Don't post any mail until further notice....

afatbollix · 02-10-2015 08:01PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

They should be all sacked immediately, and their jobs offered back to them under the new terms for 1 week, and after 1 week, the jobs are offered to the wider public.

The days of needing unions are long gone, they were set up for the days of old when there was no proper employment law around. these days, they do nothing but hold the country to ransom because 'their" members don't want to take the same cut everyone else took.

Who would train the new people up to use the machinery? As with most jobs these days it is the people who maintain and run the machines who earn the most. They have them by the balls and they know it.

In cases like this they should have manual sorting in place? Yes overtime would need to be paid but I got a letter that was posted in Westport went through Athlone and was posted to me in Westport the next day.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 08:02PM

xredmanlfcx wrote: »

Excellent, hope you're right!

There're wrong. If it's in a post box it will be picked up but may not be sorted if there are any problems with the sorting machines.

xredmanlfcx · 02-10-2015 08:03PM

Ah sh1te. When will the clowns get this sorted?

alcea · 02-10-2015 08:11PM

Deandre Faithful Veggie wrote: »

There're wrong. If it's in a post box it will be picked up but may not be sorted if there are any problems with the sorting machines.

An Post are legally required to deliver post in it's system, if there are problems with any of the sorting machines then they will have to manually sort the letters. Parcels as far as I am aware are manually sorted.

selous · 02-10-2015 08:24PM

blade1 wrote: »

People don't send letters like they used to but surely there's way more companies sending stuff through the post....
Eircom,Vodafone,Three,Meteor and Irish water.
Also stuff like club points from Tesco Dunne Stores and SuperValue.
Also most people get there Motor Tax and insurance in the post not to mention the amount of penalty points being dished out.
That's only some of the stuff that's being posted that wouldn't have been posted years ago.

Dunnes Stores used a company called City Post (in Dublin) to deliver some of their vouchers last time, misdelivered a sh1t load I was told, and when people put them back in the postbox An Post took them out and DIDN'T redeliver as it wasn't their stamps on them, whoops, so if you didn't get your vouchers you now know why..

Azalea · 02-10-2015 08:30PM

redsteveireland wrote: »

Maybe because they work there?

It doesn't mean they'd know. National organisations are fragmented - particularly different departments to each other, and as said, post offices are often just agents for An Post and not employed by them.
The press statement from An Post was that the post office's retail functions are still continuing anyway.

marklazarcovic · 02-10-2015 08:41PM

if the machine guys strike then most of the countrys mail wont get sorted ,arrangements may be made for local mail posted for local deliveries to be delivered in house,ie,not sent to the mail centres but collected from post boxes and hand sorted like the old days by staff and distributed to relevant post-persons.. but most mail wont leave its particular county,registered mail and the likes should be ok as they are hand sorted anyway,ok so long as an post even continues with deliveries..no point if no mail to deliver.

a postie.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 08:43PM

alcea wrote: »

An Post are legally required to deliver post in it's system, if there are problems with any of the sorting machines then they will have to manually sort the letters. Parcels as far as I am aware are manually sorted.

Of course they are. But not within any specific timeframe. And there is talk of potential Protective Notice being issued to An Post workers.

foxy_j · 02-10-2015 08:47PM

Crap... I popped two packets into a post box this afternoon that were items I sold on adverts. Should I advise the buyers that it may be delayed??

alcea · 02-10-2015 08:49PM

Deandre Faithful Veggie wrote: »

Of course they are. But not within any specific timeframe. And there is talk of potential Protective Notice being issued to An Post workers.

Given that alot of people have made alternative arrangements the post should be considerably lighter and they have the weekend to sort any problems for letters posted today.

I am trying to find the article I read, that the issue of Protective Notice was going to be looked at after the weekend.

murpho999 · 02-10-2015 08:51PM

blade1 wrote: »

People don't send letters like they used to but surely there's way more companies sending stuff through the post....
Eircom,Vodafone,Three,Meteor and Irish water.
Also stuff like club points from Tesco Dunne Stores and SuperValue.
Also most people get there Motor Tax and insurance in the post not to mention the amount of penalty points being dished out.
That's only some of the stuff that's being posted that wouldn't have been posted years ago.

Ok, things like motor tax and insurance are not a major problem as this is all registered and easily provable. Think we should be doing away with discs anyway and just use registers.
Nothng urgent about bills or Supermarket points.

Biggest worry I can think of is for people who using Passport Express and need to travel soon.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 08:53PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Ok, things like motor tax and insurance are not a major problem as this is all registered and easily provable. Think we should be doing away with discs anyway and just use registers.
Nothng urgent about bills or Supermarket points.

Biggest worry I can think of is for people who using Passport Express and need to travel soon.

I have never received Motor Tax nor Insurance by registered post.

marklazarcovic · 02-10-2015 08:54PM

alcea wrote: »

An Post are legally required to deliver post in it's system, if there are problems with any of the sorting machines then they will have to manually sort the letters. Parcels as far as I am aware are manually sorted.

there may not be enough staff to sort the mail,the old sorting benches are long gone too,its not as simple as your making out..an awful lot of variables ..

xmas is coming so there is no way an post wants this to continue,but its not an post striking it the guys contracted to operate the sorting machines,no machines ,mega mail backlog...hence the no post alerts

murpho999 · 02-10-2015 09:01PM

Deandre Faithful Veggie wrote: »

I have never received Motor Tax nor Insurance by registered post.

