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Australia Post Workers to Deliver Unstamped Mail until Xmas!

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Australia Post Workers to Deliver Unstamped Mail until Xmas!
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PInLikeFlynn on 14/12/2009 - 08:56 heraldsun.com.au (109 clicks)

POSTAL workers locked in an industrial dispute with their employer will deliver unstamped letters until Christmas Eve.
32,000 posties vowed to deliver mail posted in street boxes without a stamp

This seems to be a win-win for Ozbargain members - support our working brothers (the posties) and deliver as many Xmas cards as you want. Don't deliver anything that "absolutely positively" must get there - because there are no guarantees - but with 32,000 posties "vowing" to deliver mail without a stamp - your chances are pretty bloody good.

Basic story reads:

"The Australia Post employees are seeking a new workplace agreement which protects penalty shifts, rosters and take-home pay.

They also want an improvement in job safety conditions.

After negotiations with the company over the new agreement stalled earlier this month, about 32,000 posties vowed to deliver mail posted in street boxes without a stamp.

The industrial action began today and will last until Christmas Eve, but postal workers couldn't guarantee unstamped mail would reach its destination."

More info:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/australia-pos…

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  • prankster on 14/12/2009 - 08:58

    would you send one without a stamp ..?

  • Mikinoz on 14/12/2009 - 09:00

    Arnt they automatically scanned by the sorting machines and then rejected if no stamps ?

    • InLikeFlynn on 14/12/2009 - 09:03

      I don't know a lot about the postal system - but if 32,000 posties vow to deliver mail without a stamp it would seem like a really stupid threat if that mail never reaches them…

      • Mikinoz on 14/12/2009 - 09:09

        i have heard some sillier threats in my life :) although would like to support the posties, i dont see it working with our infrastructure.

        Maybe some one knows a postie they could enlighten us

    • pais on 14/12/2009 - 09:14

      Nope — unless the also scan the envelopes with OCR looking for the "Postage Paid" marks, and similar.

      I think we'd have to deduce that the sorting facilities are still all primarily manual.

  • Afurotsu on 14/12/2009 - 09:04

    Does that include parcels? :D

    By the way, it does seem like there will be quite a large risk of having unstamped mail returned:

    "Australia Post warned the public against sending unstamped mail, saying consumers risked having their Christmas mail returned. A spokesman said most mail was checked by machine, and there would be a significant number of contractors not involved in the strike who would be employed over Christmas to check mail."

    I believe only around 8000 posties explicitly support the move, out of 32000.

  • Smigit on 14/12/2009 - 09:13
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    seems a rather dumb idea to me. Things could change overnight. Bit of a risk to be stingy over a 55c stamp

  • sparkles on 14/12/2009 - 09:26
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    This is industrial action, not a "bargain".

    • ozblogger on 14/12/2009 - 09:27

      yup … really dumb idea to even support this .. what about …
      but postal workers couldn't guarantee unstamped mail would reach its destination
      More of a OzRiskyBargain to me :)

      • sparkles on 14/12/2009 - 09:34

        Yes, if you want your "real" Xmas parcels to reach you over the next week or so, don't flood the already busy system with loads of unstamped mail.

  • 67Gateway on 14/12/2009 - 09:31

    This is not a deal…

    Personally I will still put a stamp on my letters…

  • kusama on 14/12/2009 - 09:35

    I'd say some mail gets through unstamped and it's part of their job not to mail it normally.

  • mawinmawin on 14/12/2009 - 09:37

    Very Un-Australian

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