The Postal Executive has agreed the following timetable for the forthcoming ballot on Royal Mail Pay:

[LouBarlow]

Its an electronic vote only.

What a terrible decision. Again.

[tramssirhc]

Its an electronic vote only.

What a terrible decision. Again.

The CWU doesn't care.

[yellowbelly]

Ballot paper received today - as predicted by other posters no option to post a vote back.

[SkiSunday]

Ballot paper received today - as predicted by other posters no option to post a vote back.

CWU are a sham. The top earners are wage thiefs, at the end of the day you have to question why the leader of a trade union would happily accept a CBE if they had even an ounce of self respect or real principles. Utter clownshow of an organisation.

[Patmanposts]

In 2023 in my other job (represented by RMT) we had an electronic email vote to all members. it was exceptionally easy and quick. No log in etc etc this just seems very long winded.

[TopperGas]

Ballot paper received today - as predicted by other posters no option to post a vote back.

CWU are a sham. The top earners are wage thiefs, at the end of the day you have to question why the leader of a trade union would happily accept a CBE if they had even an ounce of self respect or real principles. Utter clownshow of an organisation.

Given it was awarded by the Labour party then it would seem.a strange move to decline it? Aren't most unions clown shows these days, the Unite leader was getting stick very recently.

[world class male]

In 2023 in my other job (represented by RMT) we had an electronic email vote to all members. it was exceptionally easy and quick. No log in etc etc this just seems very long winded.

Again it is some folk are too afraid of change even if it's easier,
Took me about 1min to vote today, scanned QR code, my username and password automatically entered,
if it was postal then it would probably take longer and have to post the letter and hope it gets there,
The only thing I find amusing is that for a union trying to save our jobs yet they opt for a voting system that is purely against protecting them, but that doesn't surprise me

[postslippete]

The only thing I find amusing is that for a union trying to save our jobs yet they opt for a voting system that is purely against protecting them, but that doesn't surprise me

For a union that claims to defend postal jobs and the value of physical mail, ditching postal voting feels not just contradictory but outright hypocritical. It weakens their moral authority to oppose Royal Mail’s shift away from letters and risks accelerating the decline of the very service they say they want to protect imho.

[pieoftheday]

When do we get our ballot papers?

[claretandblue]

When do we get our ballot papers?

Arrived today in our office

[hewittinspain]

I've yet to meet someone from my large office that is voting yes

[Rve83ndxd]

I've yet to meet someone from my large office that is voting yes

Confirmation bias

[taurus88]

I’m shocked that anybody is voting no given the present state of our union.

We gave them a resounding mandate for strike action, and we all ended up poorer as a result; numerous strike days in which we weren’t paid, blanket removal of 2 days annual leave with no legal challenge from the union (it was impossible to have been on strike for all the days so the max should have been 1.5 days), and in the end an agreement we could have struck in the beginning for no loss of pay.

Recently, one of our esteemed union higher-ups boasted that we were getting a better deal than BT who brought in billions in profit - of course, our beloved CWU represent BT workers, so that shows you our union’s capacity to strike a good deal.

This is the best deal you’re ever going to get with this union.

A no vote won’t send us back to any serious negotiations, because there’s no leverage. We barely have enough members to secure a strike vote now, and after last time, I’m not sure there’d be enough yes votes.

So yeah, vote yes. Not because it’s a good deal, nor even a mediocre one, but because it’s the best this crappy union is ever going to get you.

[hewittinspain]

I've yet to meet someone from my large office that is voting yes

Confirmation bias

Not really sure what you mean there, but hey-ho!!

[LouBarlow]

I've yet to meet someone from my large office that is voting yes

People always say this and it is always a massive yes percentage.