I never said that, I meant registered as in your tax payment is registered with the tax office and your insurance is valid and registered on the insurers systems.

Stacksofwacks · 02-10-2015 09:09PM

As someone who runs a business that relies heavily on an post, let me just say that these entitled buggers should **** off to the private sector if they want more money. Public/semi state workers were the last to take a hit in the recession as everyone around them were losing their businesses and jobs as they kept their holidays, salaries and benefits. I've had many packages that got lost in the post costing me business and income and all they do is laugh in your face because they couldnt give a **** about anyone but their own little cosy club.
rant over

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 09:26PM

murpho999 wrote: »

I never said that, I meant registered as in your tax payment is registered with the tax office and your insurance is valid and registered on the insurers systems.

Still an offence not to display them though. But it's all moot as common sense would prevail if fines were issued.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 09:28PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

As someone who runs a business that relies heavily on an post, let me just say that these entitled buggers should **** off to the private sector if they want more money. Public/semi state workers were the last to take a hit in the recession as everyone around them were losing their businesses and jobs as they kept their holidays, salaries and benefits. I've had many packages that got lost in the post costing me business and income and all they do is laugh in your face because they couldnt give a **** about anyone but their own little cosy club.
rant over

Are you for real? The strikers are private sectors. An Post are not striking. It's your beloved private sector that are striking. Learn the facts next time.

Penny Tration · 02-10-2015 09:33PM

Due a cheque on Monday which I probably won't receive til whenever the strike ends. Sigh.

Oh well.

Stacksofwacks · 02-10-2015 09:35PM

Deandre Faithful Veggie wrote: »

Are you for real? The strikers are private sectors. An Post are not striking. It's your beloved private sector that are striking. Learn the facts next time.

I couldnt care what they are, theyre absolute dickheads

Stacksofwacks · 02-10-2015 09:47PM

Deandre Faithful Veggie wrote: »

Are you for real? The strikers are private sectors. An Post are not striking. It's your beloved private sector that are striking. Learn the facts next time.

have you any idea of the level of disruption and damage that this little enclave of morons have the potential to cause, or are you just completely detached from the situation?

alcea · 02-10-2015 09:52PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

have you any idea of the level of disruption and damage that this little enclave of morons have the potential to cause, or are you just completely detached from the situation?

Do you know why the IO Systems workers are striking?

Stacksofwacks · 02-10-2015 09:56PM

alcea wrote: »

Do you know why the IO Systems workers are striking?

someone gave them the wrong breakfast cereal?

alcea · 02-10-2015 10:00PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

someone gave them the wrong breakfast cereal?

And you accuse others of being detached from the situation!!!!

imitation · 02-10-2015 10:01PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

someone gave them the wrong breakfast cereal?

22% paycut, practically as good as being sacked imo.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 10:08PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

have you any idea of the level of disruption and damage that this little enclave of morons have the potential to cause, or are you just completely detached from the situation?

That's fine but you accused public sector/semi state workers and make accusations about their pay and holidays when they are not striking. Vent your anger certainly but do so against the right parties i.e. private sector workers in this case.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-10-2015 10:12PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

someone gave them the wrong breakfast cereal?

God forbid your business every gets to the point of requiring some employees. Roster changes with a resulting potential wage reduction of 22%? Sounds like they have a case as they have been discussing this with their employer for almost 2 years without resolution. These are not big earners. Would you survive if your business was hit with total costs increasing by 22% with no option of recouping it in increased sales or prices?

osarusan · 02-10-2015 10:14PM

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

or are you just completely detached from the situation?

Detached? You don't even know who is on strike FFS, or why, with your rant about the public sector.

Your posts are a joke!

Stacksofwacks · 02-10-2015 10:17PM

Deandre Faithful Veggie wrote: »

God forbid your business every gets to the point of requiring some employees. Roster changes with a resulting potential wage reduction of 22%? Sounds like they have a case as they have been discussing this with their employer for almost 2 years without resolution. These are not big earners. Would you survive if your business was hit with total costs increasing by 22% with no option of recouping it in increased sales or prices?

well thats unfortunate for them, but match that versus the multiplier effect this could have on the economy as a whole. If there is a two week all out strike from next Monday as is being mooted, then what kind of effect to you think it will have to the economy and businesses i.e to imports/exports etc?

allybabe84 · 02-10-2015 10:19PM

mad muffin wrote: »

BUT IM WAITING ON TWO PACKAGES FROM CHINA!!! ARGH!!!! :mad:

Tracking doesn't seem to be working at the moment either :mad:

Instead of working on the machines tonight I was doing nothing but sort packages from China, so hopefully you'll get yours soon

PolaroidPizza · 02-10-2015 10:20PM

its ok everyone, panic over.
as well as dole cheques, the late late toy show application post will still be processed.

I just had to explain this to a non-Irish person. I don't think the English vocabulary had enough words to describe how utterly pathetic the countries priorities are.

Don't post any mail until further notice....

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