In a nutshell they have been milking the system for too long. They bust there ass and get their rounds/jobs done early and then pick up overtime for other jobs WITHIN their normal contracted hours or going home!
The managements idea of modernisation is that if they can do the work in the time then thats how it will be, no overtime. They've identified that it can be done so are enforcing it. People are losing jobs as a result because the work can be picked up by others at a saving to the company.

The unions are encouraging them to strike without pay! Thats how fucking stupid it is! All these people supporting the union need to look at themselves good and hard. I for one wouldn't lose pay to strike. Earning a wage for my household and staying in a job is far more important. The countries in the shit if we roll over and give in to the unions entirely. They have a place as a voice for the workers but surely anyone with sense can see that they are doing no good in this case. Who is it helping?????

Another case of the country being held to ransom. Plenty of companies all over the country are making their staff work harder, if staff leave or are made redundant to save some money the staff that are left have to pick up the work thats left.

It is a business after all not a fucking charity. There are companies waiting to pick up the pieces. By striking they will play into their hands.

People do want the jobs too, look at the response for the temp staff to clear the backlog.

Like many people me and the mrs are in the private sector, we've not had an annual payrise for over 18months. My trade is slack some days and at the minute i lose about £120 a month because i'm not getting the hours i used to and my mrs is under threat of reduncancy. Some days are properly fucking hard but i'm grateful to be earning still i don't go whinging to my boss, its his business and at 61 he's doing about 70-80 hours a week so we can run at the bare minimum staff he's already aware of the problems we have. I get shit from him regularly just like my staff get it from me. Its how the heirachy works.

Makes me sick when these fuckers lay it on thick about being hard done by, suck it up and be grateful your earning a wage still.I don't care if people agree here or not these are my views on it and i stand by them.