Romec Pay 2012

[POSTMAN]

To: Branches with ROMEC Members

Dear Colleague

Romec Pay 2012

The Union met with Romec management last Wednesday 11th July in Rathbone Place to see if we could find an acceptable solution to this year’s pay award. This followed exchanges of correspondence on this matter which had failed to provide a reasonable offer from Romec. We had previously made it clear to Romec in writing that the offer of 1.5% did not match the aspirations of our members or indeed the negotiators.

Branches will also be aware that this year’s pay deal was due from the 1st January 2012.

The meeting on Wednesday failed to provide an acceptable offer from Romec, in fact they refused to make any increase on their previous offer of 1.5% which had already been rejected in writing. Romec management were informed that their position was completely unacceptable and that the Union would inform its Branches and Field Officials of the serious situation we find ourselves in and to this end we will be communicating directly with our members.

The Union cannot be accused of being impatient over this matter the pay award is now overdue by 7 months. It is important that this information is shared with all of our Romec members who should also be made aware that unless there is an improved offer from Romec there is a strong possibility that we will need to ballot our members for Industrial Action.

Branches and Field Officials will of course be updated on any developments.

Any enquiries to Bob Gibson’s Office, quoting reference 120.12
Email address: hnutley@cwu.org

Any Engineering and Admin enquiries to Ray Ellis’ office, quoting reference 301
Email Address: djeffery@cwu.org

Yours sincerely Yours sincerely

Bob Gibson Peter Donaghy
Assistant Secretary Acting Assistant Secretary

[fishtank]

So they are screwing Romec about and they are screwing PF about and they are screwing Network/Logistics about...anybody see a pattern?
Are any of the three likely to remain part of a privatised Royal Mail Group in the long term?

[POSTMAN]

Our Ref : PTC/RE/dj/301

20 July 2012

To : All Romec Engineers & Admin Grades


Dear Colleague

RE: Pay Claim 2012

Romec has made a pay offer in response to the 2012 CWU pay claim, which the union negotiators have rejected.

The offer is for a 1.5% increase in pay from 1st April. It has been rejected because:

The increase offered is below inflation and would therefore result in a reduction in real living standards.
It is significantly below the average level of pay increases across the economy in general.
The agreed settlement date is 1st January, but the offer is from the 1st April, further reducing its real value.
Romec “middle managers” have recently been given bonuses of between 12% and 15% of pay, in recognition of the success of the company in meeting its budgetary and other targets.

The union is therefore seeking a substantial improvement in the company’s offer which would properly recognise the contribution members have made to Romec’s success in achieving better than targeted performance against the background of the significant changes brought about by the Enterprise contract.

Specific to engineering grades, in addition to an appropriate increase in basic pay the union is also seeking the carry over of bonus monies agreed as part of the Efficiency and Enterprise Agreement which engineers have not been able to access through no fault of their own.

We intend to continue negotiations with Romec but are mindful of the fact that it is now nearly 8 months beyond the agreed settlement date. We are therefore seeking a resolution on the basis of a substantially improved offer as a matter of urgency.

Yours sincerely

Ray Ellis
ASSISTANT SECRETARY