Union calls for more Royal Mail strikes after new pay offer

[TrueBlueTerrier]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63459389

The union representing Royal Mail workers is set to renew calls for strike action, calling the company's latest pay offer "unacceptable".

Royal Mail Group said it had put forward a deal, which included a pay rise worth 7% of a worker's salary over two years, and a 2% lump sum this year.

However, Royal Mail said the offer was subject to agreeing to changes with Sunday working and start times.

Union bosses accused the company of "imposing change not negotiating".

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it would meet on Tuesday to call for strikes, after it previously called off planned walkouts on Sunday.

The CWU has been locked in a long-running dispute with Royal Mail over pay increases keeping up with the soaring cost of living and working practices.

The median pay at Royal Mail is £32,465 a year, with the average pay for a postal delivery worker lower than that at £25,777.

Royal Mail has blamed strike action for rising losses and job cuts, as well as lower volumes of parcels being posted.

Its chief executive, Simon Thompson, said the company had reported losses of £219m in the first half of 2022, which demonstrated the "need for change at Royal Mail is urgent".

"We have always been clear that the more we can change the business, the more we will be able to pay our people - both now and in the future," he added.

Royal Mail has not provided specific details of the changes to working patterns, but said its pay offer was subject to the union agreeing to "changes to Sunday working, start times and flexible working, so that Royal Mail can re-invent and compete in the growing parcels market".

Mr Thompson urged union bosses to "accept the change and pay offer without delay".

Talks between the union and the company have been held at the conciliation service Acas, and planned strikes in the next two weeks were called off following a legal challenge by the company.

The union said on Monday the latest offer included "more unacceptable changes" and a "derisory 7% two-year pay offer that is well below projected inflation for both years".

"This reaffirms the company's whole approach of imposing change rather than negotiating it," the CWU added.

"Not only is the offer not applicable to Parcelforce and fleet employees, but the company have confirmed that, as of tomorrow, new entrants will be brought in on lower terms, and will be introducing owner-drivers into Royal Mail - a service that will be comparable to Uber."

[delta-force]

The revised pay offer of 7% and a further 2% lump sum may not be ideal to some of our members but given the financial situation of Royal Mail losing 1 million a day is true, then accepting this offer is no brainier. Otherwise, it would be like turkeys voting for Christmas. Further strikes during Christmas will simply force more people to use digital Christmas cards or stop sending them altogether, resulting in Royal Mail losing more customers, revenues, and even more job losses. It will simply expedite the split of GLS from Royal Mail. That will be the end for Royal Mail.

[thefox]

The revised pay offer of 7% and a further 2% lump sum may not be ideal to some of our members but given the financial situation of Royal Mail losing 1 million a day is true, then accepting this offer is no brainier. Otherwise, it would be like turkeys voting for Christmas. Further strikes during Christmas will simply force more people to use digital Christmas cards or stop sending them altogether, resulting in Royal Mail losing more customers, revenues, and even more job losses. It will simply expedite the split of GLS from Royal Mail. That will be the end for Royal Mail.

f**k their shitty pay offer ...to the bitter end if need be let the company burn

[derricksmyth]

The revised pay offer of 7% and a further 2% lump sum may not be ideal to some of our members but given the financial situation of Royal Mail losing 1 million a day is true, then accepting this offer is no brainier. Otherwise, it would be like turkeys voting for Christmas. Further strikes during Christmas will simply force more people to use digital Christmas cards or stop sending them altogether, resulting in Royal Mail losing more customers, revenues, and even more job losses. It will simply expedite the split of GLS from Royal Mail. That will be the end for Royal Mail.

Yes, you must have No Brains to accept it alright !!!

[Shirtbuttons]

I bet all these people saying accept it are on a lot more than 25k a year. Totally out of touch with the real world..

[hazzeem025]

The revised pay offer of 7% and a further 2% lump sum may not be ideal to some of our members but given the financial situation of Royal Mail losing 1 million a day is true, then accepting this offer is no brainier. Otherwise, it would be like turkeys voting for Christmas. Further strikes during Christmas will simply force more people to use digital Christmas cards or stop sending them altogether, resulting in Royal Mail losing more customers, revenues, and even more job losses. It will simply expedite the split of GLS from Royal Mail. That will be the end for Royal Mail.

You're off your head. You do know it's not a straight forward pay increase don't you? The 2% lump sum? That's on the condition you implement another revision in your D.O, which will no doubt result in 100s of hours gone. I mean we've got 380 hours of vacancies in our D.O so how the expect is to have another revision is beyond me.....all for £500

Later starts and finishes......but Spotty I mean Simon says the vast majority will be 5pm last letter.

Sunday working, so far voluntary. But if traffic grows the voluntary part goes out the window.

1st 3 days of absence, no sick pay.

New entrants on 20% less money and a 40 hour week.

That's all I can remember of "the deal" I'm sure there are some more absolute pearlers in there to further shaft the workforce.