Dear Colleague
GB Oils 2009-2010 National Wage Negotiations (Preparation for a National Ballot for Industrial Action)
A National meeting took place today of Union representatives to discuss the continued disagreement with GB Oils on the matter of your National Wage Claim, National Bargaining Arrangement and the subsequent position that is being currently adopted by your employer GB Oils.
Following today’s National meeting of Senior Trade Union Representatives, I can advise all Shop Stewards and our members that positively preparation is in place to conduct and complete a legal ballot for industrial action.
I would genuinely ask our members to bear with us and be patient at this moment in time for it is absolutely essential for the Union to ensure that it completes thoroughly the ballot process that will comply fully with all legal requirements.
This is the first time that a ballot for industrial action has been completed involving our members throughout the whole of GB Oils within mainland Britain and therefore the amount of administration and the need for absolute exactness within this ballot cannot be underestimated. I fully appreciate the frustration that is being shown by our members within this matter as to the delay but all our members can be fully assured that we are wasting no time on preparing fully. Equally, I would ask our members to understand that if the preparation and the absolute detail that is required from the Union within this ballot is not complied with then this can present the employer, that of GB Oils, with the ability to legally challenge any such ballot. I have absolutely no intention of giving any employer the ability to challenge a legal ballot. Therefore the need for us to ensure that we absolutely do this by the book and that does mean receiving and ensuring that this process is completed exactly in accordance with the 1978 Employment Protection Act as amended must be completed.
In conclusion, I really do know the members’ frustration but please be assured that I have now received additional administrative resources to ensure that this ballot is completed as quick as possible.
In the meantime I would ask that our members bear with me and their National leadership so that we can complete this correctly and at the same time effectively.
I thought it was important at this stage to let you, the members, know that we are not dragging our feet and there is absolutely no delay within this process.
With best regards
Ron Webb
National Secretary, Logistics
Hallelujah!!
ReplyDeleteNot before time
ReplyDeleteTell them what we want ie 5% DONT ask them to improve their offer or they will just up it .5% you will then have to come back too us and before we know it Spring is here and they just sit back and piss themselves laughing at us, PLEASE dont F*** this up!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo now it gets serious. Lets hope they have the sense to listen, although they really don't have a good track record of listening to anybody. They do not believe there is a problem and now they have the arrogance to blame the union for the delay and then thank us for our continued support?!!!! What planet are they living on? IF 650 OF US SHOUT THEY WILL HAVE TO LISTEN!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewill we be on strike this year or january hope it doesnt co in side with the national tanker drivers strike. lets bring it on
ReplyDeletePlease do not let this drag on through the winter.We need to have our voice heard Now before the real harsh weather is upon us.Lets get this ballot done ASAP and act ASAP or we might as well all give up and our souls to GB Oils
ReplyDeletewhos asking for 5%. we wont pay parrall for the lowest payed drivers ,then a improved pay rise for everyone
ReplyDeleteComment at 10.27. Sorry but I honestly can't make any sense of what you wrote. What exactly were you trying to say?
ReplyDeleteI think what comment at 10.27 means is he would like to see all drivers doing the same job on the same hourly rate ie lowest madeup to top rate drivers and then push for a appropriate pay rise(5%).Cant say i diagree!!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree myself just didn't understand. Thanks for the translation!
ReplyDeleteI also Totally agree with the comment.Get ALL drivers on same contracts then ALL our lives would be made a whole lot easier,but we all know that is NOT going to happen but we DO NEED to get this Ballot NOW. Why is it taking so long?
ReplyDelete4.56 thankyou for clearing that one up totally agree 2!!.
ReplyDeleteYes why is the ballot taking so long is there a legal time limit or something
ReplyDeleteComments at 5:36 & 9:20. I really don't mean to sound sarcastic but have you read the letter under which you made your comments of "why is the ballot taking so long". You know the same letter that Ron Webb wrote to you explaining........... WHY THE BALLOT IS TAKING SO LONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes i did read the letter, but how long will all the legal administrative proceedure take days, weeks,months?? I am TOTALLY behind Ron ,shop stewards and our union ,but this is the time of year where it will have most bennificial affect in our favour and time is of the eccence. Ron we are ALL Behind you.
ReplyDeleteIts taking the legal department longer than anticipated because many members have not supplied them with all of the info that they need and it's causing a bit of work to locate everyone and marry up them with their membership numbers, location and contract. There is a team of people working on it and at the meeting in London about 2 weeks ago it was thought that it would take approx 3 weeks. It's vital that they get it right so that there is no room for the company to challenge the ballot as British Airways did recently. Thanks for your patience.
ReplyDeleteron webb need to pull his finger out because we have power this time of the year with the bad weather comimg . ok we wil hold our union money till its sorted out how about that for idea . i bet the there feet won t drag then
ReplyDeleteThis so called strike ballot is now gone Beyond a Joke....Just how long do we have to wait for all the so called "Proceedures"...Will it be before the winter is out or will it be as the spring arrives???I think that a lot of members patience is waring thin
ReplyDeleteIf this strike doesn"t start soon Mr Webb then there"s no point, this union member is not going on strike when all the fuels gone out for the winter and the company is gathering a hit list of stewards and troublesome drivers to finish due to lack of volume or merging new depots or regions. How much longer will it take, can somebody give me a date when postal ballets will start going out!!!
ReplyDeletethis strike won t happen because ron webb and the gb oils boss will be sorting out there x mas nite out with our union money
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