Midland Mail Centres Review - 90 day consultation!

[burties34]

It's being announced tomorrow at NWMMC which ones will be up for closure.

[wearewolves]

It's being announced tomorrow at NWMMC which ones will be up for closure.

thats what ive been told aswell

will wait and see

[telegram sam]

Just had a briefing for the first review.Proposed Derby to Nottingham.Worcester to Birmingham ,Leicester to South Mids to be phased in over next 2/3 years.
Will South Mids cope with their track record ?

[George door to dawes]

Just had a briefing for the first review.Proposed Derby to Nottingham.Worcester to Birmingham ,Leicester to South Mids to be phased in over next 2/3 years.
Will South Mids cope with their track record ?

Thanks for that info. Any news on the timescales of the proposed closures?

[Swinder]

Just to clarify further on what has already been mentioned;

Wolverhampton to remain as is.
Derby to Nottingham.
Worcester to Birmingham.
Leicester to South Mids.

Derby and Worcester sites will be kept and will accommodate multiple delivery offices in the future.

[teletubby]

Telegram Sam...when you say proposed mail centres joining together... you mean these are just that proposals.Not written in stone yet?

[lockerman01]

Just had a briefing for the first review.Proposed Derby to Nottingham.Worcester to Birmingham ,Leicester to South Mids to be phased in over next 2/3 years.
Will South Mids cope with their track record ?

When you say "phased in over next 2/3 years" do you mean the Leicester office, or is that including Worcester and Derby?

We had a briefing this afternoon which covered a few points, but there was no mention of any kind of timescale, nobody knew, allegedly.
It's frustrating because we want to know when we're getting binned ASAP!

[telegram sam]

Telegram Sam...when you say proposed mail centres joining together... you mean these are just that proposals.Not written in stone yet?

This was stated that it wasn`t a final decision as there is another 90 days to confirm
there final decision but the initial review stated that Derby ,Leicester and Worcester
were named as the three mail centres to cease mail centre work but would retain D.O.work.
I hope that explains things a little better.

[lockerman01]

Telegram Sam...when you say proposed mail centres joining together... you mean these are just that proposals.Not written in stone yet?

This was stated that it wasn`t a final decision as there is another 90 days to confirm
there final decision but the initial review stated that Derby ,Leicester and Worcester
were named as the three mail centres to cease mail centre work but would retain D.O.work.
I hope that explains things a little better.

Sorry to keep on Sam, but you mentioned a 2/3 year phase in an earlier post, could you please clarify what you were told with regards to this?

We've been told that we'll retain the Delivery side of things at our place, but there's been no mention of a timescale for the wind down to be put into operation once the final decision's been made after the 90 day consultation period.

[George door to dawes]

Did the reviews include what would become of the old premises? Our m/c and d/o is quite big and is in an expensive area doubt they would just move the m/c work else where and leave most of the building empty!

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Postal staff shocked by plan to close Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office

Union leaders say postal staff are shocked and dismayed at the proposed closure of Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office.

The company says that, following a consultation with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite, it wants to reduce the number of distribution centres in the Midlands from seven to four.

Under the plans, Leicester's Meridian sorting office would be axed – meaning more than 500 staff would either lose their jobs or be relocated.

It also means Leicestershire's mail would be processed in Northampton and would have to be transported 35 miles up the M1 before it is delivered to distribution centres such as the city's Campbell Street office.

CWU representative and Westcotes ward city councillor Andy Connelly said: "The staff are shocked and dismayed.

"We expected some of the jobs to go from the Leicester mail centre, but we didn't expect the centre to close in its entirety.

"We don't see how the Royal Mail are physically going to be able to do all the work from one centre in Northampton."

The union said that placing Leicester's main sorting office in the south Midlands would result in later deliveries.

Unite and the CWU now have two weeks to respond to the Royal Mail's proposals.

Glynn McAllistair, spokesman for the CWU, said: "We don't want to put people through unnecessary upheaval and our counter-proposals will reflect that.

"The internal review explains they want four mail centres – one of which is not Leicester.

"Leicester's mail centre would close completely, meaning there will be 500 jobs fewer in Leicester than there currently are.

"We are in talks with Royal Mail and once we've submitted our proposals we'll await their views."

Following the counter-proposal from the unions, Royal Mail will hold another 90-day consultation – which will end in about mid-September.

A final decision on the future of the seven mail centres will then be announced.

The restructuring comes as the Royal Mail said the number of items being posted in the Midlands had fallen by more than 400 million since 2006. It said by 2015 there will be less than half the volume of mail compared with 10 years ago.

A spokesman said: "Royal Mail must review its mail processing operations in the region and is undertaking a modernisation programme, aimed at ensuring a successful future for the letters and parcels business.

