Union condemns RMs £200,000 price tag on sorting office

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Union condemns Royal Mail’s £200,000 price tag on sorting office they’re fighting to save

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A UNION fighting the closure of Chatteris Sorting Office condemned Royal Mail for putting it up for sale with a £200,000 tag.

Andy Beeby, branch chairman for the Communications Workers Union, said his members were “very concerned” by the closure.

“Royal Mail has clearly shown their intentions are a real threat by placing the property up for sale before any agreement has been reached with the CWU,” said Mr Beeby.

Their move to market the property so soon “would stop local people from protecting the heart of the community.

“We have been in contact with councillors and the MP and are in the process of arranging a public meeting, so that we may get as many local people on board as possible.

“It is important that this meeting is well attended as this will be vital to us winning the fight to save the delivery office. We also intend to have petitions and leaflets out around the town over the coming weeks.”

Mr Beeby said the public can help by writing to MP Steve Barclay and to Royal Mail at Old Street London to register their opposition to the closure.

“This closure is not in the interests of the public of Chatteris and will result in later mail delivery times and take jobs away from the local community,” said Mr Beeby. Mr Barclay said closure would be short sighted and would ignore the growing population of Chatteris.

Royal Mail insists the move “is purely for business and operational reasons and is part of Royal Mail’s business-wide investment and modernisation programme.

“The fact is a relocation to nearby March will provide improved working conditions and new equipment and a more cost-effective operation.”

*BNP Paribas Real Estate is offering the Park Street property for sale for offers around £200,000. It has 4,300 square feet of space.

[ziko]

“The fact is a relocation to nearby March will provide improved working conditions and new equipment and a more cost-effective operation.”

Not then to improve the service to Royal mails customers

[dvbuk55]

“The fact is a relocation to nearby March will provide improved working conditions and new equipment and a more cost-effective operation.”

Not then to improve the service to Royal mails customers

No, it's about the scale of economy. March has a popoulation twice that of Chatteris and is geographically very close. My mother came from Cambridgeshire and I had relatives in both and Cowbit. RM will be looking to rationalise smaller offices and sell whenever possible to swell the coffers before next year.

[PhilthyPhil]

Isn't this the one where the DO is on the first floor and they have to carry all the mail up and down stairs? Not supprised they are closing it, sounds like a nightmare.

[dvbuk55]

Isn't this the one where the DO is on the first floor and they have to carry all the mail up and down stairs? Not supprised they are closing it, sounds like a nightmare.

I can vouch for that. Our old offiie was on the 1st floor and everything had to go up in the lift, when it was working, everything was sorted upstairs and then the packets went back down to be sorted in a seperate room and then everyone had to get their stuff downstairs again.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Isn't this the one where the DO is on the first floor and they have to carry all the mail up and down stairs? Not supprised they are closing it, sounds like a nightmare.

I can vouch for that. Our old offiie was on the 1st floor and everything had to go up in the lift, when it was working, everything was sorted upstairs and then the packets went back down to be sorted in a seperate room and then everyone had to get their stuff downstairs again.

Huddersfield we have 3 operational floors - how mad is that - we have a lift and a chain system.