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Bradford United News - Issue 3

Second Survey Shows

Disappointing Trend

Overall Index Down

o-one is going to pretend that the
HAVING YOUR SAY recent survey results are any-

Do you have something you want to N thing but disappointing.
get off your chest? Is there an issue
which is burning you up? Do you Perhaps the most disappointing aspect is the still very low turn-
grind your teeth with frustration out – only 76 responses. Some head-in-the-sand people might
because no-one’s listening to you? say that that means the response is just too low to be mean-
ingful but, at the very least, that would be to ignore the 76 who
did bother. Much more dangerous, however, is that it would
W ELL, DON'T JUST SIT THERE, ignore the fact that reluctance to take part in such surveys
tends to mean, at best, apathy, at worst, total disenchantment.
why don't you write to
First things first, what are the actual Other people also made the
BRADFORD UNITED NEWS?
results? The two graphs which follow the point – again – that they feel asking
Within reason – swearing is same format as for the previous survey, people to identify themselves by de-
out and we do have to abide by cut the results by question category and partmental location will make it
the libel laws – we’ll print any also by department group but also show possible to identify actual individu-
als. The intention is not –
Q2 results as a direct comparison to the Q1
letter, even the critical ones. results. The overall site index has gone down AND NEVER HAS BEEN
Emma Bannister, secretary from 56.5 to 51.4. – to attempt to identify
to Council, and Diane Crossley Some people have made the point that individual employees.
of HR have both agreed to act as they’d like to see some of the survey questions The only rea-
a post-box for anyone wanting themselves changed – either because they think son in asking for
to get something into Bradford they are a bit complicated or else are confusing. departmental info is to try
United News – maybe a letter or We’re not ignoring these comments but, if we and pinpoint if one section
maybe a story you think needs change the questions in mid-stream, it wouldn’t of people is getting different
telling – so write (or e-mail) or be possible directly to compare one set of results treatment from another. If the
ring them (ext. 2322 and 2223 with a previous survey. Let’s get a year’s worth survey shows a big discrepancy
respectively). of results mapped out and then, if people still in feeling between one depart-
want to change the questions, you’ll have that ment and another, it begs the
opportunity then. question – what’s different?

Safety First . . .

Long In the Tooth But Fit With It

World Weary

Globe On The Brink
EPAIRS TO THE LANDMARK GLOBE
Rwhich has adorned the skyline above
the Legrams Lane site for more than three
decades, have proved more problematical
he Goods Inwards team think they have than originally believed.
The globe, which should already have
Tsomething to shout about. And they’re right. been back in its place, probably won’t be
After clocking up 1400 days without a reportable accident, Chris Nightingale, Michael making an appearance now until the end
Sunderland, John Kerr, Les Alderson and Fred Wilkinson are hoping that their of July.
effort will help Federal-Mogul Bradford to better its health and safety score.
Keep your eyes peeled as it should
6 service between them, and Chris Nightingale has never had a single day off be quite some operation to get the ball,
The five-strong Goods Inwards team has more than hundred years’ of
which weighs in excess of 1200 Kg, back
sick since he joined in 1983. ❖ on the roof. ❖