今度は郵便局。郵便物が届かないのは痛いですね。
そういえば、昔に某所で「XX年からXX年までは1年X万件あったストライキがXX年ごろから最近は1年X千件まで減った」と習ったが、「それでも最近まだ数千件ストライキが起きてるんかい！」と突っ込んだ覚えが・・・。
4年～5年ほど前だったか、イギリスで消防署がストライキ起こしてました。火事になっても出動しないの。某消防署の目の前の倉庫が火事になったときも皆さん消防署からヤンヤヤンヤと火事を眺めてらっしゃいました。
市民はそんな消防士の人を攻めずに行政を攻めてました。日本だったら消防士の人を攻めるのでしょうか。
ちょっと前に日本で某社の飛行機が胴体着陸した時（パイロットの方の着陸が非常に上手で感動しました）、その飛行機会社はまずサービスに関し謝罪。同時期にイギリスで某社高速電車が高速運行中に脱線。奇跡的に一人しか犠牲者がでなかったとき、その電車の会社の社長さんは「（この脱線した電車を運転してた）運転士はヒーローだ！」というメッセージをまず出した。（運転士は大怪我をしたものの助かった）
文化の違いというか度胸の違いと言うか。
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6294210.stm
Appendix…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6294210.stm
BBC
Postal workers in 24-hour strike
Postal workers on strike
Postal workers staged their first 24-hour strike in June
The postal service across the UK is set to be hit by further disruption as Royal Mail staff prepare a second day of strike action starting on Thursday.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said that up to 130,000 of its members will walk out from 1900 BST. This follows an earlier stoppage last month.
The union has written to Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton to outline a deal which could break the deadlock.
It is in dispute with the Royal Mail over the company’s 2.5% pay offer.
Union officials have argued that workers’ pay should rise in line with inflation, which Royal Mail says it can’t afford.
Further strike action will achieve nothing
Royal Mail
The CWU is also locked in battle with the Royal Mail over its modernisation plans, which they say will lead to the loss of 40,000 jobs.
Royal Mail says that changes are essential in order to compete with rival mail firms.
Fierce competition
Since Royal Mail lost its monopoly status on post deliveries from 1 January 2006, 17 operators have entered the UK mail market, creating fierce competition for the post office group – particularly in the more profitable business post sector.
ROYAL MAIL FACTS
The UK mail market is falling by 2.5% per year
Royal Mail has already lost 40% of corporate business
This year, Royal Mail rivals will handle one in five of all letters posted in the UK
Royal Mail pays their workers 25% more than rivals
Source: Royal Mail
Royal Mail says they have already lost about 40% of its bulk mail business to rival postal operators.
Most recently an £8m contract with Amazon and a £12m contract with the Department for Work and Pensions have fallen to private firm UK mail, owner of Business Post.
And failure to modernise could cost the group more lucrative business, it argues, highlighting a £1.2bn loan from the Government to invest in new technology to transform their operations.
“This is taxpayers’ money and we urgently need to press on with using this loan wisely,” Royal Mail said on the day the CWU called for a second day of industrial action.
‘Overwhelmingly rejected’
Union representatives met Royal Mail managers on Wednesday in a bid for fresh talks, but a union statement later said the Royal Mail had “simply concentrated on reiterating their previous offer that the workforce has already overwhelmingly rejected”.
The Royal Mail said it was “deeply disappointed” that another strike had been called.
A spokesman said: “Further strike action will achieve nothing.
“The union is saying nothing new and is simply ignoring the challenge confronting everyone in Royal Mail which is the absolute need to modernise – as all our major rivals have already done.
“Strike action only makes it even tougher for Royal Mail to secure its future and continue to provide great quality of service for its customers.”
