Joint message from Achim Dunnwald and Terry Pullinger

[Woody Guthrie]

Joint message from Achim Dunnwald and Terry Pullinger

Dear colleagues

Improving quality, managing our costs, and delivering our national agreements

After many months of lockdowns and COVID restrictions, the economy is starting to open up. Whilst it is difficult to predict exactly what the next few months will look like, this change in behaviour is leading to some changes in the volumes we handle. We need to make sure that we continue to build and maintain great quality of service, whilst adapting quickly to changes in volumes to control costs.

We are asking for both Managers and CWU Reps to work together to manage this situation and make the necessary adjustments according to traffic trends, including a reduction of variable cost, such as Agency and ad-hoc overtime.

We are aware that there is some confusion and rumours circulating which suggest that other means of controlling costs – such as a recruitment freeze or removing all Scheduled Attendance for example – are being planned or encouraged. We want to be clear:

• Any document that has not been agreed jointly by National, Divisional or Regional management and CWU, has no status.
• Quality of Service and moving our progressive programme forward in line with our agreements i.e. revision activity etc., are our priorities.
• All national agreements must be worked too.
• As our joint statement on resourcing set out yesterday, there is no blockage on recruitment of full-time or part-time posts in all functions.

Our agreements have set us on a new positive path of ambition, growth, culture, reinventing Royal Mail including Parcelforce, for the next generation, bring on the next generation of postal workers and professional and fair resourcing and policy approaches. Everyone is working hard to make sure this happens.

Of course we must jointly manage daily operational challenges and productivity as we go, but it is essential that we keep our eye on the prize. Management and CWU relationships are absolutely key at all levels. So please work together, discuss all matters in the context of our realities and our agreements and find joint solutions.

Thank you to you all for the amazing work you are doing.


Achim Dünnwald
Chief Operating Officer

Terry Pullinger
Deputy Secretary General (Postal)

Note to all Operational Managers and CWU Reps (002).pdf

[clashcityrocker]

Terry does realise doesn't he that the biggest obstacle faced by the next generation of postal workers is the amount of SA held by full time staff.
If he genuinely believes in the 35 hour week then nobody should be contracted to work over their full time hours.

[POSTMAN]

LTB 253/21 – Joint Note to all Operational Managers and CWU Representatives
No. 253/21

18th June 2021

Dear Colleagues,

Joint Note to all Operational Managers and CWU Representatives

Following feedback from the field yesterday that related to what appeared to be a diktat to cut costs and Scheduled Attendance, I have been involved in dialogue this morning with Achim Dunnwald, the Chief Operating Officer of Royal Mail Group aimed at providing full clarity to the situation.

In order to ensure that momentum is not lost in the implementation of the current Pathway to Change realignment and revision activity and that this continues in a manner that reflects our mutual interest agenda, the attached joint clarification has been reached between us both.

Branches and Representatives will note that complete clarity is provided in relation to any additional paperwork that may be in circulation in that “Any document that has not been agreed jointly by National, Divisional or Regional management and CWU, has no status”.

The situation should now be crystal clear to all operational managers and representatives and ensure that the great progress that has been in place since the Pathway to Change Agreement ratified earlier this year now continues.

I would be grateful if this LTB and associated documentation can be given the widest possible circulation.

Any enquiries in relation to the content of this LTB should be addressed to the DGS(P) Department.

Yours sincerely,

Terry Pullinger

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

[Edward Hunter]

So in our case , get a revision of unmanageable duties, and dont expect to be paid any OT if you go over, because computer says "yes" Cue daily cut off confrontation

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[Chelseablue]

Exactly same edward revision unmanagable work to time youre in trouble . Time to cone out of union seems to be a love in . The partys over folks reality again