Part timers. How is the SWW affecting you

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IR is industrial relations the IR process is when your CWU will register disagreements to formalise the fact that they can't agree on something. It gets moved higher through a stage process which usually ends up with someone higher up than the DOM making a decision on the matter. CWU HQ usually get notified when it gets to a stage 3 and has to decide if they want to get involved or to push it back down the line for decisions to made independently or on a branch by branch basis.
PIR is the Post Implementation Review after a revison has been deployed. The PIR must be signed off by both management and the CWU to agree that 'it works' in the current state.
Having a chat with your local Rep or if not available the Area CWU rep is where you should probably go next.
MTSF does not apply in this instance as far as I understand the processes involved.
Essentially if you are personally affected I would suggest not signing a new contract or agreeing to a new duty structure until this is resolved nationally.

Thanks for the explanation of the terms. I have been in touch with the union about this but not really got anywhere. Im still at a loss as to how the union can agree something like this on our behalf with no consultation apart from "here's what we've agreed, sign it when youve decided which option you want". It sounds like a done deal to me. I will keep at it though.

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IR is industrial relations the IR process is when your CWU will register disagreements to formalise the fact that they can't agree on something. It gets moved higher through a stage process which usually ends up with someone higher up than the DOM making a decision on the matter. CWU HQ usually get notified when it gets to a stage 3 and has to decide if they want to get involved or to push it back down the line for decisions to made independently or on a branch by branch basis.
PIR is the Post Implementation Review after a revison has been deployed. The PIR must be signed off by both management and the CWU to agree that 'it works' in the current state.
Having a chat with your local Rep or if not available the Area CWU rep is where you should probably go next.
MTSF does not apply in this instance as far as I understand the processes involved.
Essentially if you are personally affected I would suggest not signing a new contract or agreeing to a new duty structure until this is resolved nationally.

Thanks for the explanation of the terms. I have been in touch with the union about this but not really got anywhere. Im still at a loss as to how the union can agree something like this on our behalf with no consultation apart from "here's what we've agreed, sign it when youve decided which option you want". It sounds like a done deal to me. I will keep at it though.

This will be an ongoing issue every time there is a reductiuon in Full Time Hour,s

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This will be an ongoing issue every time there is a reductiuon in Full Time Hour,s
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That’s when PT staff will leave the union unfortunately. It’s a genius move on Royal mails part but the union can’t expect people to pay subs for deals like this. In this case they’ve acted against members.