Are we on a road to devalue the company to force a change in the USO?

[datasaint]

Everyone knows maintaining the USO is the biggest financial burden on this company.

For the company to petition the government to change the USO from six days a week to less there has to be a sound reason as to why. As long as RM is still making hefty profits this argument can not be made. If however we get to a stage where where stamp prices and cost of services begin to exceed what the public deem as reasonable, RM can turn around and say well we'll maintain current prices but we'll reduce the USO as a result.

Is the unwillingness to negotiate with the CWU, potentially forcing a strke, part of this bigger strategy to make RM look too costly?

[wacko74]

I have wondered myself if senior management do have some clever ulterior motive to run the company into the ground and devalue it to the point that the burden of the USO is removed or reduced... or if they're just running the company into the ground through sheer incompetence.

[Lounge Lizard]

I have wondered myself if senior management do have some clever ulterior motive to run the company into the ground and devalue it to the point that the burden of the USO is removed or reduced... or if they're just running the company into the ground through sheer incompetence.

USO removed - not possible
USO reduced - quite possible

[ernieshoe]

Everyone knows maintaining the USO is the biggest financial burden on this company.

For the company to petition the government to change the USO from six days a week to less there has to be a sound reason as to why. As long as RM is still making hefty profits this argument can not be made. If however we get to a stage where where stamp prices and cost of services begin to exceed what the public deem as reasonable, RM can turn around and say well we'll maintain current prices but we'll reduce the USO as a result.

Is the unwillingness to negotiate with the CWU, potentially forcing a strke, part of this bigger strategy to make RM look too costly?

Managed Decline - quite possible.
The fact Moya Greene and senior executives are not taking part in negotiations seems fishy to me - do they want christmas strikes - possibly.

I heard rumours DHL were interested.

Could there be a buyout for the parcels side of the business - quite possible.

A trimmed down more manageable royal mail just delivering letters and flats - wouldn't surprise me.

[Lounge Lizard]

Everyone knows maintaining the USO is the biggest financial burden on this company.

For the company to petition the government to change the USO from six days a week to less there has to be a sound reason as to why. As long as RM is still making hefty profits this argument can not be made. If however we get to a stage where where stamp prices and cost of services begin to exceed what the public deem as reasonable, RM can turn around and say well we'll maintain current prices but we'll reduce the USO as a result.

Is the unwillingness to negotiate with the CWU, potentially forcing a strke, part of this bigger strategy to make RM look too costly?

Managed Decline - quite possible.
The fact Moya Greene and senior executives are not taking part in negotiations seems fishy to me - do they want christmas strikes - possibly.

I heard rumours DHL were interested.

Could there be a buyout for the parcels side of the business - quite possible.

A trimmed down more manageable royal mail just delivering letters and flats - wouldn't surprise me.

But Royal Mail keep telling us that letters are declining and parcels are the future so surely they wouldn't then sell off the parcels side of the business.

[Alexei]

But Royal Mail keep telling us that letters are declining and parcels are the future so surely they wouldn't then sell off the parcels side of the business.

Not unless there was some kind of plan to outsource a chunk of the packets to another courier. I can't see how that would benefit RM though.

[Lounge Lizard]

But Royal Mail keep telling us that letters are declining and parcels are the future so surely they wouldn't then sell off the parcels side of the business.

Not unless there was some kind of plan to outsource a chunk of the packets to another courier. I can't see how that would benefit RM though.

No, then they'd need to satisfy the other courier's shareholders as well as Royal Mail's shareholders.

[Aquarius]

I have wondered myself if senior management do have some clever ulterior motive to run the company into the ground and devalue it to the point that the burden of the USO is removed or reduced... or if they're just running the company into the ground through sheer incompetence.

That requires competent long-term planning and being good at their jobs - both of which are severely lacking in this company.

[Glenno]

Everyone knows maintaining the USO is the biggest financial burden on this company.

For the company to petition the government to change the USO from six days a week to less there has to be a sound reason as to why. As long as RM is still making hefty profits this argument can not be made. If however we get to a stage where where stamp prices and cost of services begin to exceed what the public deem as reasonable, RM can turn around and say well we'll maintain current prices but we'll reduce the USO as a result.

Is the unwillingness to negotiate with the CWU, potentially forcing a strke, part of this bigger strategy to make RM look too costly?

Managed Decline - quite possible.
The fact Moya Greene and senior executives are not taking part in negotiations seems fishy to me - do they want christmas strikes - possibly.

I heard rumours DHL were interested.

Could there be a buyout for the parcels side of the business - quite possible.
A trimmed down more manageable royal mail just delivering letters and flats - wouldn't surprise me.

The only thing that holds Parcel force within RMG is the Legally binding agreement, if RM walk away from this then we could see owner drivers or even a sell off , of Parcel Force, interesting times people.

[Spedley]

I think RM really want to only deliver 1st class mail and treat second class like thrid class. In a way I agree, 1st class should be there quickly and 2nd class should be delivered when you are going there anyway. It would in effect treat 2nd class a bit like addressed Door 2 Door items.

[Lounge Lizard]

I think RM really want to only deliver 1st class mail and treat second class like thrid class. In a way I agree, 1st class should be there quickly and 2nd class should be delivered when you are going there anyway. It would in effect treat 2nd class a bit like addressed Door 2 Door items.

But that's how it was for a while on the railways, first class and third class.
We've had first class and second class post for fifty years now and then the great majority of mail was stamped mail.
A lot has changed since then and a forward thinking company might consider all possible options.
Surely first class, with delivery next day, is more of a challenge than second class, three days.

[wacko74]

Genuine question regarding 1st and 2nd Class mail... how is DSA treated?

I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is that under the USO we have to treat ALL DSA mail as 1st class?!

[SpacePhoenix]

Genuine question regarding 1st and 2nd Class mail... how is DSA treated?

I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is that under the USO we have to treat ALL DSA mail as 1st class?!

Yep, and once the mail reaches the inward MC (your local MC) everything that they send out to you is due for delivery that day (ecept d2ds). The difference between 1st and 2nd class is built into when it arrives at the inward MC.

[Lounge Lizard]

Genuine question regarding 1st and 2nd Class mail... how is DSA treated?

I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is that under the USO we have to treat ALL DSA mail as 1st class?!

Yep, and once the mail reaches the inward MC (your local MC) everything that they send out to you is due for delivery that day (ecept d2ds). The difference between 1st and 2nd class is built into when it arrives at the inward MC.

Yes, DSA gets the First Class service for a Third Class price.

[jetblack]

Genuine question regarding 1st and 2nd Class mail... how is DSA treated?

I wouldn't be surprised if the answer is that under the USO we have to treat ALL DSA mail as 1st class?!

Yep, and once the mail reaches the inward MC (your local MC) everything that they send out to you is due for delivery that day (ecept d2ds). The difference between 1st and 2nd class is built into when it arrives at the inward MC.

Another genuine question. I've never worked in processing so its all a bit mysterious to me - but when you receive incoming mail how is 1st class treated differently to 2nd class ? Customers have asked me this in the past and I've been at a loss to explain. Does 2nd class get put to one side for a day or what ?