likelihood of industrial action16 Oct 2019 19:12
First post on here. 30+ years in PO although started before Letters was split away in 1986. The CWU are on a race to the bottom. Have they looked outside recently? The people who work for Hermes, DHL et al work longer hours than in RM, earn less than RM and have fewer benefits than RM, significantly a pension scheme albeit it's now DC not DB. RM volumes are falling, particularly UK letters, and those competitors are going to lap up any IA. The CWU have always been suspicious of management and that unfortunately will never change. How about all sides working in partnership for once to build a future for your great business because otherwise it's simply managed decline. If the union were to work with managers to invest in infrastructure and transformational programmes, to take on the competitors and grow volumes while increasing productivity then there is a bright future. However a couple of day's strike which will inevitably be fudged and lost pay made up on docket is no way forward.