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Read More »CWU meets with Royal Mail over ballot hiatus
Representatives from the CWU have held two meetings with Royal Mail management this week, but there’s still no further news on the impasse between the two parties. The CWU suspended its ballot on the proposed Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement at the end of last month, citing a …
Read More »CWU suspends Royal Mail ballot
The future stability of Royal Mail has been thrown into question again, after the CWU suspended the ballot over its proposed pay and conditions agreement due to the “command and control” workplace environment it described as “toxic”. Yesterday afternoon (24 May) the CWU issued a statement explaining the latest …
Read More »Royal Mail: improving quality of service is “top priority”
Royal Mail has again called for “major reform” of the USO after posting a £1bn operating loss – reduced to a mere £419m, or £8m a week – on an adjusted basis. Parent company International Distributions Services (IDS) posted its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ending 26 March …
Read More »Royal Mail CEO quits | Printweek
Speculation has proved correct – embattled Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson is to leave the business. Earlier this week Sky News reported that Thompson was in advanced talks about his departure, following a torrid period that included being recalled by MPs on the business select committee after an unconvincing …
Read More »CWU outlines Royal Mail ballot plans
The CWU has laid out the timetable for the ballot on the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement the union reached with Royal Mail. Ballot papers will be dispatched to members on 17 May, with the ballot closing and the announcement of the result set for 7 June. A …
Read More »Royal Mail agreement now needs postie approval
An end to printing industry angst over disruption to Royal Mail services is hopefully in sight after the CWU accepted a new agreement with the business. Following the negotiators’ agreement reached last weekend, the proposals have now been okayed by the CWU’s postal executive and will be put to …
Read More »Hopes for agreement between CWU and Royal Mail
An end could be in sight to the long-running dispute at Royal Mail. Over the weekend the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced that it had reached a “negotiators agreement” with Royal Mail Group, after nearly a year of strife between its members and the postal operator. The CWU said …
Read More »Royal Mail: talks end with no deal
Talks between Royal Mail management and the CWU have concluded without an agreement being reached – and predictably there’s also a disagreement about the lack of an agreement. The Communication Workers Union issued an update this morning (5 April), stating that the latest talks with Royal Mail had ended …
Read More »Crunch week to resolve Royal Mail dispute
The CWU has described the week ahead as “critical to the outcome” of its long-running dispute with Royal Mail, with a series of pay for change proposals aimed at stabilising the business now on the table. The union issued an update to members on Friday (17 March), after the …
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