National Atgreement

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Latest news: 60 page agreement to be sent to every CWU postal worker's home address (!). 3-year deal, pay rises of 1.2%, 2.5%, 3.?%. To be out soon. 12,000 VRs over next 3 years. 40 minutes (!) off the working week.

Sorry, i`ve been away........when is this agreement being sent out?

As soon as its passed by the PEC, though if its anything like the deadline for finishing the talks it could be quite some time. I really hope and trust that we are now in the final stages and in a matter of days we will see the agreement posted on here for us all to discuss.

[pop it in pete]

I agree with the last post. We need to discuss this asap.
But 40 mins off a week are they sure?? Will that mean longs and shorts all round? 40 mins off on a tuesday i bet.
Oh and how long now will we have to wait for a 35hr week?? at 40 mins a year if the union stick to their aim of a 35hr week will take 7 years.
So yes lets get this agreement out in the open asap. Even pre executive acceptance or rejection lets see whats in it now!!!

[postnottm]

As a part time worker areduction of 40 mins a day (4X8HRS)32 hours, my week will reduce to 29h 20m. as one of many employees of royal mail who receive working famlies tax credits we will lose the 30 houre bonus, about £800 per year.i hope the union look into this as it will mean another drop in income for many. any feedback from union reps would help

is it only 30 minutes a day for part time, if its taking the 40 minute meal relief for full timers, so it 30 for part time, could be wrong,

its a 40 minute break for a 8 hour shift. thanks

[singingpostman]

Latest news: 60 page agreement to be sent to every CWU postal worker's home address (!). 3-year deal, pay rises of 1.2%, 2.5%, 3.?%. To be out soon. 12,000 VRs over next 3 years. 40 minutes (!) off the working week.

Just to CWU members ? Assumed if RM were organising the mailing it would go to all postal staff. Even though non union would'nt get to vote on accepting or otherwise.

12,000 VRs ? hopefully at least 1 buydown in our office then, I've been asking for 2 years they keep telling me no !

[snoopywonderdog]

Certainly will be glad to get a copy of the agreement, as I have been confused by the speculation to what is and what is not part of the agreement.
I will sit down read it, and either vote for it or against it, as is my choice.I will however accept the majority decision as I have done in the past,because that is what I call democracy.

[baldrick]

Just to CWU members ? Assumed if RM were organising the mailing it would go to all postal staff. Even though non union would'nt get to vote on accepting or otherwise.

It will be the CWU sending it out, not RM.

[studmuffin]

Just to CWU members ? Assumed if RM were organising the mailing it would go to all postal staff. Even though non union would'nt get to vote on accepting or otherwise.

It will be the CWU sending it out, not RM.

does the agreement include network class1 lgv drivers ?

[Martin Walsh]

Just to CWU members ? Assumed if RM were organising the mailing it would go to all postal staff. Even though non union would'nt get to vote on accepting or otherwise.

It will be the CWU sending it out, not RM.

does the agreement include network class1 lgv drivers ?

Yes it does include network drives Class 1s.

The information which started this thread is outdated and it has moved on a fair way since then.

[eian687]

what ever the agreement if it is accepted lets hope it is not open to miss-interpretation like all previous ones have been............

[Big Daz]

Dingo

Will the agreement be subjected to a plain english test?

[Martin Walsh]

Dingo

Will the agreement be subjected to a plain english test?

Daz if there is an agreement there will be 62 pages plus pages guidelines ! Leaving aside the plain English test there will have to be an endurance test for those who want to read it !

[Big Daz]

Ok

My next question can I have paid release to read it ?

[monkey76]

Latest news: 60 page agreement to be sent to every CWU postal worker's home address (!). 3-year deal, pay rises of 1.2%, 2.5%, 3.?%. To be out soon. 12,000 VRs over next 3 years. 40 minutes (!) off the working week.

Is this factual this agreement or is it just hear say as ive heard nothing in my office about it.

[monkey76]

what ever the agreement if it is accepted lets hope it is not open to miss-interpretation like all previous ones have been............

yer lmao they normally give u one version of a deal to get it in then when its in and not working in ther favour they tell you its been miss-interpreted lmao they do that all the time then bits of it go missing to they write half of it with a pen thats running out of ink then when its in those bits fade away and your shafted then u moan about it and your repp says "Well yous lot voted it in" lmfao.

[wide-boy]

how many times have we been promised the earth with a new national agreement we vote for it then get shafted when it all goes wrong same old same old