postal workers dump bnp leaflets

Hard to get rid of garbage these days in the U.K. I know though that if I could get rid of it and not deliver it then I would do so. I would probably do it quietly though which is a bit of an anachronism as I am not quiet

Well I don't know what your law's are there. But here in America, the mailman delivers anything if you pack it properly. We had scares for a while of getting Anthrax in the mail (the chemical not the band), the uni-bomber mailed out his bombs. Also heard of people sending all sorts of illegal items in the mail. So, why would objectionable material be an issue. If you don't want to do your job quit, and if the company doesn't want to fulfill the contract they shouldn't have taken it. Don't shoot the messenger... Implies the messenger is a neutral party on both ends.

This is another good reason why not to have public Unions. Making it illegal to mail dangerous objects makes sense but to give the Carrier the decision making power is wrong. If they don't want to deliver certain literature then get another job. What next refusing to political information from the opposition party?

remember back in the day, when if you didnt do your job, you would get fired for insubordination? Ah the good ole days. So bottom line, if I chose not to do my job, I would be fired. I think this is a good system. If you get offended by the material you deliver, maybe you should rethink your career choices.

hi jb ye old blue bunny.here in the US postal workers do not have that choice as the mail must go thrugh. ugh but if I were a postal worker I would see that the bnp leaflets were added to somebody's trash burning or takeit to a creamatorium and let them burn up there. then I imagine I would get fired for sure. lol lol.

i would deliver them. I believe in freedom of speech even if i think it is wrong. the best example was Nick Griffin on question time a while back. everyone went mad. i had previously seen nick griffin on a sunday morning programme where he made a complete idiot of homself. he has no debating skills and is not quick witted enough to get out of trouble on a live debate. and it was proven to be true. he made an ar$e of himself and set back any hope he had of getting votes. what did concern me was people like MP Diane Abbott whittering on about how he should not be allowed on the prog. also people trying to block his enterence to the BBC. if you take a step back and look at that, these people are no better than nick griffin as they are also trying to prevent somebodys freedom of rights and that makes them no different than the bnp, all be it the bnp are more extreme! i watched this man do a party political broadcast on the BBC the other night. he is a european member of parliment. why worry about a stupid flyer? lets be honest....the morons who vote for him will do so with or without the flyer, there minds are already made up. all the rest of us will throw it in the bin. all this news report does is give him more headlines, which is what griffin wanted when he (presumably)leaked the story to the press.

I do not think that our postal workers have that option. I would possibly tell my boss they were offensive. If he fired me I would protest.

I would just deliver them accordingly. Some employers ask you that if you come into literature materials that may be "offensive" to you if you would be ok with it. The carriers are not the addressee's and the group paid the postage due they should do their job and ensure the literature gets to the person it is addressed to. And should treat the addressee and the sender no differently than another other person.

If I have a clause in my contract, theoretically, to heck what my boss thinks. Realistically that might turn into an uncomfortable situation, depending on the boss's political leanings.