CWU / Royal Mail Meeting:10th & 11th February 2009

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Letter to Branches




No. 111/2009 Ref. 24207 Date: 10th February 2009


TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS



Dear Colleague

Dear Colleague,

CWU / Royal Mail Meeting – 10th & 11th February 2009

We can confirm that stories in the press today regarding Royal Mail cancelling a crucial meeting on the company’s modernisation plans because of media coverage in the Daily Mirror over the last few days are true.

However a meeting did take place between the Managing Director and myself and as a result the National Officers will meet tomorrow with a view to getting constructive talks back on track.

Further developments will be reported in due course.

Yours sincerely



Dave Ward
Deputy General Secretary (P)





Dave Ward
Deputy General Secretary
Communication Workers Union
150 The Broadway
Wimbledon
London
SW19 1RX

Royal Mail Centre
35 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1HQ
Tel: 020 7016 2801
Fax: 020 7016 2955
dale.haddon@royalmail.com
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Dear Dave

In advance of our 12 noon announcement and following our telephone call, I would like to give you advance notice of some senior management changes and field restructuring in Operations planned to take effect from the beginning of April.

We will, of course, go through this in more detail when we meet next week.

Essentially the key changes are:

• Field structure will change from 3 Territories and 30 Areas to become 11 Regions aligned to the centre, the latter will be responsible for policy and setting standards.

• The focus for the Regions will be consistent deployment of operational change and performance.

• There will be no change to the management of Mail Centres, Delivery Sector and Delivery Offices and Network operational units as a result of this announcement.

I believe these changes will provide greater focus and clarify accountability moving forward for operational performance and transformation.

Yours sincerely

Dale Haddon
HR Director