Guest gzaerojon Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Just wondering if anyone on here knows what exactly the postal strike has effected? i send a set of lights to Italy via parcel force 4-5 day service, but it's been 6 days now and nothing has turned up would parcel force be effected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 AFAIK it's pretty random what's affected Jon. Not sure if Parcel Force are part of the same setup these days either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 parcal farce. I had a package delivered by them and it took 8 days. This wasn't international either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 it's just so frustrating also i just had a headlight returned to me as they either failed to deliver it or sent it to the return address by mistake, the chap who ordered it has waiting ages for it too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 parcal farce. I had a package delivered by them and it took 8 days. This wasn't international either. oh great i just hope it turns up soon, as the member is without a car till they turn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 no parcelforce on a whole is not affected, only really where royal mail deliver/pick up parcels in remote locations where it may be affected. with regards to your parcel, just lately alot of the european countries have really tightened up the customs and are checking everything, unfortunately the likes of the post office are not really up to speed with the goings on of customs but i would have thought it is either being held or been held and now past onto the delivery agents. if you want pm me the delivery number and i will check for you just as a note the worse countries at the moment are spain, switzerland and norway, if in you are to post anything abroad make sure you clearly put a discription on it and make the discription accurate and make sure you put as much delivery details as possible ie the full address, any phone numbers etc etc Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm having delays in International deliverys too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Have you tracked it? AFAIk all services are being delayed, they are delayed getting out of the country. Completely pointless strikes, the postamen just have more work to do in less time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 My rear lights turned up today Jon, many thanks:thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Sack them, extreme I know but there are thousands of people on the dole that would be glad to work for the money they are on just so they feel worth while and not useless. Unless they are not striking over pay this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Sack them, extreme I know but there are thousands of people on the dole that would be glad to work for the money they are on. I didn't think posties got paid that much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEDGE Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Sack them, extreme I know but there are thousands of people on the dole that would be glad to work for the money they are on just so they feel worth while and not useless. Unless they are not striking over pay this time. its about more than just money..40 000 job loses plus big changes in working practices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Sack them, extreme I know but there are thousands of people on the dole that would be glad to work for the money they are on just so they feel worth while and not useless. Unless they are not striking over pay this time. The vast majority of people on the dole obviously don't want to do the work that the posties have to do for the money they're paid otherwise there wouldn't be any vacancies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gzaerojon Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 My rear lights turned up today Jon, many thanks:thumbs: Nice one i had to courier them and a few others in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkirby Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 posties dont do bad, trust me and the hours are very good!! there mainly striking about money and working conditions, basically there trying to update all the equipment and the workers dont like it!! stupid as it needs to but the unions are using it as a excuse to get more money but there simply isnt any more money to give them!! as its been said its stupid as they still have to deliver all the post the following day anyway?? for the first time the company are being honest and saying there simply isnt any money to give to you or we stand to go under, its that serious so work with us and rebuild royal mail and make it a competitive business but they would rather strike and it will cost more jobs because of it short sighted i'm afraid. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Not a postal worker myself but having spoken to my postie, the dispute isn't just about pay - although the Royal Mail want them to take a pay cut in real terms as the package is below inflation also they also want to cut their overtime and reduce their pensions. On the service side, they want to make the first (well only...)delivery even later than it is now and make the last collection from post boxes etc earlier. There will also be reductions to collections at the weekends. When the service deteriorates, its the posties that will get the blame/take the flack not the Royal Mail chief exec (who got a half million pound bonus last year). Sorry for the rant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 BL mentality all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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