Hello Everyone,
Apologies to our regular readers for the lack of posts this week but there is a reason. Oddly enough, it's actually due to over activity rather than a lack of it. We have been busy wording, printing and delivering the above postcard, which is the centrepiece of our campaign to Save Hadfield Sorting Office from closure.
The postcard sums up our fears for the future of Hadfield Post Office. itself should the L.D.O. be closed and this has been dealt with in earlier posts. However there have been some developments over the past few days which I will summarise.
Bouyed by the staggering support shown by residents across Hadfield through their poster campaign, local posties voted unanimously for strike action in an attempt to reverse the 90 Day Closure Notice issued by Post Office Management.
Two days worth of strike action were called, the first being Thursday 10th July. The scheduled second day, which was to be Monday 14th July wasn't actually needed due to the fact that the P.O. buckled and finally agreed to hold talks with the CWU after previously refusing to discuss the matter.
What has been agreed is a six step negotiation process which will take six weeks to complete. This is certainly a step in the right direction and obviously means there is the real possibility of a positive outcome.
Consequently, our proposed Public Meeting has to be put on hold pending negotiations as it would be unrealistic to expect either party to speak publicly whilst talks are in progress nor would it be pertinent to do so when there is a chance of a positive outcome through official channels. We will of course still be ready to call such a meeting if and when it seems appropriate and/or necessary.
Our postcard campaign, on the other hand, is vital right now, which is why we are attempting to get thousands of them out across Hadfield over the next week or so. The people of Hadfield have shown local posties their support through displaying their posters. Posties have shown their determination to keep the L.D.O. open by being prepared to take strike action.
The final piece in the jigsaw is for us all to show the main man himself, Chairman, Allan Leighton how angry we are at the Closure Notice. Residents and service users can do this by putting a stamp on the card that comes through their door and mailing it to him. If you can't wait for yours to arrive you can always print off the one above on card!
If you would like to help the campaign along, you can volunteer to help deliver our postcard by e-mailing us at tinhadra@aol.com and we'll get the cards out to you. The following map details our progress so far and where you can come in:
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