Thanks for sending this in from a Liverpool postie:
MODERN DAY STRIKE BREAKING.
Royal Mail managers in the Warrington post code area, which covers Warrington, St Helens, Widnes, Runcorn, Altrincham, Frodsham and Helsby have hit on a novel plan to undermine the planned strikes in Delivery Offices next Friday.
The plan involves giving CWU members a number of options. These include asking workers not to strike, taking one days annual leave on the day of the strike, or of all leave has been used, being paid for the day of the strike with the eight hours to be made up by performing ‘other work’ during the following week.
As Royal Mail already discounts workers whose weekly day off falls on strike days, and also subtract those on holiday from the overall figure of those on strike, it is quite plainly a plan to give the impression that the strike is failing in the north Cheshire/east Merseyside area and cause division between postal workers within the North West and probably beyond.
The best reaction to this divisive tactic is to carry on with the strike, take your annual leave when it suits you, and not when it suits management, and not be used by Royal Mail as a tool with which to defeat your colleagues around the country.
After all, how often have you applied for annual leave for a family event, a big match or just because you’re knackered only to have the request denied because they’re “fully booked”?
Don’t fall for it! Don’t scab!
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