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UK postal strike?
I read on another newsgroup that there is a post office strike going on in the
UK and the mail is not getting delivered. When did this start? If you mail something to the UK or are expecting something from there it may be awhile before it comes. |
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"JSTONE9352" wrote in message ... I read on another newsgroup that there is a post office strike going on in the UK and the mail is not getting delivered. When did this start? If you something to the UK or are expecting something from there it may be awhile before it comes. Heard nothing of this so far, but you might want to check bbc.co.uk for info on it. The BRM was having labour issues recently and there were threats of strikes. Seems like the lowest paid workers in the Llantrisant mint were making about £11000 a year or about $18000 in US$. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/03 |
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In message , JSTONE9352
writes I read on another newsgroup that there is a post office strike going on in the UK and the mail is not getting delivered. When did this start? If you mail something to the UK or are expecting something from there it may be awhile before it comes. There's been unofficial strikes in the London area for about 12 weeks now, but it only really took off in the last 4 or 5 days. It's spread to many of the sorting offices in central England, but the north of England, Scotland, and Wales are, I think, unaffected so far. Talks between the PO management and the union are continuing. -- Arwel Parry http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/ |
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Heard nothing of this so far, but you might want to check bbc.co.uk for info
on it. The BRM was having labour issues recently and there were threats of strikes. Seems like the lowest paid workers in the Llantrisant mint were making about £11000 a year or about $18000 in US$. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release Date: 10/22/03 What I've picked up so far is that wildcat strikes have been happening in the London area over the past 12 weeks and in the last 4-5 days has been spreading to other parts of the country. Negotiations are continuing with the govt. Mail is getting backed up and many people are angry. Some people over there are not listing anything on Ebay until the situation is resolved. |
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JSTONE9352 wrote:
Heard nothing of this so far, but you might want to check bbc.co.uk for info on it. I have a friend over there who just now replied to my query about postal strikes -- "Yes, you heard right - there is a mail strike on here -we've had no mail since last Tuesday. It started in London and surrounding areas (we're about 30 miles away), and is spreading around the country. Anything that goes via London, which is possibly all airmail, is going nowhere at the moment. Which is no help to the loads of UK ebayers selling stuff like mad, who can't get paid or ship out their goods!! So the old excuse 'the check's in the post' is probably true!" So indeed there is a huge problem. For the sake of our friends in the UK, let's hope that things can be resolved soon, and very soon! Larry |
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Sadam Hussein is behind it to prevent Christians sending Christmas
cards, the US Army should invade any day now. :-) Billy Arwel Parry wrote: In message , JSTONE9352 writes I read on another newsgroup that there is a post office strike going on in the UK and the mail is not getting delivered. When did this start? If you mail something to the UK or are expecting something from there it may be awhile before it comes. There's been unofficial strikes in the London area for about 12 weeks now, but it only really took off in the last 4 or 5 days. It's spread to many of the sorting offices in central England, but the north of England, Scotland, and Wales are, I think, unaffected so far. Talks between the PO management and the union are continuing. -- Arwel Parry http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/ |
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Arwel Parry wrote in message . ..
In message , JSTONE9352 writes I read on another newsgroup that there is a post office strike going on in the UK and the mail is not getting delivered. When did this start? If you mail something to the UK or are expecting something from there it may be awhile before it comes. There's been unofficial strikes in the London area for about 12 weeks now, but it only really took off in the last 4 or 5 days. It's spread to many of the sorting offices in central England, but the north of England, Scotland, and Wales are, I think, unaffected so far. Talks between the PO management and the union are continuing. According to the radio there are currently around 100,000,000 pieces of mail in the backlog at the moment, so even once the strike's over expect delays of weeks or more. The full list of affected areas is at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3226717.stm . It's p'raps also worth noting that a lot of mail coming to the UK, and within the UK, goes through London. Hopefully they've rerouted it through unaffected areas, but you can't be entirely sure. FWIW all the affected areas apart from Lanarkshire (which is now clear anyway) are in the South, South East, or the Midlands. Northern England, the Westcountry, Wales and Scotland are basically unaffected. -- Peter Please send any reply to peter - at - 3feet - co - uk |
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I would guess that most or all of the
mail coming to the UK via air mail probably goes thru Heathrow or the other airport in London (forgot the name at the moment). Any Ebay stuff coming or going that way is probably going to be held up. Are US post office accepting mail going to the UK at this time? |
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"Larry Louks" wrote in message news:X6apb.85353$Fm2.63884@attbi_s04...
JSTONE9352 wrote: Heard nothing of this so far, but you might want to check bbc.co.uk for info on it. I have a friend over there who just now replied to my query about postal strikes -- "Yes, you heard right - there is a mail strike on here -we've had no mail since last Tuesday. It started in London and surrounding areas (we're about 30 miles away), and is spreading around the country. Anything that goes via London, which is possibly all airmail, is going nowhere at the moment. Which is no help to the loads of UK ebayers selling stuff like mad, who can't get paid or ship out their goods!! So the old excuse 'the check's in the post' is probably true!" So indeed there is a huge problem. For the sake of our friends in the UK, let's hope that things can be resolved soon, and very soon! Larry A settlement was reached today, and so the strikers are back at work - but they'll go back on strike at the drop of a hat. As I say, it seems to be a South-Eastern problem: the reason that there were wildcat strikes was that the ballot for an official strike failed, probably because the PO workers in the North, in Wales and in Scotland didn't want it. The BBC Website - at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3236765.stm - suggests that it could be weeks before the backlog is cleared and an entirely normal service resumes. -- Peter Use peter - at - 3feet - co - uk for any replies. |
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