We get a couple of cost of living adjustments a year tied to rate of inflation and a negotiated pay raise every year as well.
The things we need aren't pay related, they are other rights that the contract doesn't protect.
> If every government worker was given a payrise each year
> at least equal to inflation, then there'd be no need to
> strike.
>
> And my postie is pretty good too.
>
> > In America we are not allowed to go on strike by
> > law...just like Air Traffic Controllers. They did once in
> > 1970 and that was when the US Post Office Dept. was
> > reorganized into the US Postal Service and we were
> > forbidden to strike ever again.
> >
> > > Our postie is pretty good, and I'm sure the vast majority
> > > of them are.
> > >
> > > The problem though is that, as a whole, they seem intent
> > > on shooting themselves in the foot by going on strike.
> > > The end effect of that will be less post being sent as
> > > people turn even more to doing things online with
> > > electronic bank statements etc., and by using other parcel
> > > delivery companies. They obviously think they're working
> > > for a monopoly, but they're not.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > > You lazy scum, all you are glorified paper boys. You
> > > > are:
> > > >
> > > > • Birthday card money stealer
> > > > • So lazy you can’t be bothered to knock on a door and
> > > > wait 30 second for the person to answer.
> > > > • Worse than London underground staff for rudeness
> > > >
> > > > AND
> > > >
> > > > • The credit card companies don’t use you because you
> > > > steal people’s cards.
> > > > • Passports are/ were stolen by you lot.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > But the worst thing about you, you think the general
> > > > population are on your side, you are wrong you lazy shits.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Stealing money from Birthday cards has to be the lowest of
> > > > the low.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Scum the lot of you
> > > >
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