RM TO ANNOUNCE PAY FREEZE

[Big Daz]

TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS



Dear Colleagues

ROYAL MAIL LETTERS PAY CLAIM

A meeting took place yesterday with Dale Haddon HR Director at which the Union presented our Pay Claim.

Mr Haddon reiterated the company’s position, which is to freeze basic pay across Royal Mail Group this year, other than where agreements are already in place.

The Union argued that the company has taken an opportunistic position which is not justified by Royal Mail’s financial position as reported in January. Reduction in mail volumes arising from the recession were factored into the Business Plan and the company has made significant savings as a result of changes to the Pension Scheme and headcount reduction. In our view Royal Mail Letters remains able to respond positively to the CWU claim.

Mr Haddon confirmed that existing bonus incentives for senior managers would remain in place but indicated that he could see no circumstance in which the business would agree to a pay increase for CWU grades in this pay year. In response, the Union made it clear that the CWU would not accept a management imposed pay freeze at a time when the business is seeking to drive through change affecting the jobs and earnings of our members without proper Union involvement and when the company has made further substantial savings by reducing pension benefits.

A meeting has been arranged with Group Managing Director Ian Duncan and Group HR Manager Jon Millidge. The Postal Executive will consider the position at its meeting next week.

Yours sincerely



Dave Ward
Deputy General Secretary (P)

[DGP1]

STRIKE

[Night Tonic]

Dole Queue more like.

[BELIAL]

STRIKETwo :cfo

[DGP1]

Dole Queue more like.

As my signature says 'It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!' I will not stand by whilst the few fat cats make a fortune off my blood and sweat

Anyway STRIKE

[BELIAL]

16000 on the dole if you don't strike

[DGP1]

16000 on the dole if you don't strike

To be more accurate, 16000 posties on the dole but I dare say there would be an increase in management (I soon expect to see a ratio of 1 manager per postie ).

[stokes11eg]

Dole Queue more like.

As my signature says 'It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!' I will not stand by whilst the few fat cats make a fortune off my blood and sweat

Anyway STRIKE

Night tonic---with they way they are reducing wages and hours, it might be more finacially viable for folks to be on the dole by the the time they get rent rebates etc they won't be much worse off. There are times when folks Must Strike.
and this is one of them.

[norbert]

16000 on the dole if you don't strike

To be more accurate, 16000 posties on the dole but I dare say there would be an increase in management (I soon expect to see a ratio of 1 manager per postie ).

there won't be many vacancies at the job centre for time travelers either the interesting bit from RM is about managerial bonuses ; even Hellmail said the fat cat culture could be seen as immoral .

RM's weasel words seem to be , quell surprise ; very evasive .

[k979aaa]

At the height of his powers (earnings) this man :cfo got paid the average wage of 145 full time postmen for doing jack sh*t apart from ruining this country's postal service it is time the recession came and bit this :cfo fools arse as hard as it is us all and a pay freeze is not going too make not one jot of difference to :cfo !. We can but show how we all feel by giving up one days pay for each and everyone of us for the hardship we all endure will make us all more worthy of another life than the lowlife of the high flyers :cfo & :lfo & :mfo and thier ilk!.

[Night Tonic]

Dole Queue more like.

As my signature says 'It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees!' I will not stand by whilst the few fat cats make a fortune off my blood and sweat

Anyway STRIKE

Night tonic---with they way they are reducing wages and hours, it might be more finacially viable for folks to be on the dole by the the time they get rent rebates etc they won't be much worse off. There are times when folks Must Strike.
and this is one of them.

I'm actually in agreement with you on that Stokes, we may well be better off on the dole. A strike would bring us closer to that for sure.

[k979aaa]

SOME ON HERE COULD NOT STRIKE A MATCH WITHOUT HAVING A DEBATE ON IT WHILE WE ALL FREEZE SOME COSY TOO THE MANAGEMENT POSITION!. I FOR ONE WILL NOT YIELD MYSELF ON ALL FOURS FOR THAT COSY POSITION WITH THE MANAGEMENT NOR WILL I COW TOW TOO THOSE WHO SAY WE DON'T DESERVE A PAY RISE!. THIS MAN :cfo HAD A 50% PAY RISE WHILE WE TOOK 2.5% THREE YEARS AGO WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER!. :cfo

[pocky20]

yip it is crap and the cost of living is up but deep down i am glad to have a job yes they could be useing the hard times chest nut to beat us with but what can we do strike and no one will be on or side rm will let it out the we are geting a few quid in june or so pro rota so i think its best to take it on the chin till the time is right :cfo :mfo :mfo :mfo

[BELIAL]

Lets hit them with a big demand in 2037

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Lets hit them with a big demand in 2037

Why do you think Royal TNT will listen