Higson's response to strike confirmation

[piranha]

Royal Mail's managing director, Mark Higson, said the CWU's decision to call a national strike next week was an "appalling and unjustified attack" on customers and showed a "reckless disregard" for everyone who depended on the company.

"Customers large and small have been hoping the CWU would lift the strike threats and focus on providing the service they need and want - instead the union has given them a slap in the face.

"The CWU's strike announcement simply shows just how dishonest the union's claim to embrace the need to modernise is, and underlines the union's opposition to simple changes such as its members working flexibly for all of the hours they are paid and using the equipment provided to do the job.

"Instead the CWU is demanding an absolute veto over future change and modernisation - and demanding more money - backed up with strike action which they know will drive customers away."

The Royal Mail accused the union of reneging on its commitments, repeating that the firm would be making no further changes to its operations this year.

"Since then the union has not only failed to deliver on a moratorium, but has called strikes in more than 150 delivery offices and has now announced a national strike which will further damage our customers and the entire postal service.

"The union seem to be in denial about the reality of the tough economic conditions facing everyone in the UK and the impact of competition, especially from email and the internet, which has helped drive mail volumes down by around 10% this year."

from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6338488/Nationwide-postal-strikes-set-for-next-week.html

[Stormproof]

[k979aaa]

Higson the management of decline and neglect one should not read too much into his utterances and false claims for he claims we have not tried too work with management which is a lie and a deceit i wonder what his personal bonus is for running down royalmail and how many postmen will lose their jobs for his bonus!.

[Big Daz]

underlines the union's opposition to simple changes such as its members working flexibly for all of the hours they are paid


FFS Higson get a grip your managers in my delivery office allow J and F and have no plans to stop it

Untill they do stop Higson and Crozier can go and rattle there saber somwhere else, because i just cant take them seriously!

[prowler]

underlines the union's opposition to simple changes such as its members working flexibly for all of the hours they are paid


FFS Higson get a grip your managers in my delivery office allow J and F and have no plans to stop it

Untill they do stop Higson and Crozier can go and rattle there saber somwhere else, because i just cant take them seriously!

Surely these two should be held to account for the bullying and harassment now rife across all offices in Royal Mail.

[kingtubby]

From royalmail.com:

He has a passion for safety and health, providing outstanding service and innovation for customers and for delivering operational excellence by utilising the full contribution of all our people.

He's so passionate he has renamed it "safety and health" and claimed it for himself, and the "full contribution of all our people" probably means he expects you to literally break your back and knacker your knees so that he can earn his bonus.

[pinstripe]

You know you can't do enough for a good boss! Shame he isn't one.