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Royal Mail strikes planned over the festive period are still going ahead after the latest terms put forward by union bosses reportedly received no response from the company.
Workers of the postal service are set to walk out over an ongoing dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said this afternoon (December 13) it laid down some terms that would stop them from striking.
These including back-dated pay deal of 9% and long term job security. In response, the CWU claims Royal Mail did not offer to meet and instead sent a one page document, via ACAS, at 3.45pm.
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The terms put forward by the CWU included:
- A back-dated pay deal of 9% over 18 months;
- A long-term job security commitment from Royal Mail CEOs;
- A pause on the ongoing attacks on union representatives and members;
- A period of calm for negotiations on the future direction of the company.
This now means that planned strikes on Wednesday, December 14; Thursday, December 15; Friday, December 23; and Saturday, December 24 are set to go ahead.
CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said: “Today’s actions by Royal Mail CEOs show they couldn’t be less interested in resolving this dispute or saving Christmas – their sole intention is to destroy the livelihoods of over 115,000 postal workers and wreck the service they provide.
“Posties are facing an outright assault on their livelihoods and dignity, and have no choice but to see this dispute through to its conclusion. The reckless, aggressive and bullying attitude from senior managers of this company is now totally out of control.
“When our members take strike action on Wednesday and Thursday, the question every media outlet should be asking is not why they’re striking, but why these people are being allowed to get away with the evaporation of a 500-year-old national treasure.”
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