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Oxford postmen going on strike from Monday

What's up this time, not getting your bonus 'til the New Year ?

 Phew, I was a bit worried this may have been some sort of confession Fred.

They are probably coming out in sympathy of the Greeks

(should have rephrased that really - Coming out and Greek should never ever be used together in the same sentence)

it because their mail centre is closing init!

Shame


and how long have they known this was on the cards ?

 A couple of years back the O*frod centre was found to be the least efficient in Britain, which may be why it's closing.

My fucking heart bleeds

all their work is coming to swindon.the fools only have themselves to blame.miserable fuckers most of em

its all about the mail centre closures. although nobody has actually spoken to me face to face about it, this is only what i've been told from others. swindon were asked to vote on a strike but we voted no. bristol voted to go out too iirc. silly fuckers.

oxford mail centre is a union stronghold, and i'm not looking forward to their workers coming to the Thames Valley Mail Centre at dorcan :S i've got a feeling they'll try and cause trouble, the only saving grace is reading, the other MC they're shutting, isnt particularly active in the union i'm led to believe. so hopefully we wont be walking out every 5 minutes cos a manager called someone a nasty name, as seems to happen every fucking week in oxford. :P

i feel slightly more retarded after reading that.

also...why aren't you at work?!

haha.... errrr........ i'm ill. :(

losing part of/the whole of my christmas bonus in the process, woop.



and why, pray tell, are you more retarded after reading that?

pffff, fred's on his way round to see if you're adequately ill.

is fred gonna be wearing a cute little nurses uniform? :D

Shouldn't that be on the Christmas cards ?

This is just on the beeb now.

Their managers are telling them to walk faster. They're throwing their toys out the pram. Fuckin poofs.

Management scum

Who do they think they are telling staff what to do?

Everyone outside

Um i'm a postman, not a mail centre worker and i've never gone on strike in my life.

scab

He's alive!!

he might not be for long if his striking collegues find out he's a scab

:D

it's why he always gets picked on...............................................TAXI!!!!!!!

have you been told that you have to walk at exactly 6.5 miles an hour in order to complete your round Ralphus


T'was on radio this morning

So they should walk faster as well - lazy b'stards just mozying on down with a bag of letters, how hard can it be I ask you ?!

Royal Mail provide bikes as well, they should perhaps use them instead of walking, maybe provide roller blading lessons as well ?

i'm going to suggest we give the delivery guys segways, it would be AWESOME!