CWU VOTES YES TO PAY AND FOUR PILLARS AGREEMENT

Celtic Postman · Post by **Celtic Postman** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:15

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Postal workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal reached in talks with Royal Mail Group covering pay, pensions and working conditions. Members of the CWU voted by a margin of 9 to 1 in favour of the deal.

The strong YES vote was secured after a two year campaign by the Union and months of talks with the employer. A deal was eventually struck in the aftermath of a large strike vote by CWU members in October 2017 and following the intervention of an independent Mediator.

Commenting on the vote Terry Pullinger, Deputy General Secretary (Postal) of the CWU said:

“The massive vote in favour of the deal reflects the strong degree of membership support for the Union’s Four Pillars and Pay campaign which has delivered real improvements to our members’ employment and retirement security. The support has delivered a progressive agenda which confronts the challenges of our time and significantly improves our members’ pay, working hours and workplace culture, both for current and the future generation of postal workers. The Agreement also extends the legally binding protections which gives postal workers confidence that the Royal Mail Group will not be broken up and that protecting the six day Universal Service Obligation (USO) remains a priority.

Now the Agreement is signed, the hard work begins on ensuring this comprehensive, long term deal is implemented in full across Royal Mail Group. The CWU hope the degree of support shown by our members, both in the Industrial Action Ballot and in favour of the deal, reflects the Union’s determination to deliver all elements of the Agreement and provide our members with employment, standard of living and retirement security.

The Union is committed to work with Royal Mail to improve industrial relations, deliver better services and products for customers and safeguard the six day Universal Service Obligation (USO) to secure the future of this great British institution.”

The CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said: “The overwhelming ballot result is a credit to the whole union from our negotiators, the postal executive and reps but particularly our members. As a union we will ensure these standards are maintained and we will force Royal Mail to uphold the terms and spirit of the Four Pillars Agreement.

This dispute saw the union reach new levels in terms of engaging our members and smashing the Anti-Trade Union industrial action laws. Ahead of the New Deal for Workers March on 12th May, this agreement and campaign clearly demonstrates if unions organise, engage and inspire members then you can and will win.”

Sputters2017 · Post by **Sputters2017** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:18

Celtic Postman wrote:The Four Pillars Agreement has been voted in by a massive 90.1% YES vote with a 55% turnout.

How can that be a massive yes vote when only 55% voted .must mean half of menbers didn't like the proposals

doorstepped · Post by **doorstepped** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:20

do you want to have a strike?
Hell Yes, lets all vote.

Do you want to secure your future?
Nah f**k it can't be bothered, lets live for now where's me cash.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:20

its massive on the 55% who bothered to vote

Post by **General Mannerheim** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:21

The no votes got binned then.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:21

Royal Mail welcomes CWU ballot result

Royal Mail plc (RMG.L) is pleased that members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the agreement in principle on pensions, pay, a shorter working week, culture and operational changes.

On 1 February 2018 the Company announced that it had reached agreement in principle with the CWU. The union recommended that members vote in favour of the agreement during the ballot.

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wandle · Post by **wandle** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:22

Sputters2017 wrote:
Celtic Postman wrote:The Four Pillars Agreement has been voted in by a massive 90.1% YES vote with a 55% turnout.
How can that be a massive yes vote when only 55% voted .must mean half of menbers didn't like the proposals

You can’t leap to that conclusion. Me, I’ll never understand why people don’t use their vote. But if you don’t, you have absolutely no justification for moaning if that result isn’t what you wanted

enskied · Post by **enskied** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:43

wandle wrote:
Sputters2017 wrote:
Celtic Postman wrote:The Four Pillars Agreement has been voted in by a massive 90.1% YES vote with a 55% turnout.
How can that be a massive yes vote when only 55% voted .must mean half of menbers didn't like the proposals
You can’t leap to that conclusion. Me, I’ll never understand why people don’t use their vote. But if you don’t, you have absolutely no justification for moaning if that result isn’t what you wanted

The Union Executive let us down.

They f****d up big time on pre Christmas action.

Rather than use the vote we gave them to our benefit, they messed up, were wrong footed.

So the rightly apathetic have not voted, we go on as usual..

srilfc2013 · Post by **srilfc2013** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:48

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Post by **blue1873** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:54

enskied wrote:
wandle wrote:
Sputters2017 wrote:
Celtic Postman wrote:The Four Pillars Agreement has been voted in by a massive 90.1% YES vote with a 55% turnout.
How can that be a massive yes vote when only 55% voted .must mean half of menbers didn't like the proposals
You can’t leap to that conclusion. Me, I’ll never understand why people don’t use their vote. But if you don’t, you have absolutely no justification for moaning if that result isn’t what you wanted
The Union Executive let us down.

They f****d up big time on pre Christmas action.

Rather than use the vote we gave them to our benefit, they messed up, were wrong footed.

So the rightly apathetic have not voted, we go on as usual..

Same s**t different titled agreement but still the same old same old s**t,
had them by the short and curlies pre Christmas and let them off the hook, this union will never change

LaggyBand · Post by **LaggyBand** » 28 Mar 2018, 17:59

Here come the RFID chips..

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 28 Mar 2018, 18:02

Like a game of football I don't like the result but it could have been worse instead of a 6-0 thrashing we still lose 3-1 it's still a net loss with pensions work to pay ratio and other things we have yet not been told of how anyone can dress this up as a win should become West Bromwich Albion manager and sell that to their fans!

Whysoslowyehcfc · Post by **Whysoslowyehcfc** » 28 Mar 2018, 18:08

Don't know anyone who voted yes...even the reps in my office voted no

Jpro747 · Post by **Jpro747** » 28 Mar 2018, 18:28

We got shafted for the benefit of the few

gb93 · Post by **gb93** » 28 Mar 2018, 18:47

I voted yes alongside 90% of my in the real world colleagues

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