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Country being held to ransom by a few dozen workers at IO Systems

  • 04-10-2015 08:13PM
    #1
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭


    Píssed off about this, sent an important document in the post on Thursday, looks like no post tomorrow either, an post workers wont be paid according to the irish times, what a joke


Comments

  • #2
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,606 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Say they'll have to pay An Post workers or they will be in trouble.
    They're not on strike so they're entitled to pay.


  • #3
    justchecked
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 367 ✭✭justchecked


    Waiting on a parcel.
    Beat them with sticks i say.


  • #4
    Notavirus.exe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 832 ✭✭✭Notavirus.exe


    Speaking of post, a thread on this already exists.


  • #5
    cantdecide
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    I'm with them on this. I too, hate when my cushy gig is spoiled by the man asking me to use my brain to operate my limbs in a slightly different way than prescribed in my contract. It's like the greatest injustice in the history of the world... or something.


  • #6
    Grandeeod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Grandeeod


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Píssed off about this, sent an important document in the post on Thursday, looks like no post tomorrow either, an post workers wont be paid according to the irish times, what a joke

    Im in the same boat. I have a few very important packages to go out and expecting at least two in return. Banking and the CRO etc. Not everything can be done by email! Im surprised its not making more news. But maybe when Biddy from Clonmel rings Liveline tomorrow regarding the letter she's expecting from her son in Asia, we may see some media coverage.


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  • #7
    josephryan1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭josephryan1989


    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.


  • #8
    Valetta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭Valetta


    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.

    Nobody would buy it.

    It's a dying industry, and no surprise that the staff are trying to squeeze the last out of it before the funeral.


  • #9
    josephryan1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭josephryan1989


    Valetta wrote: »
    Nobody would buy it.

    It's a dying industry, and no surprise that the staff are trying to squeeze the last out of it before the funeral.

    They are hastening the funeral with their current antics.


  • #10
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,027 ✭✭✭The_B_Man
    Something about sandwiches


    People like Parcel Motel have started offering a workaround for using An Post.
    If that becomes successful, people will learn to do without An Post, and that could be very dangerous for them.


  • #11
    Fleawuss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭Fleawuss


    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.

    A bit like VW. I know what you mean.


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  • #12
    Streetwalker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Streetwalker


    Totally support these workers.


  • #13
    C.K Dexter Haven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,711 ✭✭✭C.K Dexter Haven


    What do we want?




    *insert demand here*





    When do we want it?






    *insert timeframe here*





    Then, repeat.


  • #14
    Massimo Cassagrande
    Closed Accounts Posts: 626 ✭✭✭Massimo Cassagrande


    Valetta wrote: »
    Nobody would buy it.

    It's a dying industry, and no surprise that the staff are trying to squeeze the last out of it before the funeral.

    Why's everyone so put out by them not working so, if that's the case.;)


  • #15
    Strazdas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,022 ✭✭✭✭Strazdas


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Píssed off about this, sent an important document in the post on Thursday, looks like no post tomorrow either, an post workers wont be paid according to the irish times, what a joke

    An Post say that post that is already in the system will be delivered, so it looks like your document will be delivered soon.


  • #16
    Valetta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,611 ✭✭✭Valetta


    Massimo Cassagrande wrote: »
    Why's everyone so put out by them not working so, if that's the case.;)

    It's a very tiny minority put out, not everyone.


  • #17
    doolox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,345 ✭✭✭doolox


    Not a very big user anyway but I am putting together an email list of clients and will be doing most of my comms through email from now on.

    Only three of my clients insist on post so they will have to get their correspondence when I am able to call on them personally.

    The rest of my clients will be getting their stuff through email from now on and An Post can piss off.

    I remember the same stuff as a kid when Guinness was delivered by CIE nationwide and CIE went on strike. Guinnesss bought a fleet of trucks and found out it was cheaper and better control of deliveries and never went back to CIE.


  • #18
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,234 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.

    Why? An Post are actually extremely efficient in comparison to the likes of Royal Mail and other national post services. They are not the ones at fault here, it's a bunch of trained monkeys on contract who seem to think they're entitled to hold up the whole countries postal service in return for more money for doing absolutely nothing extra. They should all be sacked for gross negligence and the job given to people who deserve it. ****!!


  • #19
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,234 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.

    Why? An Post are actually extremely efficient in comparison to the likes of Royal Mail and other national post services. They are not the ones at fault here, it's a bunch of trained monkeys on contract who seem to think they're entitled to hold up the whole countries postal service in return for more money for doing absolutely nothing extra. They should all be sacked for gross negligence and the job given to people who deserve it. ****!!


  • #20
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 680 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.

    The issue is with IO systems staff. Not an Post staff.


  • #21
    Trent Houseboat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭Trent Houseboat


    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.
    The workers on strike are private sector.
    Can't blame this one on dem public servants.


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  • #22
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    I'm amused by the indignation from people on only the second working day of a dispute in a company that people said was on it's way out. I got two parcels by post today and will continue to give preference to suppliers who use An Post over private couriers, because no matter how often couriers had items for us they could never find our house without being talked in from 5 miles away.

    Ok, I'll have stuff stuck for a while but I'm saving the righteous indignation until the dispute has been running for a couple of weeks.


  • #23
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    josephryan1989 wrote: »
    An Post should be privatized and sold.
    None of these muppets would survive a day in the free market economy nor should they.

    You do realise it's the private sector contractors who are on strike? Privatisation is not the holy grail of commerce.


  • #24
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,678 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Valetta wrote: »
    Nobody would buy it.

    It's a dying industry, and no surprise that the staff are trying to squeeze the last out of it before the funeral.

    Postal services a dying industry....

    I think the Likes of Amazon etc have an alternative view on that nonsense.


  • #25
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,056 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Fair play to An Post, its one of the few institutions to be proud of in this country, hard working postmen and women battle through the elements to deliver our post. I find it remarkable that next day delivery on the isle is the norm for a standard stamp, fair play. I always pay my bills through an post or mybills.ie to give them a bit of extra help. Great focal point for aul ones as well in the rural community.


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