JOINT STATEMENT.

[POSTMAN]

NATIONAL JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL AND CWU – RESTORING GOOD INDUSTRIAL and EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Royal Mail and CWU recognise that the scale of the recent dispute has the potential to damage relationships between managers, reps and employees.

Everyone wants to put the dispute behind us and we are all committed to restoring good industrial and employee relations at all levels.

All of us are committed to treating everybody and each other with respect.

The following process will urgently be deployed and overseen by GM’s and CWU Divisional Representatives.

1.All relevant managers/CWU interfaces will meet to calm situations down and find sensible solutions to any local issues.

Everybody should work together to bring about a fresh start in the sprit of the proposed national agreement.

2.All managerial executive action notified to take place on and from 24 October 2007 will be returned to stage 3 of the IR Framework and any disagreements previously at Stage 3 will be returned to Stage 2 for resolution. All parties will work together in a positive way to resolve outstanding issues within the spirit of the national agreement and to facilitate this any CWU representatives who have had their facility time suspended will have it restored.

3.Any revisions introduced during week commencing 22 October will be reviewed in line with the IR procedures and will still qualify for the 50:50 productivity scheme as long as they are within the terms of the national agreement and that there is full co-operation between all parties.

4.The CWU will withdraw all current and proposed industrial action relating to the national dispute.

Any Network 07 changes affecting processing will be dealt with in line with the National Deployment Framework and reviewed via normal IR Procedures.