World Class Mail..are we involved?

[Thunderthighs]

I saw that there was something "different" regarding the Horseshoe we use for segging. After returning from my collection, I was told there was a WCM manager present, who I didnt actually see. ( Nothing was mentioned to me prior to this for 6 hrs.)
But, all the normal segging sections were totally different than that over the last dozen years, and seemed to be a bit chaotic.
If WCM segging was being undertaken, I thought that the WCU is NOT recommending to get involved with?

So, should they have informed us that WCM was being practiced/introduced before they did it? If only out of courtesy...
I am only suggesting that the above was the case, but if it was, what are the implications for evening segging?
I'll see later what the lay-of-the-land is.

[hans solo]

wcm will be ramped up when the yes vote is achieved with the complete approval of cwu
its in the agreement

[pink panther]

WCM = Bullshit.

[oscar]

Agreed. Dunfermline managers wcw use the abbreviation properly

[pilchard]

COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION

URGENT INFORMATION FOR l MEMBERS




To All CWU Members


Dear Colleague


CWU Opposition to World Class Mail

Since WCM was introduced by RM it has divided opinions amongst CWU Reps, Managers and employees. It was solely a management tool that the Union sought to influence because of the potential impact on the jobs, terms and conditions of CWU members. Although successful in securing agreements with words that controlled WCM, these agreements have proved difficult to operate in the field with Managers often ignoring them.


In the Consultative Ballot 92% of those members participating voted to support the policy of non-co-operation which also covered any savings derived from WCM. At a CWU Conference on the 31st August 2013 delegates voted for an additional policy of direct opposition to WCM.


The company has now been informed of this decision and for the purpose of complete clarity the CWU is out of WCM both now and in the future.


The real costs involved in WCM are being hidden and the benefits overstated. The Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards do not motivate the vast majority of employees. The significant amount of money being spent on WCM should be put to better use by helping fund new bonus arrangements


As an engagement tool WCM has proved to be divisive. A small minority enjoy the process and may benefit from it, while the vast majority are completely alienated. The CWU has offered Royal Mail the opportunity to negotiate an improved employee engagement and ideas generation process, building on a culture of mutual interest that would ensure all employees are treated equally.


The CWU will continue to support all nationally agreed Health and Safety procedures.


The CWU is now out of WCM and we are asking all members to stop participating in WCM Focus Groups and WCM Pillar activity. Royal Mail has stated that WCM was a voluntary process and we do not expect the company to respond with conduct action because of this policy.


Yours Sincerely




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

[Thunderthighs]

So...as Fee Paying Member...The CWU ARE NOT involved in the WCM thingy?
Funny, someone I know casually came into the callers office, a business woman, and saw the Amazing/Brilliant WCM Flowchart schematic.

All she cud do was have a belly larf at most of the info it contained!!! ( Other WCM products of a similar name/description ar available...)

[Deadly]

To be honest I find the whole WCM school pictures on the wall thing an embarrassment. Some people do take it really seriously though

[Budfrog]

WCM is continuing pretty much as it was before CWU withdrew it's co-operation. Some of the WCM initiatives may have been re-branded but the managers are still there developing and implementing them under different guises and it is very difficult to see how Royal Mail employees can avoid either the process or it's impact on the workplace.

[Thunderthighs]

Woman came in today, and looked at pictures of the WCM peeps. She made some comments about a few, funny stuff, then pointed to one particular one and said..."HE looks like a Mass Murderer!!!"
All I could think was...Yer not far wrong!!!

[Sidley]

Our H&S rep is a WCM pillar, or pillock.

[pink panther]

Our H&S rep is a WCM pillar, or pillock.

He or She should be ashamed of themselves and should be made resign from their position.