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AndyK · Post by **AndyK** » 18 Sep 2007, 14:12

A fist class result
Paul Routledge 14/09/2007
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Striking postal workers have driven a big red Royal Mail van through the government's pay-curb policy.

Two national walkouts and rolling stoppages in the regions have yielded a 6.75 per cent rise, most of it payable next month as part of a two-year deal.

And they have wiped the smirk off the face of Â£1million-a-year boss Adam Crozier, which is also a bit of a result. Adam Dozier he looks like today.

He demanded a wage freeze as well as thousands of job cuts. Under pressure from the Communication Workers' Union he moved to 2.5 per cent. Now an agreement seems within reach - though further strikes are not ruled out.

This dispute shows just how much can be achieved by grit and loyalty to fellow workers and the union. Hurrah for the posties!

Their success will not be lost on prison officers, civil servants and town hall workers fighting the government diktat that public sector wage rises must be below inflation.

The posties still have to cope with demands for cuts, casualisation of the service, reduced shift payments and other hits on their terms and conditions of employment.

But this weekend, postal workers can hold their heads up high. And that's worth quite a lot of the sacrifice inevitable when you take industrial action.

p.routledge@mirror.co.uk For previous Routledge columns visit www.mirror.co.uk

Maybe not totally correct but still :cfo

Edward Hunter · Post by **Edward Hunter** » 18 Sep 2007, 15:38

Way off the mark in fact! Credit to Routledge though, as hes been on our side throughout. I`m sure "Dozier" will not be happy about the bad press though. More of the same would be appreciated.

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 18 Sep 2007, 15:44

cwu should hopefully have given him details about current offer by now. this so called deal should be in every paper so that the public can see what we're up against.

Fluke · Post by **Fluke** » 18 Sep 2007, 17:28

Cookie wrote:
postie28 wrote:cwu should hopefully have given him details about current offer by now. this so called deal should be in every paper so that the public can see what we're up against.
Why don`t you just send the pdf version yourself then

good Idea

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 18 Sep 2007, 17:45

if someone can kindly post the link up again for me. will gladly do so

postie28 · Post by **postie28** » 18 Sep 2007, 18:26

also e-mailed it to local paper