Agreement reached v offer before xmas

[rmchat112]

Leaving and putting aside all other strings and parts of the deal

How is this deal economically any better than the one we were offered before Xmas?

I seem to recall we were offered an 18 month deal of 6.5% plus a 2.5% lump sum

Compared to now

A 3 year deal of 10% plus a lump sum of 500 or 1500 whichever way you cut it up.

I think an 18month deal would have been better but that horse had now bolted.

I just don't think monetary wise this 10% 3 year deal is great at all once you take into account the way our wages have been ravaged by inflation over the last couple of years

Penny for your thoughts?

[Foxel]

Has the deal been announced?

[sindba]

We don't know what the deal is.

[DX]

If it involves going to 35 hour like the past agreement I would vote yes

[aiden01]

If it involves going to 35 hour like the past agreement I would vote yes

An if not.

[DX]

Regardless if the union recommend it's going ahead with or without my vote.

[koolishy67]

We ruined there peak Xmas what you expect

[twoloops]

It’s a deal, but sadly management know this is a low intelligence job & the dangle of £1500 should stitch us up for the next 3 years

[claystones]

Its not a 10% deal we have already had the imposed 2% last year thats gone it will probably be 8% over the next 2 years crap

[guardianangel]

If it involves going to 35 hour like the past agreement I would vote yes

It will never happen Royal Mail are like politicians they will try anything to get you to vote with them ,TRUST NO ONE !!!!

[guardianangel]

VOTE NO !!!!!

[FirstPost]

Vote no

[derricksmyth]

Its not a 10% deal we have already had the imposed 2% last year thats gone it will probably be 8% over the next 2 years crap

I know , so with inflation mostly at 10% for the past year, we have effectively taken a 8% hit over the past 12 months!!

[DGH]

If it involves going to 35 hour like the past agreement I would vote yes

Would you accept a 'commitment to working towards a 35 hour week'? Because that's likely all you'll get and RM will not be committed to that at all. They'll just blame inefficiency for their failure to deliver a 35 hour week (i.e. it will be our fault).

The only thing we will be able to trust are actual guarantees, not the union's pious hopes and RM's empty promises.

[Bosley]

To be fair most employers don't pay breaks, so technically a full timer is already on 32 hours a week?