LTB 417/14 Appointment of new Industrial Relations Mediators

[TrueBlueTerrier]

To: All Branches with Postal Members




Dear Colleague


APPOINTMENT OF NEW INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS MEDIATORS


Further to LTB 299/14 we can confirm that the interviews/appointment process for the mediator role has now been completed.


The following individuals have been appointed as our Industrial Relations Mediators.


CWU


Alison Miller (CWU Representative)
Andy Sorton (CWU Representative)
David Skinsley (CWU Representative)
Gary Elliot (CWU Representative)
Sophie Smith (CWU member OPG grade)


ROYAL MAIL


Maria Coombes (Manager)
Paul Taylor (Manager)
Mathew Vickers (Manager)
Steve Borley (Manager)
Pyish Thanki (Manager)


We would like to place on record our thanks to all the candidates who applied for these roles. Over the new few weeks arrangements will be made for the appointed mediators to attend a training programme and pick up their new role.


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


Yours sincerely



Dave Ward
Deputy General Secretary (P)

[halfull]

just 5? ive got a feeling they could be very busy!

[General Mannerheim]

And a smashing time was had by all!

[Martin Walsh]

just 5? ive got a feeling they could be very busy!

Why do you come to that conclusion. I know very few reps who will want a mediator involved at stage 1 , 2 or 3 of the IR procedure and I don't know if many managers would want to request them. Remember mediators do not make agreements and cannot tell either Royal Mail or the CWU to move their position on issues they are there to attempt to get both sides to look at things in a different way.

[jack]

just 5? ive got a feeling they could be very busy!

Why do you come to that conclusion. I know very few reps who will want a mediator involved at stage 1 , 2 or 3 of the IR procedure and I don't know if many managers would want to request them. Remember mediators do not make agreements and cannot tell either Royal Mail or the CWU to move their position on issues they are there to attempt to get both sides to look at things in a different way.

Do you really think Royal Mail would look at things in a different way though, going from the shenanigans in our office there's only one way and that's Royal Mails way.

[halfull]

just 5? ive got a feeling they could be very busy!

Why do you come to that conclusion. I know very few reps who will want a mediator involved at stage 1 , 2 or 3 of the IR procedure and I don't know if many managers would want to request them. Remember mediators do not make agreements and cannot tell either Royal Mail or the CWU to move their position on issues they are there to attempt to get both sides to look at things in a different way.

[Nigel1505]

"We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right." Brian Clough.

[trythat]

"We talk about it for twenty minutes and then we decide I was right." Brian Clough.

Hey, thats what I think as well, when dealing with Royal Mail

[tansorboy]

I thought they wanted ordinary posties. Four of the five on the non-management side are reps....I knew it would be a stitch-up.

[aiden01]

I thought they wanted ordinary posties. Four of the five on the non-management side are reps....I knew it would be a stitch-up.

maybe only 1 postie applied

[General Mannerheim]

So this Sophie Smith is she fit then?

[dvbuk55]

So this Sophie Smith is she fit then?

Is Smith her real name - General?

[Danelectro]

Remember mediators do not make agreements and cannot tell either Royal Mail or the CWU to move their position on issues they are there to attempt to get both sides to look at things in a different way.

Which raises the question that if Royal Mail and the CWU know how to train people to look at things in a different way then why do they need to train people to remind them they already know how to look at things in a different way.

[halfull]

Remember mediators do not make agreements and cannot tell either Royal Mail or the CWU to move their position on issues they are there to attempt to get both sides to look at things in a different way.

Which raises the question that if Royal Mail and the CWU know how to train people to look at things in a different way then why do they need to train people to remind them they already know how to look at things in a different way.

[Martin Walsh]

It is fairly simple when a rep negotiates they know what they want to get , the same for Royal Mail. Mediators do not take sides and cannot support either sides position they are there to try and bring both parties to an agreement but not to force an agreement. This is why it is a skilled job , and it was never just opened to OPGs !