TALKS aimed at resolving a long-running dispute at Royal Mail ended without agreement today. The company had been meeting Communication Workers Union (CWU) negotiators to try to reach a deal on pay, jobs and conditions. A CWU statement said: “There has been progress in several areas and the union made …
Read More »Virtually the only point of agreement between the Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) on Wednesday was that talks ended at about 1.30am in the morning. The reasons for the failure of negotiations were, inevitably, disputed. The company cited differences over terms and conditions for new employees – …
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Royal Mail has apologised for an April Fools’ joke in which staff at a Gloucester branch were promised a pay rise. A poster was placed at the Gloucester North delivery office on 1 April informing staff they would receive an 11% pay rise backdated to April 2022 after an agreement …
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Talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have ended without agreement. The two sides have been negotiating for 11 months over pay, jobs and conditions for the 112,000-strong workforce. There were 18 strike dates called last year and 2023 has seen the …
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The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) spoke to postal workers who took part in the April 2 online meeting hosted by the Socialist Equality Party, Those who attended included postal workers based in delivery offices and mail processing centres from around the country in London, the south, Midlands, the Eastern …
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The postal service explained that on Wednesday April 5, deliveries are “operating as normal” across the country, and that Royal Mail “aims to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week”. However, due to local issues including sickness absences and resourcing, this may “temporarily not be …
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The company has been meeting the Communication Workers Union to try to reach a deal over pay, jobs and conditions. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “After 11 months of talks, including mediation by Sir Brendan Barber and Acas, we are deeply concerned that our talks with CWU have concluded without …
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A fresh round of postal strikes is on the horizon after talks between Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) collapsed once again. Union leaders rejected a 10 per cent pay rise, plus a bonus of up to £1,500, they announced on Wednesday. The dispute over pay and working …
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The development risks deepening the financial crisis at Royal Mail, which has faced opposition from postal workers as it shifts its focus from letters … Source link
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Royal Mail strike talks have collapsed after union leaders rejected a 10pc pay rise plus a bonus of up to £1,500. In an announcement that raises the spectre of a fresh wave of postal strikes, Royal Mail said it was “deeply concerned” that talks had failed to reach an agreement. …
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