LTB 440/16 - CWU DELIVERY BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW DELIVERY MODEL 2016

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 25 Jul 2016, 12:26

LTB 440/16 - CWU DELIVERY BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW DELIVERY MODEL 2016

No. 440/2016

25th July 2016

CWU DELIVERY BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW DELIVERY MODEL 2016

Dear Colleague

A CWU Delivery Blueprint – Foundations for a New Delivery Model was originally formulated in 2009. This document was ratified by the Postal Executive on the 4th March 2009 and became CWU policy which was taken into the subsequent negotiations and now forms the basis of the delivery section of the BT 2010 agreement. This document was subsequently updated and the revised and updated version of the 2009 document that took account of the changes that had taken place within the Postal Industry, both internally and externally was also placed before the Postal Executive in August 2013. That document took into account many of the issues our Delivery Representatives and members had encountered in the intervening period as delivery revisions were rolled out across the UK and competition became more prevalent. Much of the policy was included in the delivery section of the Agenda for Growth Agreement and carried into the Integrated Delivery Programme.

A similar approach has also been taken in the production of the CWU Delivery Blueprint for a New Delivery Model 2016 which was agreed by the Postal Executive at its statutory meeting on the 5th July 2016. The revised document is not intended to provide all the answers or go into the fine detail of what an agreement will ultimately look like; as we are all aware situations will develop through any set of negotiations. It is what it says a ‘Blueprint’, a policy document that provides direction for negotiation, outlines the CWU position and a CWU policy/framework for the establishment of a new delivery model going forward.

The document has been developed through the full involvement of the CWU Delivery Reference Group and subsequently with input from ADR briefings to bring us to the position we have reached today. The intention yet again is one of uniting CWU activists and members behind a common agenda and purpose. This document provides that platform going forward in a clear and concise manner that is easily understood. There was no outright opposition to the document at any of the ADR briefings but a number of alterations were made to accommodate many of the points raised and discussed. There are elements of the document that are clearly generic and they should be read within the spirit and context that they are meant, as indicators and reminders of some of the key objectives of the CWU and necessary requirements of an overall agreement covering all functions.

The document is now agreed Postal Executive policy and it will be taken into the national discussions that will be scheduled with Royal Mail regarding the future of the industry. The ‘Blueprint’ will be the delivery policy in negotiations going forward. However to be absolutely clear this will not detract from our overall CWU commitment to achieve a joined up agreement for the benefit of all of our members, nor will it override our existing national policies. It is designed to add weight and focus to the overall campaign and negotiations so that we are able to move forward in unison on all fronts.

The document in its current form will at some appropriate point be shared with Royal Mail as they are aware we have been developing it and it is a matter of fact that whatever documents we put into the field inevitably end up in their possession any way. The document will be a CWU document/ negotiators brief for the subsequent negotiations.

Also circulated as supporting documentation to the Delivery Blueprint 2016 is the WIK Report commissioned by OFCOM and the CWU European Postal Comparators Report commissioned by the Outdoor Department and produced by the CWU Research Department. Both documents provide a fuller picture of the Postal Industry at home and abroad and an indication of some of the issues that will form part of the national negotiations regarding the future of Royal Mail.

Any enquiries to Bob Gibson’s Office, quoting reference 230.03

Email address:outdoorsecretary@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Bob Gibson

CWU Assistant Secretary – Outdoor

Whysoslowyehcfc · Post by **Whysoslowyehcfc** » 25 Jul 2016, 15:46

A lot of this stuff I wanted to bring into our delivery office on the last resign, I.e. - evening deliveries, having the public phoning the enquiry office and requesting a time of day to redeliver an item, but wasn't allowed to by the Dom or the union reps

worktotime · Post by **worktotime** » 25 Jul 2016, 16:27

s**t I cant download any of the docs , any good points or are we shafted , lol.

