SA Post Office Strike

My parcel from cape town is still stuck in cape town according to track and trace. Sucks.
 
The truth is that they are not always on strike, it's just that there isn't much of a break between strikes that makes it look like it's a permanent fixture.
 
McT said:
The truth is that they are not always on strike, it's just that there isn't much of a break between strikes that makes it look like it's a permanent fixture.
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They stopped striking Friday a new one started Monday. Two days they really shouldnt have :P
 
Weird, I just came from the Post Office in my area, bought some speed service bags, everything seemed fine, nothing out of the ordinary.
 
Purply said:
Weird, I just came from the Post Office in my area, bought some speed service bags, everything seemed fine, nothing out of the ordinary.
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Yeah some post offices are open and some are closed. Also some sorting centres are open and some are closed.
 
Purply said:
Weird, I just came from the Post Office in my area, bought some speed service bags, everything seemed fine, nothing out of the ordinary.
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You're advised NOT to send out those packages. Speed Services are also striking, while they might accept it. They are going to go no where.
 
rakabos3 said:
Yeah some post offices are open and some are closed. Also some sorting centres are open and some are closed.
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All sorting centres are closed with the exception of JIMC. So mail just collects.
 
Surely there must be some way to just bypass the PO? Do packages distributed through courier companies have to touch the PO at all?
Overseas packages?
Serious question. Last gear I ordered from the states seemed to come directly to my door via DHL distribution centre in Midrand
 
McSack said:
Surely there must be some way to just bypass the PO? Do packages distributed through courier companies have to touch the PO at all?
Overseas packages?
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Items like DHL, FedEx and the likes go through a different clearing office. So those are not affected. But i did not pay 90$ for a 20$ item :P
 
McSack said:
Surely there must be some way to just bypass the PO? Do packages distributed through courier companies have to touch the PO at all?
Overseas packages?
Serious question. Last gear I ordered from the states seemed to come directly to my door via DHL distribution centre in Midrand
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courier services have nothing to do with the post office
 
semaphore said:
Items like DHL, FedEx and the likes go through a different clearing office. So those are not affected. But i did not pay 90$ for a 20$ item :P
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Yeah that's it. DHL or FEDEX you usually end up paying way more than whatever it is you've ordered so it just kills that option.
 
How long has the strike been on for?
I ordered something from Deal Extreme on 3 June and I received it today. That's over 3 months. Which is 75 working days.
 
kang said:
How long has the strike been on for?
I ordered something from Deal Extreme on 3 June and I received it today. That's over 3 months. Which is 75 working days.
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End of this week it will be 4 weeks.
 
kang said:
How long has the strike been on for?
I ordered something from Deal Extreme on 3 June and I received it today. That's over 3 months. Which is 75 working days.
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My order in July cam through last month but my order from last month hasn't pitched yet...
 
It's ending on 25 December and re-commencing 1 Jan 2015 . Strikes in this country are just beyond the norm
 
kianm said:
It's ending on 25 December and re-commencing 1 Jan 2015 . Strikes in this country are just beyond the norm
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You only realize that now ? Its educated entitlement issue, with people that have not even finished school expecting to earn 15K for sorting mail. Not even graduates in the biology program earn that first job. Go look, I've seen jobs for qualified microbiologists earning 18K, for someone who has studied for five years.
 
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Mail delivery in Gauteng and the Western Cape continue to be delayed by unprotected industrial action at mail-sorting centres in Cape Town, Pretoria and the greater Johannesburg area.

Mail in Gauteng is delayed by around four weeks, the result of a previous strike from which the production environment had not yet recovered from a previous strike.

The industrial action pertains to the appointment of temporary mail workers into permanent positions. The SA Post Office is in the process of converting temporary posts into permanent positions.

Employees at post office outlets are not on strike, but a number of post offices in the Cape Town and Johannesburg areas were closed for the safety of customers and staff following threats of violence. The post office’s call centre is also closed and customers are requested to send an e-mail to [email protected] to enquire about mail items. They should include a tracking number with their enquiry.

According to Janras Kotsi, group executive: Mail Business, the SA Post Office is in daily discussions with organised labour to end the strike.
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