“May I make a suggestion, lets sell off the Post Office, what remains of British companies, utilities, farm land, the rest of the car industry, and everything to do with Britain, and called British.
Lets have an auction at Sotherby's and invite foreign entrepreneurs to the sale and make their bids.
Once this has been done and everything gone with every British worker dismissed, the entrepeneurs can invite those who are unemployed in their own countries to come to Great Britain and work, say £2.50 an hour. Cheap labour is good for big business. But if foreign workers are paid more for their work, they can afford and put to work the unemployed Britains, or better still, make them slaves to do with what and as they please.
By the looks of it , this is what the Tories want in reading the debate.
After all this is what happened throughout the Roman Empire - conquer or be conquered!”

“I'd just like to reply to aqll the negative comments on here. Workers of any kind do not go on wildcat strikes unless there is such a major problem that it needs action taking immediately. As has been commented, the official balloting process has been started, but this can take weeks, as electoral scrutineers have to be appointed, ballot papers produced and sent out to home addresses, 2 weeks allowed for the votes to be returned, and then counted!

I Hope beyond hope that all the people saying that the posties get sacked, are never in the same position as them, with cuts being made all across the board, ideas introduced under "modernisation" how does the replacement of 2 biked post runs with one done by van improve the service. Think of all the comments made on other stories about the traffic in lincoln being attrocious, how much worse will it be with all these extra vans on the road, especially stopping every 20 metres or so!!

Everyone who says that the strikers should be sacked should actually try and read about trade union relation law - you will see how strictly governed every single bit of it is, and how tight the guidelines are, and how easily ballots can be overturned unless scrupuless care is taken. Have a look at the BERR site, or the ACAS site.

I Can not understand why people can be against Trade Unions, the vast majority of working standards that we have today and accept as normal have only come about because of trade union action -m Annual Leave, Maternity Leave, pensions (Those who still have them), breaks at work, health and safety legislation, and much much more.”

“Postie,Lincoln
All you have done with this strike is upset the public who pay your wages, you have gained nothing!. And you know it.”

“If the posties took this action then the problem must have been of a concern for them to do so. All I know is that they probably would have had safety in numbers. However thanks to their action and the photos in the press their bosses will know who to look out for in the future so if I was them I would be watching my back.

If I was to go out on an unofficial strike I would probably be sacked due to the fact there are only a few of us where I work.

The posties could redeem themselves a little to the general public and businesses who have lost important correspondence through the strike by working over their alloted hours for no pay and getting the back log of mail delivered.

Just one thought if the Royal Mail is stuck in the post office, were the posties not intefering with it, by preventing it reaching it's recipient.

Is interfering with he Royal Mail still an offence?”

“Its official. The only reason i read the lincolnshire echo online is to see Mr. sneers views on the world. No doubt you will have a dry, blunt reply to this :)”

“In the words of Russell Howard, "Get me my pen of rage!"
Seriously, you've all had your rant...do you feel any better?

They were just people- like yourselves fighting for their rights. You'll get your letters, they're not going to disappear off the face of the Earth.”

“hopefully higher management will see that things went out of control because it was badly managed, the posties are willing to try changes if it's the way forward, a good manager should have good motivation skills and get the job done with a happy work force, that way he can build his respect and can call on help when it's needed, to be bullied as we have been has only built tension and resulted in the strike, hopefully a management shakeup will ensure a better place of work a happy workforce then a better service.”

“Thanks guys for all the support, we recognise in the current climate, it wasnt ideal to strike, but things escalated and it was a timebomb waiting to go off!
Oh and all the negative comments, it really doesnt surprise me, we're so sorry we didnt deliver your mail u spineless idiots, i prey to god that you dnt find yourself in this mess, cos we 'the posties' will laugh at you , hahahahaha !!!!!!”

“ha ha likethe way everyone moaning has been on here all day rather than working themselves. how dare you comment on these posties defending themselves and other workmates,i wonder if u would of walked out or carried on working in the conditions that were expected,erm let me think......yeah right... a lot more has gone on than whats in the news so if i was you id stop being so critical.To all the lincoln posties we know you work hard and thanks for all your hard work....”

“There are some morons commenting on here.
We did get something out of these strikes the management are going to work with the unions on the changes now and not just bring them in by bullly tactics.
Work round the clock! we do work round the clock, it's a 24hr business.
Please stop moaning and get a life.”