LTB 309/16 - Joint Statement between Royal Mail and the CWU Covering the Sorting of Special Delivery Guaranteed (SDG) Items in York Containers

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LTB 309/16 - Joint Statement between Royal Mail and the CWU Covering the Sorting of Special Delivery Guaranteed (SDG) Items in York Containers

No. 309/2016

19th May 2016

For the Immediate Attention of All:

Postal Branches

Divisional Representatives

Area Processing Representatives

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL AND THE CWU COVERING THE SORTING OF SPECIAL DELIVERY GUARANTEED (SDG) ITEMS IN YORK CONTAINERS

Dear Colleagues

In late 2015 the business approached the department in relation to the Trial of Sorting Special Delivery Items in Yorks at selected Mail Centres.

The trial, which was conducted and monitored by the Trial Coordination Joint Working Group, assessed Mail Centre to Mail Centre flows using zipped green sleeves from 19th October 2015 to 29th January 2016 between 13 routes at the following five trial sites:

Bristol
Croydon
Greenford
Manchester
Newcastle
The aim of the trial was to test the ability and benefits of moving away from bags and despatching Special Delivery mails using sleeved York’s as the primary sort and despatch container, between Mail Centres.

I can now report that following review the trial activity has been successfully completed and further to full joint evaluation the process change has been agreed as suitable for deployment at a further 22 Mail Centres.

Attached for the information of Branches and representatives is a copy of the Joint Statement that has been agreed to facilitate the change of process.

Colleagues will note that there are no changes to the sorting and despatching of SDG items from Mail Centres to Delivery Offices. The Joint Statement also provides details of the high level operational processes that are to be applied and confirms ongoing full CWU involvement in the deployment activity.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number: 709.03

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary