means very little.
The days of RM as a public service are sadly over , it's all about financial survival , the days of mass union numbers are minuscule and the clout of a real strike have gone , too much competition in the private sector have killed the job and snail Mail is now emai , sadly on a hiding too nothing , most people don't realise a strike is on . R.I.P
To be honest 11 plus pounds an hour is good brass.Poor run business.A nd some workers are for them cant walk .Sorry its raining etc but they signed up.Before you all start 10.50 an hour continental shifhts i did
Bro there are a lot of people reliant on drugs they buy online so would you maybe please give us our prescriptions back so we don’t die I get you want more money but so do I and I’ve never been shown any solidarity in my life, I don’t even use the nhs.
You do get areas where mail deliveries are not up to expected standards but that maybe down to the local delivery office administration, and if you are unhappy with the service then you can complain. However, posties do a very good job delivering in all weather and in some areas are the only sources of communication for vulnerable, aged, lonely people. Many will in fact go all out to help customers that are in distress and a lot of this is not made public.
Most don't deserve a pay increase as they regularly fail to deliver letters and especially parcels which go missing, delivered to wrong address or just disappear within the postal system and it appears that they do very little to rectify it.
I've been a Postie for 19 years and this is not going to solve a bloody thing they will still win ,at my office they don't even do their full shift on the picket line if it is raining never mind on their deliveries LOL but at the end of the day we are not giving the customers the service they deserve because of a few lazy posties and arccassist mediocre management who ain't got a Scooby doo who love the power of telling us what to do just to make themselves look great.
Speak for yourself, I'm a postie that works in an office (albeit quite small) that clears most days (even recently) and have some pride and integrity about their work.
sorry to the small companies that use RM for delivery of their goods. The public will now use Amazon and other companies instead so small companies go bust.Any company that wants guaranteed delivery over their busiest time of the year will not use RM and won't go back to them after Xmas, looking good for layoffs at RM just in time for Xmas. So great thinking of your selves. Wish I had a full pay pension like you.
Jealously gets you nowhere. Perhaps if you had applied yourself in life then your circumstances might have been better. Luckily the vast majority aren't as closed minded or lacking in knowledge as you are. Have a good life.
@@seanroocroft7722 at least I've been on TH-cam longer than you. I'm 64, married, 5 children and 4grand children own 3 houses no mortgages, 2 cars,honda 1400cc motorbike, motorhome,...... What do you think you have that I don't, what else can I do to better my self? Oh yes I'm off to Portugal ( castello Branco) to buy a mountain retreat, in November. What do you have to offer? Oh my wife is 31 yrs younger than me. Come what more do I need?
Its like Bruno says, they are milking every penny out of the system, no proper investment, this money will come from taking everything we have worked for off us. Disgraceful, 500 year business, ruined by this government
Join Royal Mail soon change your tune believe me , that eastenders postie don't tell the full tale , it's abysmal as Royal Mail only take on part time staff .
If it wasn't for the unions you would be working every Saturday and Sunday no paid holidays no sick pay and you would be lucky if you were getting £5 an hour 🙈
British steel gone because of cheap inported steel. British motor industry sold off to foreign buyers. I would suggest that has more to do with government than unions. Poor comment mate from the uneducated
Total support for the postie's keep up your fight
Totally with you all
Thank you 😊
The CEO of Royal mail is evil 😈, Simon Thompson has to go
Keep it up we're all behind you 👊👊👊
No we are not.
@@kevinb9830 all the decent working class people who realise what they're fighting for and against are behind them all just like we are with anyone who has to take strike action, no one goes on strike for the fun of it.👊👊👊
@@mickb7459 'all the decent working class people who realise what they're fighting for and against are behind them'
No they're not.
@@mickb7459 'no one goes on strike for the fun of it.'
many do so for political reasons. most, I'd venture. And the union leaders are most certainly not struggling for money.
@@kevinb9830 when your on strike you don't get paid so why would anyone choose to go on strike unless they have to and sometimes it's not just about wages, it's about terms and conditions of the workplace and the way they are getting treated by management 👊
Fully support the CWU.
Enough is Enough
strikes happen for a reason, but if the NURSES and their community go on strike
Then the nation will support their grievances.
So Liz, be CAREFUL
Nurses?? Do you really think so?? We can all clap them again, cant we?
Won't even mind if my deliveries are late. Carry on. x
Solidarity with the workers ✊
Good on you posties I back you all the way
Everyone is behind the workers! It's about time we all stood up!✊
I've been standing up for the workers all my life since I was 8yrs old and I'm now 56, was brought up to fight for what I believe in its a shame that most unions don't fight alongside like they used to but I would blame Maggie Thatcher for that
@@katharinereynolds25 absolute legend, people like you are far too unappreciated, I'll be behind the union for the rest of my life and hopefully we can see some real change before I go:)
Just means you will have to wait 8 days on a parcel now instead of 7.
If you are lucky
no hardship in a fight for decent lives.
Do you have your Package yet .
Good luck to you all 🎉
thatchers diabolical legacy prevails.
How can I find out about these strikes before they take place?
As the post office workers move very slowly it’s difficult to tell.
