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sparko35 · Post by **sparko35** » 02 Aug 2007, 15:37

Exploratory talks facilitated by ACAS have taken place this week between The Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail. Further talks are planned to take place at ACAS later today.

The Unionâ€˜s Postal Executive has agreed a further round of strike action. A full programme of the next planned action is attached.

The fresh wave of strikes is set against the background of Royal Mail confirming the first stage of their so called modernisation plan that will be imposed on a large section of the workforce on the 13th August. This will involve significant changes including later delivery start times and permanent reductions in customer services. The imposition represents an unnecessary attack on postal workersâ€™ jobs, pay and conditions.

CWU Deputy General Secretary Dave Ward said â€œDespite Royal Mailâ€™s stated position and with the prospect of imposed change, the Union has made a fresh offer for a period of calm. We have made yet another offer to Allan Leighton and Adam Crozier to call off the next planned strikes. All Royal Mail have to do is take a step back and engage in meaningful negotiations.â€

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » 02 Aug 2007, 16:10

To do that in the present climate is designed purely to provoke a reaction,what a bunch of w*nkers.

Lets shut the whole thing down,all out as from the 13th if not sooner.

The Sarge · Post by **The Sarge** » 02 Aug 2007, 16:12

I'M SPARTACUS!

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 02 Aug 2007, 16:14

Spartacus wrote:To do that in the present climate is designed purely to provoke a reaction,what a bunch of w*nkers.

Lets shut the whole thing down,all out as from the 13th if not sooner.

fully agree. they can't carry on ignoring us for ever. an all out might finally get them out from under their stones.
:lfo :cfo :lfo :cfo :lfo :cfo

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » 02 Aug 2007, 16:23

The Sarge wrote:I'M SPARTACUS!

No your not I'm Spartacus and so is my wife

iow1 · Post by **iow1** » 02 Aug 2007, 16:23

asked our rep about later starts here at our office. ours went to stage 3 and now gone further. however she did say that distribution have made no changes to the drivers hours. so it looks like it can't happen. something to do with drivers hours and how long they can work. she is a bit of book worm her hubby is a driver for a living so i am sure she must be on the money. any way no later starts here yipeee

mailman71 · Post by **mailman71** » 02 Aug 2007, 16:24

the goverment are getting away with murder in this dispute, they dontwant anyone to receive more than 2-5% so they are going to back any stance leighton and crozier take.
we have been let down badly by a labour goverment it was'nt all about money it was about the strings attached to the offer but there was no word of this by labour

markuk5 · Post by **markuk5** » 02 Aug 2007, 23:47

mailman71 wrote:the goverment are getting away with murder in this dispute, they dontwant anyone to receive more than 2-5% so they are going to back any stance leighton and crozier take.
we have been let down badly by a labour goverment it was'nt all about money it was about the strings attached to the offer but there was no word of this by labour

look well... even with Thatcher...you knew you were gonna get screwed... blair and brown ?? a smile and a stab governments proberbly backing leighton... smash the union... royal mail plc

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 03 Aug 2007, 17:12

markuk5 wrote:
mailman71 wrote:the goverment are getting away with murder in this dispute, they dontwant anyone to receive more than 2-5% so they are going to back any stance leighton and crozier take.
we have been let down badly by a labour goverment it was'nt all about money it was about the strings attached to the offer but there was no word of this by labour
look well... even with Thatcher...you knew you were gonna get screwed... blair and brown ?? a smile and a stab governments proberbly backing leighton... smash the union... royal mail plc

There is no 'probably' about it mate. Leighton and Crozier are Labour Party appointments.

Big Daz · Post by **Big Daz** » 03 Aug 2007, 19:22

RM offer less for more to give competition a chance.

The CWU has claimed Royal Mailâ€™s plans to set later delivery but earlier collection times will result in a worse service to the public.
RMâ€™s plans were set out in its Delivery Best Practice Plan (DBPP) put forward to the regulator Postcomm.

Data from RM shows 85 per cent of residential deliveries being completed by midday in the past year (2005/6). This figure would fall to 35 per cent under the DBPP.

â€œWorse still RM have notified our representatives locally that they are intending to deliberately impose earlier start times for delivery staff from Monday 13 August, even though Postcomms public consultation does not close until 28 August,â€

nelson · Post by **nelson** » 04 Aug 2007, 05:59

[quote]A further astonishing admission from RM concerned the ability of competitors to access the mail market. â€œEarlier delivery times and later collection times would..create a barrier to entry on quality grounds, as competitors will struggle to match universal early delivery and late collection times,â€