BREAKING Postal workers vote 4 to 1 for strike action;

October 28, 2013

Just had a wee skim through this thread but I can't see why they are striking. What are the issues? Is it contract re-negotiations and redundancies?

October 29, 2013

I love the fact that, that cant happen

Until the dead rise before the apocalypse that is.

October 30, 2013

Just had a wee skim through this thread but I can't see why they are striking. What are the issues? Is it contract re-negotiations and redundancies?

Here is the issues below RM and the CUWP are resolving , looks like there has been significant progress made and the strike is now OFF.

National Dispute - Joint Statement 30th October 2013

30th October 2013

Royal Mail and CWU have made progress in talks and commit to finalising an agreement in the next two weeks which will include the following:-

1. Legal protections for employees that extend beyond the current three year offer.
2. An improved pay and reward offer.
3. A separate pensions agreement.
4. An agenda for growth underpinned by a culture of consensual change, timely decision making and industrial stability supported by alternative dispute resolution processes.
5. An agreed approach to aligning resourcing to workload with a resolution to any current workload and resourcing issues.
6. An overview of the future parcels and letters strategy.
7. A joint company/CWU charter shaping the ongoing values and principles of the Royal Mail Group.
8. An ongoing operational programme of work.
9. The individual elements outlined above will only be deemed agreed when everything is agreed.

On the basis of the aforementioned CWU agree to stand down the 24 hour strike planned for the 4^th November.

Royal Mail agree to extend the legal validity of the current industrial action ballot until 20^th November

Both parties will clear diaries to ensure all our efforts are focused on reaching an agreement by the 13^th November.

A national briefing for CWU reps will take place on Monday 4 November at 12 noon.

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