Despite my contempt for everything BASSA, my insider tells me that Mr McCarthy did indeed have a "hissy fit". In fact they went further and suggested that just as with the post office he does not have a clue on how to handle the unions, despite being employed for just that "union busting" reason.
Talk to anyone at Royal Mail, and ask them what happened to long serving very loyal workers, ask them about temp contracts, and flexible working. The Royal Mail should have been fit for privatization, instead it has been left a complete shambles, and it appears that the unions have far from been busted by McCathyism...................