TUC meets Crozier

[goinpostal]

Why is Brendan Barber having his own chats with Crozier? The fact that he was involved with our last crap deal isnt really a recomendation in my mind!

TUC to mediate over post dispute

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* Press Association, Sunday October 25 2009

Fresh talks aimed at resolving the bitter postal workers' dispute are to be held following an intervention by the TUC.

The Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union accepted an invitation for talks from general secretary Brendan Barber.

Both sides were in touch with the TUC in recent days seeking help in breaking the deadlocked row over jobs, pay and modernisation which led to two 24-hour strikes last week and threatened further walkouts next week.

Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier said: "I have had a number of conversations with Brendan Barber over the last few days and I'm very pleased we seem to have found a sensible and positive way forward."

Mr Crozier will give his first interview since the strikes started when he appears on BBC TV's Andrew Marr show.

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said: "This is a welcome development. The offer by the TUC presents a real opportunity to break the deadlock. I hope both sides will take this chance to make progress."

Mr Barber was heavily involved in negotiating a deal which ended the last national postal dispute two years ago.

The news came as postal workers started tackling a huge backlog of at least 30 million letters caused by last week's strikes.

A spokesman for the CWU said: "We understand that the Royal Mail's managing director will be part of the team coming to the TUC. That is in line with our call for a senior team to become involved and that is welcome. We remain available to talk at any time and are determined to find an agreement."

The union has threatened to hold three further strikes from next Thursday. The 24-hour strikes would involve 43,700 staff across the UK in mail centres, delivery units in mail centres, network logistic drivers and garage staff on Thursday; 400 workers in Plymouth, Stockport and Stoke who deal with poorly-addressed mail, on Friday; and 77,000 delivery and collection workers on Saturday.

Copyright (c) Press Association Ltd. 2009, All Rights Reserved.

[phantomshare]

After listening to Adam Crozier this morning, all He see's coming out these talks is a suspension to I/A and talks to resolve the bigger issues over the next few months.

This is not progress in my opinion!

[Post Off]

I am greatly disappointed by what I witnessed on the Andrew Marr show. Yes, a 'show', a 'sleight of hand show' more like. Just icing on the cake for Royal Mail's public relations department.

...And isn't it funny how real debate is thrashed out by the ordinary consumer, a customer that Royal Mail treats just like its workforce -- with utter contempt! And that SOME consumers of the 'think they know it all, ilk' can debate on issues well beyond they're actual means of experience, in regards to any day to day postal operations.

Why can't we have a real debate; one with the people who have proved that they can bring some relevance to the argument. Not those 'one liner' brigades who profess that something can speak volumes, when in fact they themselves have no real argument.

[dvbuk55]

Crozier said it all in a single word - when Marr asked "Have you anything new to add to the meeting tomorrow" Crozier replied "No" - that should be a warning to the negotiators - don't take any crap.

[Stumpy]

Barber may be going in with the intent of mediating between The CWU and Royal Mail but in reality he is representative of the whole trades union movement which is just as at risk from this outcome.

[clashcityrocker]

So they willl meet us at TUC without preconditions but not at ACAS? Before they go to ACAS we have to call off the strikes.
Time to announce some more I think.

[swannyadams]

I read somewhere that if an agreement is met with the TUC then it wouldn't be law binding whereas an agreement made with ACAS would. This might expain why the meetings starting tomorrow are reported to have no pre conditions. If this is true I hope the meeting with the TUC isn't just being used to get us through the busy Christmas period. This would then leave us without a bargaining tool. :mfo :mfo

[jaja]

Crozier said it all in a single word - when Marr asked "Have you anything new to add to the meeting tomorrow" Crozier replied "No" - that should be a warning to the negotiators - don't take any crap.

ON SKY THIS MONING THERE WAS DAVE GOING IN, HIGSON AND SOME BLOKE FOLLOWED LATER NO SIGN OF CROZIER

[dvbuk55]

Crozier said it all in a single word - when Marr asked "Have you anything new to add to the meeting tomorrow" Crozier replied "No" - that should be a warning to the negotiators - don't take any crap.

ON SKY THIS MONING THERE WAS DAVE GOING IN, HIGSON AND SOME BLOKE FOLLOWED LATER NO SIGN OF CROZIER

Crozier said he wouldn't be involved in the meetings - and don't we know why - if it goes t*ts up he won't be blamed - or he might be blamed but shift it.

[goinpostal]

I am greatly disappointed by what I witnessed on the Andrew Marr show. Yes, a 'show', a 'sleight of hand show' more like. Just icing on the cake for Royal Mail's public relations department.

yeah me too he totally backed down on Crozier's pay being over £3 million and let Crozier say it wasnt that high and besides it wasnt the issue of the strike! Marr just stopped and moved on crozier wouldhave been pleased with it, got off lightly. So much for going for the jugular journalism! :cfo

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