Open your eyes and ears. Easy.
I BLAME THE TORRIES...
Who are the Torries?
Spanish footballer lol
Thank You, Mirror, for getting this story out.
While Amazon and other couriers will take the delivery. Post Office is on borrowed time
500 year old service is on borrowed time, royal mail will be here long after your gone , amazon will be top dog ,when you don't pay taxes like the rest you will be the stronger , the UK helped amazon become the giants they are, just imagine not paying tax on your wages , we would all be rich and have no money complains , oh and post office is not striking it's royal mail on strike ,
You do realise that the Royal Mail and The Post Office are different companies? Akin to Tesco and Next being different. If you are going to post comments, then at least get your facts together first.
Its royal mail dickhead , the post office is a different company
What's needed is a multi-union led strike as has happened in Europe, resulting in countries grinding to a halt. Now, that will bring rapid results.
Twat! I take it you've never got off your fat arse and started your own business.
Wouldn't be xmas without it
There loosing customers that wont come back,and it will cost jobs.Don't destroy Royal Mail.
I support the strike. The constant cutting of pay and eradication of decent paid jobs must stop.
It's just a race to the bottom today unfortunately
Shareholders are everyone with a pension. Why don’t these idiots know this ( including the Postal Workers pension ).
they want more money, to deliver less mail, as most now get email bills, the doctors and nurses, need the money as there duties increase
There may be less mail, but there are far, far more parcels which take longer to deliver because you have to wait for people to answer the door therefore it takes much longer to get around your round.
I was a postman for twenty years so I know what I'm talking about
This has got nothing to do with doctors or nurses, it's about royal mail 🤣 , royal mail have been delivering your mail to your door from the start , may be they should charge ppl like you to deliver your mail to your door , or better still you can go and pick up your own letters , don't knock a free service, when it's not you will cry ,
Letters volumes have decreased dramatically but flyers, leaflets and parcels have increased. Postman mail sacks have increased substantially in weight and walking up long flights of flats making deliveries with a heavy sack is no joke. True, the work is unskilled when compared to other key service jobs, but a reasonable cost of living wage is needed, don't you think??
@@pumi63 I do agree with you to a point but flats and long flights have always been there. Parcels have always been sent through out time. Many more parcels are sent by courtiers these days I do order stuff on line. But parcel force. Hermes and others. There is both sides to this argument.
@@superted6743 its not a free service, quite expensive these days, and in answer to your second point, i would deliver mail in a heart beat. on a third point. i dont get much mail, letter form as i get most of mine on line. so i would not cry if it went. as other couriers will deliver my parcels, probably cheaper. as they do now. can i ask as you seem to know, i guess you wont answer but at the moment what is your yearly salary, and hours worked, i would be interested and, may even admit im wrong
All they are doing in hammering nails into their own coffin!!!!! There’s plenty other parcel delivery companies out who are not striking !!! Yeah get it yet ????!?!?!?
Agree, I heard the union boss is on over 150k a year!! They are all as bad as each other! Using Evri for lots now. I support the postal workers getting more but everyone wants more and more! This country is getting greedier and greedier.....
Royal Mail already advertising for posties on reduced rate and later start and finish times
That ancient bald union guy is the actual Grinch though. Sick of people like this who only hurt the innocent. Bosses won't care they'll save money on the pay they'll retain from these skivers. Small businesses who rely on RM are going to the wall because of these clowns and at a time of great recession this is nothing short of evil. They don't care who they hurt.
Anyone help ,Recently just left royal mail after 20 years and couldn't be happier ,however I actually handed my notice in way back in August but was persuaded to stay as I didn't have a job to go to although I was ready to leave ,I worked OT and went in at the last minute to pull then out of the dirt ,then on the 7th of October until the 13 th I had a weeks annual leave but then after that on Monday the 14th I called to say I was done ,then on Fri the 18th I was expecting my final pay with my basic annual leave but all I got was 5hrs 30 and delivery supplement and I quit that day ,I am sure I have been screwed ,I had another weeks annual leave in January 2025 and 15 hrs left .I am sure they should pay me the unused hours but I already have my p45 ,I am sure something dodgy has gone on as I don't trust any of them .
As very few people send cards and the cost of sending them is prohibitive it won't make much difference. As for parcels there are alternative methods. Gift vouchers will suffice if items can't be sent. The reality is there's genuine competition now. All this 'we're behind you brothers and sisters' means very little.
You haven't got a clue have you 🤔
@@kevingoodson9707 Why's that then oh learned one?
What a clueless prat you are.
So does your opinion
@@dundeeguy So there's no competition, stamps are cheap and email doesn't exist? So crocodile, let's hear your opinion.
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So your No1 , we’ll see you in about 25’000 years then.
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The days of RM as a public service are sadly over , it's all about financial survival , the days of mass union numbers are minuscule and the clout of a real strike have gone , too much competition in the private sector have killed the job and snail Mail is now emai , sadly on a hiding too nothing , most people don't realise a strike is on . R.I.P
Is this simon
would be good if they got the mail to the RIGHT address !!!
That can be equalled out by people putting the right address on the items instead of us trying to guess.
