Update from DGSP Terry Pullinger following the announcement late yesterday from Royal Mail.

[geordieboy123]

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Think pullinger needs to take a chill pill before he takes a heart attack.

I’m bloody glad he’s showing anger on behalf of us members, now let’s get behind him and get a resounding yes vote and then go on to a hopefully negotiated settlement as the company have committed millions on their executive actions so we’ll have them over a barrel, they won’t want a strike.

[leolion855]

Not much point, RM will do what they want anyway. Might as well send the ballot back to the union.

[postslippete]

Clearly, the pay rises are going to be the initial crumbs that Royal Mail are offering in return for them to proceed with the massive transformation of the business. Funny how the Royal Mail say that an hour off the working week will cost them £100 million, yet they have somehow got £1.8 billion to invest in the new parcel hubs and automation.

True but the sww was due to efficency savings which where not made so why are the leadership pursuing it as part of the ballot

The Union are pushing for the 35 hour working week because they see it as the answer to reducing mental and physical fatigue on posties pounding the streets doing endless loops plus it will improve productivity because they would be less staff going on sick. But you're right Royal Mail are clearly having none of it. Armed with their clocking on machines and AHDC it means faster posties would clearly be seen to need more work to do whilst slower posties won't be able to claim as much overtime.
Alarm bells are ringing when RM say they can't afford the SWW but they can afford to give us a 3 year pay rise. Does that mean to say that the pay rises on offer are sh*te??

I'm not a betting man but I would put money on their first offer being an insult to all hard working posties