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Only an idiot would seek to ballot it's members knowing full well a No vote was the likely outcome, I'm not really sure what the answer is anymore as whilst the RM's response on Workspace was that they are prepared to abide by the agreement it seems clear from their actions they aren't abiding to the agreement.
RM have made a statement it on Workplace, they have once again suggested they'll work with the CWU on the revisions, increase headcount and reduce reliance on agency staff and work with the CWU to improve QoS, given that actions speak louder than words CWU members will want to see RM making some headway on their latest promises.
The big issue is for RM to make a reasonable return/profit they would have to increase postage costs substantially which, if they did, that would then have the knock on effect of reducing demand for letters even faster. Although with an election looming and the likely hood the elderly wealthy Tory voters are likely to favour Saturday deliveries over the rest of the UK population I can't see them agreeing to any changes in the USO this side of the election.
The impression I'm getting from the union bods is that it's up to us how we vote their's no signs anybody in the CWU is desperate for a Yes vote, even if you'd like to think they are.
Not sure they can move my start time by 3 hours without my approval, after all I didn't ask them to include my start and finishing times in my contract, I understand 30 mins is the maximum they can move them.
The big one is the sickness pay as that's the one where most financial savings will be made.
If Saturday mail is so important then why, after Monday, is it usually one of the lightest posts of the week? For urgent mail customers can still use special delivery or perhaps RM will introduce Tracked 24 for mail as well as parcels.
AS the problem for RM is that they are restricted in what T&C's they can "ram down employees throats" getting a "yes" is just as important to RM, possibly more so, as it is to the CWU. If the rumours are correct the money is coming from a surplus in the now closed defined pension fund so I doubt we'll ever get to see that money anyway, although most CWU members would probably take the money now if it was offered to them.
What's this tick tock nonsense, if CWU members do vote no it'll be a bigger disaster for RM than it will for it's workers, the fact that they've just announced a £1B loss proves they are the bigger loses. Let's just hope RM can offer a £1K sweetener to bride it's workers into accepting the deal.
RM can't pick and choose the addressees/area's of the country they deliver to on a Sunday, the only hope is the losses they must incur on the rural deliveries are more than outweighed by the profits from the town deliveries, although if RM can't make a profit from delivering parcels they may as well just give up!!
ST's gone before any agreement was reached with the CWU and will do well to get a similar CEO's job at another high profile company having also failed with Track & Trace previously, personally I'd call that a victory whether his replacement is of a similar ilk or more pro the union/OFCOM only time will tell.
I'm pretty certain Royal Mail seek authority from OFCOM before they can increase the costs of stamps etc, if they need a bigger increase to be profitable why aren't they seeking bigger annual increases?
It'll be interesting to see if the new CEO sticks to ST's agenda or attempts to meet OFCOM's targets and scraps, or at least amendeds, the recent revisions.
It's 6 of 1 half a dozen of the other, as delivering 100+ parcels a day is really no easier than delivering letter/small parcels, The advantage for the business is they can keep closer watch on DPR routes and possibly they are also all later shifts
perhaps the new CEO will see the madness of paying for agency staff when the business is losing nearly a £1m per day.
15,000 included agency staff and, possibly, managers actual CWU members was minimal, I'm expecting a close vote and with local CWU branches advising members to vote against their PEC's advice it could well be a No vote
Until RM gets a "yes" vote ST's not broken the CWU, as things look a "no" vote is looking likely, although surely ST's remit would have been to increase profits and the share price, both of which he's failed on miserably.