Posties earn �18K
thats an official royal mail figure.
you have to take into account several factors:
early starts - most daytime delivery posties are in the sorting office by 6am, in order to sort their round and get out to deliver it by 8/8:30am.
if they finish early - as some think - it's usually because they've used their own car to deliver the post, rather than make 3 trips on a bike carrying limited amounts of mail each time. That's why you often see them lifting mail bags out of the car boot, it's not because they're stealing it.
modernisation, which is needed, will costs thousands of jobs. at the same time, RM want to reduce pension payments by around 7%, and change terms and conditions.
you have to ask yourself, if posties are 'glorified paperboys on �20k per year' why aren't so many of you trying to do the job ?
the truth is, the basics more like �14K, but overtime bumps it up, you're out in all weathers, carrying heavy bags of mail, and most people don't fancy doing it.
I'm waiting for letters too, but if they're prepared to go on a series of strikes (the first national ones for 10years) and lose pay etc, maybe we should cut them some slack.