GRS · Post by **GRS** » 25 Jul 2016, 17:44

One of those documents is 136 pages long and compares everything in RM to other EU postal operators and seems to indicate that we should all be achieving the same targets. Firstly are they comparing like for like or is it an apples and pears scenario where you try and make round pegs fit square holes. Secondly now we are to leave the EU surely Ofcom can't use these other countries to measure our work practices and efficiency etc.

hans solo · Post by **hans solo** » 25 Jul 2016, 19:10

the big lie cometh

worktotime · Post by **worktotime** » 25 Jul 2016, 19:24

GRS wrote:One of those documents is 136 pages long and compares everything in RM to other EU postal operators and seems to indicate that we should all be achieving the same targets. Firstly are they comparing like for like or is it an apples and pears scenario where you try and make round pegs fit square holes. Secondly now we are to leave the EU surely Ofcom can't use these other countries to measure our work practices and efficiency etc.

to right but to be honest who gives a f**k what other countrys are doing , we wont be part of the EU so they cant compare us to them ,

worktotime · Post by **worktotime** » 25 Jul 2016, 19:30

I just hope with bob saying its only a blueprint I hope its not been written in pencil cause I think if the members get shafted on this massive change it will be goodbye cwu then who will give a s**t , the cwu know what members are up against on a daily basis so lets hope they have taken something on board.

oypostie · Post by **oypostie** » 25 Jul 2016, 20:17

To be fair i think the delivery blueprint is pretty good. Problem is how much of it will be taken on-board by Royal Mail and incorporated in to their plans.
As far as comparisons to other countries are concerned i think one of the telling items in the documents is whether or not they deliver parcels with mail. In the vast majority of cases the awnser is no and as those of us at the coalface know it is the packets that are causing all the problems

worktotime · Post by **worktotime** » 25 Jul 2016, 21:07

oypostie wrote:To be fair i think the delivery blueprint is pretty good. Problem is how much of it will be taken on-board by Royal Mail and incorporated in to their plans.
As far as comparisons to other countries are concerned i think one of the telling items in the documents is whether or not they deliver parcels with mail. In the vast majority of cases the awnser is no and as those of us at the coalface know it is the packets that are causing all the problems

totally agree the rise in scans pkts and parcels is a big problem on deliverys but could you see r/m employing parcel drivers or having just pkts and parcel driving dutys , me think not. this one wave is a ploy to get rid of bodys to reduce head count , no other reason for it.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 25 Jul 2016, 21:09

If RM do bring in one-wave then apart from someone to do 9am specials all DO staff will need to get used to the idea of being 9-5 or even 10-6

Newbie001 · Post by **Newbie001** » 25 Jul 2016, 23:11

Think 10 - 5 is more likely. They will most probably try to cut full-time hrs. Much of the time spent after 5 could be most likely sitting in traffic, not cost effective. They will want you to sit in traffic on your own time (on way home).
As P-timer, soon as they move to 5-6 finish I'll be off, like many others I know.

Post by **windermeredave** » 26 Jul 2016, 18:07

Luckily for me I will be retired before this comes in. but 10-5 on Saturday? thats going to make lots of football fans very happy isn`t it?

DiamondSmiles · Post by **DiamondSmiles** » 27 Jul 2016, 09:25

windermeredave wrote:Luckily for me I will be retired before this comes in. but 10-5 on Saturday? thats going to make lots of football fans very happy isn`t it?

Don't worry they will still rush around and get finished by 2pm

Chewster · Post by **Chewster** » 31 Jul 2016, 13:34

Why is it they want to make us 9-5 (ish) ? I think the current hours of the job is probably one of the things that draws people in to work for RM. I'd prefer an even earlier start to 9-5, but I wouldn't mind....except on a Saturday. I can see a lot of people leaving if they're expected to work 9-5 on a Saturday. And as someone has already said, we'll be claiming a lot of overtime for sitting in traffic.

Darren Bent · Post by **Darren Bent** » 31 Jul 2016, 18:41

Royal Mail need to stop listening to those people and start asking what the workers want.