@@larropowell3658 So does the right address = somewhere else?
To be honest 11 plus pounds an hour is good brass.Poor run business.A nd some workers are for them cant walk .Sorry its raining etc but they signed up.Before you all start 10.50 an hour continental shifhts i did
Good for being in a union to protect workers rights isn't it !
@ Anthony Cuntliffe. Are you illiterate or drunk?
Bro there are a lot of people reliant on drugs they buy online so would you maybe please give us our prescriptions back so we don’t die I get you want more money but so do I and I’ve never been shown any solidarity in my life, I don’t even use the nhs.
What drugs?
royal mail a round me are shit . get no litters for a week or so then all tern up!!
@@johncarlin3090 very harsh
You do get areas where mail deliveries are not up to expected standards but that maybe down to the local delivery office administration, and if you are unhappy with the service then you can complain. However, posties do a very good job delivering in all weather and in some areas are the only sources of communication for vulnerable, aged, lonely people. Many will in fact go all out to help customers that are in distress and a lot of this is not made public.
With English like that have you actually got a job??
Learn to write English , you might get somewhere !
I hope strike goes over xmas
Nobody cares. We are sick and tired of your incompetence . Give the work to Amazon for Christs sake.
Royal mail deliver Amazon packets also as Amazon cannot cope with the volumes of packets they have
@@silondon9010 Yes but Amazon deliver the next day and to the right houses...
You must care for watching and even spending time out to right a comment 🤣🤣
Amazon can't cope they give the work to royal mail.
@@johncarlin3090 And then the RM lose it or break it ……
Most don't deserve a pay increase as they regularly fail to deliver letters and especially parcels which go missing, delivered to wrong address or just disappear within the postal system and it appears that they do very little to rectify it.
It's what we've come to expect of socialists
well that certainly sounds like an ignorant comment. I'm sure other than this comment you have lots of wise words. 🤠
@@stevenhunter5799 Nice try Trotsky
Trotsky? 🤣 It seems you're even more ignorant than first suspected 🤠
we don't use the post anymore it's all electronic now.
How do you get a packet electronically?
Are you for real???
I've been a Postie for 19 years and this is not going to solve a bloody thing they will still win ,at my office they don't even do their full shift on the picket line if it is raining never mind on their deliveries LOL but at the end of the day we are not giving the customers the service they deserve because of a few lazy posties and arccassist mediocre management who ain't got a Scooby doo who love the power of telling us what to do just to make themselves look great.
Solidarity brother
What office are the practices you are talk about?
business is going to be sold, thats the real agenda at play
Speak for yourself, I'm a postie that works in an office (albeit quite small) that clears most days (even recently) and have some pride and integrity about their work.
Well that’s part of the problem managers who are failed posties telling hard working people what to do ,remember they couldn’t do it .
sorry to the small companies that use RM for delivery of their goods. The public will now use Amazon and other companies instead so small companies go bust.Any company that wants guaranteed delivery over their busiest time of the year will not use RM and won't go back to them after Xmas, looking good for layoffs at RM just in time for Xmas. So great thinking of your selves. Wish I had a full pay pension like you.
Jealously gets you nowhere. Perhaps if you had applied yourself in life then your circumstances might have been better. Luckily the vast majority aren't as closed minded or lacking in knowledge as you are. Have a good life.
@@seanroocroft7722 at least I've been on TH-cam longer than you.
I'm 64, married, 5 children and 4grand children own 3 houses no mortgages, 2 cars,honda 1400cc motorbike, motorhome,...... What do you think you have that I don't, what else can I do to better my self?
Oh yes I'm off to Portugal ( castello Branco) to buy a mountain retreat, in November.
What do you have to offer?
Oh my wife is 31 yrs younger than me.
Come what more do I need?
@@paulcowan3222 Walter mitty springs to mind piss face.
Don't blame the workers blame the greedy companies
@@paulcowan3222 You sound amazing 🤣🤮
Be interesting to find out if I notice the abysmal service I already get.
We do a brilliant service, can you walk 2 marathons a week...no..
It's not the postpersons fault it's the board they are trying to cut corners everywhere .
The posties get the blame as they are the visible ones
Its like Bruno says, they are milking every penny out of the system, no proper investment, this money will come from taking everything we have worked for off us. Disgraceful, 500 year business, ruined by this government
Join Royal Mail soon change your tune believe me , that eastenders postie don't tell the full tale , it's abysmal as Royal Mail only take on part time staff .
The blame for any poor service should be directed at the greedy self infatuated bunch at the top .
More they strike less time they have to steal cards
British steel GONE Mines GONE Car industries GONE Anything else GONE All thanks to UNIONS
If it wasn't for the unions you would be working every Saturday and Sunday no paid holidays no sick pay and you would be lucky if you were getting £5 an hour 🙈
Idiot
British steel gone because of cheap inported steel. British motor industry sold off to foreign buyers. I would suggest that has more to do with government than unions. Poor comment mate from the uneducated
Go back to sleep if it wasnt for the unions everybody would be on minimum wage no sick pay zero contract hours the sweat shop of europe
Ha ha really
🦾🦾👍👍 Nice One Absolutly Behind You All .