"Our initial view is to have four mail centres for the Midlands, Birmingham, North West Midlands (Wolverhampton), Nottingham and south Midlands (Northampton)."

Under the proposals, centres in Derby and Worcester would also close.


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[Lounge Lizard]

Postal staff shocked by plan to close Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office

Union leaders say postal staff are shocked and dismayed at the proposed closure of Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office.

The company says that, following a consultation with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite, it wants to reduce the number of distribution centres in the Midlands from seven to four.

Under the plans, Leicester's Meridian sorting office would be axed – meaning more than 500 staff would either lose their jobs or be relocated.

It also means Leicestershire's mail would be processed in Northampton and would have to be transported 35 miles up the M1 before it is delivered to distribution centres such as the city's Campbell Street office.

CWU representative and Westcotes ward city councillor Andy Connelly said: "The staff are shocked and dismayed.

"We expected some of the jobs to go from the Leicester mail centre, but we didn't expect the centre to close in its entirety.

"We don't see how the Royal Mail are physically going to be able to do all the work from one centre in Northampton."

The union said that placing Leicester's main sorting office in the south Midlands would result in later deliveries.

Unite and the CWU now have two weeks to respond to the Royal Mail's proposals.

Glynn McAllistair, spokesman for the CWU, said: "We don't want to put people through unnecessary upheaval and our counter-proposals will reflect that.

"The internal review explains they want four mail centres – one of which is not Leicester.

"Leicester's mail centre would close completely, meaning there will be 500 jobs fewer in Leicester than there currently are.

"We are in talks with Royal Mail and once we've submitted our proposals we'll await their views."

Following the counter-proposal from the unions, Royal Mail will hold another 90-day consultation – which will end in about mid-September.

A final decision on the future of the seven mail centres will then be announced.

The restructuring comes as the Royal Mail said the number of items being posted in the Midlands had fallen by more than 400 million since 2006. It said by 2015 there will be less than half the volume of mail compared with 10 years ago.

A spokesman said: "Royal Mail must review its mail processing operations in the region and is undertaking a modernisation programme, aimed at ensuring a successful future for the letters and parcels business.

"Our initial view is to have four mail centres for the Midlands, Birmingham, North West Midlands (Wolverhampton), Nottingham and south Midlands (Northampton)."

Under the proposals, centres in Derby and Worcester would also close.


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So will the London members come out on strike in support of their Leicester colleagues ?

[REDLETTER]

Postal staff shocked by plan to close Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office

Union leaders say postal staff are shocked and dismayed at the proposed closure of Leicester's main Royal Mail sorting office.

The company says that, following a consultation with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite, it wants to reduce the number of distribution centres in the Midlands from seven to four.

Under the plans, Leicester's Meridian sorting office would be axed – meaning more than 500 staff would either lose their jobs or be relocated.

It also means Leicestershire's mail would be processed in Northampton and would have to be transported 35 miles up the M1 before it is delivered to distribution centres such as the city's Campbell Street office.

CWU representative and Westcotes ward city councillor Andy Connelly said: "The staff are shocked and dismayed.

"We expected some of the jobs to go from the Leicester mail centre, but we didn't expect the centre to close in its entirety.

"We don't see how the Royal Mail are physically going to be able to do all the work from one centre in Northampton."

The union said that placing Leicester's main sorting office in the south Midlands would result in later deliveries.

Unite and the CWU now have two weeks to respond to the Royal Mail's proposals.

Glynn McAllistair, spokesman for the CWU, said: "We don't want to put people through unnecessary upheaval and our counter-proposals will reflect that.

"The internal review explains they want four mail centres – one of which is not Leicester.

"Leicester's mail centre would close completely, meaning there will be 500 jobs fewer in Leicester than there currently are.

"We are in talks with Royal Mail and once we've submitted our proposals we'll await their views."

Following the counter-proposal from the unions, Royal Mail will hold another 90-day consultation – which will end in about mid-September.

A final decision on the future of the seven mail centres will then be announced.

The restructuring comes as the Royal Mail said the number of items being posted in the Midlands had fallen by more than 400 million since 2006. It said by 2015 there will be less than half the volume of mail compared with 10 years ago.

A spokesman said: "Royal Mail must review its mail processing operations in the region and is undertaking a modernisation programme, aimed at ensuring a successful future for the letters and parcels business.

"Our initial view is to have four mail centres for the Midlands, Birmingham, North West Midlands (Wolverhampton), Nottingham and south Midlands (Northampton)."

Under the proposals, centres in Derby and Worcester would also close.


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So will the London members come out on strike in support of their Leicester colleagues ?

[Stampy]

[POSTMAN]

How about the Leicester peeps striking for themselves,just like London are?