Negotiations with Royal Mail

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Dear Colleague

Negotiations with Royal Mail

It has been drawn to our attention that Royal Mail is selectively handing out, in workplaces, letters that have been written to the Union, explaining their view of what has taken place in negotiations.

We do not believe that this is the way to conduct proper industrial relations, but unfortunately we have no alternative other than to respond by enclosing recent correspondence and providing our Branches and members with the full picture.

We have seen similar tactics, from the company, in other disputes and they really do epitomise some of the underlying problems which makes industrial relations very difficult.

The company are prepared to meet the Union and it is progress to see that they now recognise that the 2007 Agreement was not the end of the negotiating process on modernisation. This was not their position a few weeks ago. The problem is once the meetings commence the company revert to their position of we make the decisions and you do what you are told. This attitude prevails at the very top of the business and it is little wonder that managers across the UK adopt a similar stance.

In announcing today’s national industrial action ballot timetable we all know that Royal Mail will fully utilise all of their normal propaganda tools. Their central tactic being to split people in offices, areas, regions and the country.

The Union will respond to Royal Mail’s propaganda throughout the next few weeks with detailed communications that will make it clear that the issues involved in the national dispute are fundamental to the future of all CWU members.

Please ensure our members are aware of these developments.

Yours sincerely




Dave Ward Ray Ellis
Deputy General Secretary (P) Assistant Secretary

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Are they actually accepting what we have been saying for the last few months.

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