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GMB ORGANISING AT YOUR DHL DEPOT Let us know what's happening in your DHL Express (Red and Blue) and DHL Freight or Logistics and Connect depots/ branches/terminals and hubs and we'll post it on the site - email dhl@gmb.org.uk ALL depots All depots on the 8th and 9th November get ready for two very important events!! South West 30th October 2006 My manager has told me, that O'Keefe the director has allowed the UDW onto a couple of our depots on tuesday this week. Well we have wrmed up a little reception committee for them!!! Luton Connect 20th October 2006 Just completed all our membership checks, and also made some more members, the suits are flying around....................maybe soon they will be joined by some flying picketts!!!! Trafford Park 20th October 2006 Had a good Take up of membership! I just hope that the members are Up for it. I had a word with all of them individually as it adds the personal touch
And let’s get it right the truth. The head cheeses visited our site today (coffee morning) they called it Told us, its all going well but there is room for improvement? And we will get a lot busier as DHL exel sub a lot of there work out that will Stop! And come our way!!! Its amazing what the threat of a ballot will bring out in a anti union busting company
I just wished that there were drivers and myself available for this so called coffee Morning! Have to say our Members never fell for it!
Respect
Liverpool 20th October 2006 Well said Ken, i knew i was on low pay when the paperboy laugh at me and said ....you mug !!! must know something i don't
Red Ken 20th October 2006 Asda now paying all employees same rate of pay. This means a 16 year old straight out of school with little or no work experience will be earning more money than us idiots working for this cowboy outfit. The minimum wage is catching us up very quickly and after this joke three year pay deal DHl will have to pay us more anyway because we will be getting paid less than the minimum wage. Bring on redundancy and let the muppet company pay us all off then we can go get a decent job with realistic pay for what we do.
Hatfield Depot - H&S issues Warehouse worker still in hospital18 October 2006EDITORIAL - whtimes@archant.co.ukA WORKER remains in hospital after an accident at a warehouse. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive into how he received the serious injuries is currently ongoing. A spokeswoman said they were unable to confirm what caused the accident until they had spoken to the injured man.
Vauxhall Depot Posted 19th October 2006 08:30am Meltdown, where are the management?? They cant be bothered to tell us what is in the pay deal. There are still some good GMB people on this site, the leaflets they have shown me, shows the GMB are speaking the truth, and that pay offer from the management is the last straw to casualise us all. Well if the GMB do go on strike, I am coming back and will join you!!! At the moment, I am sat in the canteen along with my buddies.................not moving a wheel!!!! Vauxhall Depot Posted 19 October 2006 08:10am Well its all kicked off this morning!!! After trying to get our UDW rep to do something over the pay offer and get management to meet with us, to explain what is going on................it appears our rep who is now a manager needs to get off the fence. The GMB information put around our site shows that management are not telling the truth. We demanded that unless the Regional manager cam and talk to us, we will sit in the canteen until he does. No wagons are rolling this morning!!!! We hear frank Minal from the GMB is coming to our site on Friday, some of us are definately going to turn up to listen to what he is going to say. GMB action at last.........we have been waiting for it for years, this time dont let them get away with it!!!!! Hereford Depot
I wonder if other folks are seeing this.... I had to use a Sprinter last night as my Cargo has a busted spring. I was amazed and shocked at the general state of repair of this vehicle. The rear door shut line gives the clue. The left-hand door machanism has torn away from the frame and been tack welded (if that's the term for crow-s**t spatter. The result over time is that the internals have become misaligned and now do not activate the door. Imagine my irewhen I tried to open them to load up.... Of course, it HAD to be the door immediately facing the load belt to make it extra difficult. Also, the ramps we use are broken (yet again) but we can't get them fixed 'cos the 'Boss' hasn't paid the bill to have them made in the first place. They've been 'down' now for over two months. It's enough to make you here we are, a multi-national, multi-faceted, modern (tell me when I am bullsh*tingtoo much) company and they can't (or won't) maintain the tools we need to do the work Perhaps each of us should examine his or her workplace and report to their reps, or through the forum on this toipicwhere they feel the company is being 'lightweight' about maintenace. t IS important - there may be safety issues, but if DHL want to sell us off, the better the quality of our tools, the more likely we are to stay open for business. Phew Rant over North West depot Hi Mick Thanks for the infomation i did read the back of the pack you gave us at confrence it was a great help , as for the situation here in the Nth West i went in this morning and asked the manager had he recieved any reply from his boss,he told me that as this had happen in other branches mr paul o'keef had told him that at this point in time vol redundancys would not be availalbe to my members ....at this point i gave him a FAILURE TO AGREE letter ....i have sent 4 copys to Mr S Follows who said he will pass on to you . ps thanks to you /Steve Follows and Ian Richarson for all your surport in this matter Cumbria
Get stuck into them brian.The latest from our place is no more recruiting ,but we can take on franchise ,suprise ,suprise.We are running the night shift with 3 sorters and the rest all agency.We spent 1200 pounds on agency one day last week.Morale has gone ,as you know we have trunk drivers working breaks for Warrington and couriers doing the same through the day.Just last week im being told they sent an empty artic up to stranraer from risley ,just to cost irish work being moved from risley.What a waste of money .Should have went from ou place to stranraer .They trunk everynight to us so know how long that takes.
Anglesey Depot
llandudno lads feel the blue print used toclose their branch is being imposed on you and god knows who next.the general feeling here at anglesey is they will be back for a second bite at the cherry with regards anglesey. As i have told you they are already pushing the self employed issue with the lads here ,so that will be the next push to get if any remain onto prp and self employed. the company are hell bent on stiffing all ,particually securicor sites.we are all in the firing line till none are left. keep the faith and the fight and dont let the B-----ds grind you down
Risley Depot
Our Terminal/Hub refused to allow Eddy Parker on site, so the meeting was held in the pooring rain (again) with members and the NNC rep. Still bad news on proposed redundancies but the fight is on. Make sure the GMB have your correct home address. They might need it soon. Trafford Park Depot
Hi ALL Eddie parker and our NNC Visited our hub today to inform them of the current Position! after a lot of phone call's they was allowed on site It went well and a lot of members have now! see the true picture of whats been going on with there pay rise and planed Redundancies!! Keep up the good work lads Respect
Cumbria
It appears Winsford Depot is the first of many depots to lose drivers. If you look in your booklet we were given at Manchester on the 25th, you would see the first set of branches to lose staff, Winsford was one of these. The company are branding our GMB NNC as liars as you can see they are not.I believe Winsford has or is about to recruit franchise drivers ,this must be wrong.You can be sure they will target new starters ,not drivers who have been there to long as it would cost them too much. Manchester Depot
SAY NO! TO THE PAY OFFER For far to long your Voice has fell on deaf ear’s Paper Be part of your Future
I take it that FINAL OFFER means its the last one before they make us all redundent ??? Been puzzling over the figures and the increase given does not add up. is there anyone out there who can explain it ? I dont trust Company figures or calculations !!! AND who the hell came up with BANKING HOURS, they must be complete BANKERS. I will reject it anyway, no point in having a rise if it means you loose all of your work mates!!!! Preston Depot
Is this departure solely down to the management style adopted by this SVC manager or is it down to managers being given so many pressures from above regarding cost cutting, budget projections and the introduction of Franchise drivers that are forcing these managers to make costly mistakes. I hope these cost cutting measures are not at the expense of our members jobs or even Health and Safety ! However, with our differences aside I do wish him well for the future he is at the end of the day a married man with young children to support.
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