So hi team, and I promised everyone an update on how we were getting on with the talks with the CWU.
I did meet Dave and Andy, Dave Ward and Andy Fury today twice, along with Stuart MacDonald, who's our head of industrial relations as well. And I know there's been some really growing expectation around this meeting. And what I'm seeing with all the contacts that I'm getting is that there's a real growing demand from, you know, from the people, from the team to get to get a deal done.
Today I actually bumped into my local postie as well. It's really sobering when you sit and listen to, you know, the impact on on the individuals as well. You know, I mean, people are concerned about the cost of 19 days worth of strike action. And I think it's nine from an individual perspective. But with the days that have been done and and are due to happen this week, I think it's 14 days or something like that for each individual.
It's a huge amount of money. And and I can see that there's a real growing desire for us to get around the table as well and do a deal. But if there's anything that I've taken out from today is that I think it's shown me that this is is really difficult. It's it's it's shown me just how difficult is going to be to to get an agreement. And and I think it's also shown me just how important having professional facilitation is actually going to be.
So the CWU seem pretty clear that they don't want to go to a ACAS and look, It's their choice. I Said that all along, but honestly, I think it's the wrong choice. I think that they should be going to a ACAS along with us because in my view and also Stuart's view as well and we've had a long chat about it this afternoon is we actually believe that some professional mediation and a very, very structured conversation is the way that we will get through this current situation.
And we need to get through this current situation for the business, for our people and actually, you know, for our customers. So I'm going to keep suggesting it, and I guess we'll have to see where we get to.
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So hi team, and I promised everyone an update on how we were getting on with the talks with the CWU.
I did meet Dave and Andy, Dave Ward and Andy Fury today twice, along with Stuart MacDonald, who's our head of industrial relations as well. And I know there's been some really growing expectation around this meeting. And what I'm seeing with all the contacts that I'm getting is that there's a real growing demand from, you know, from the people, from the team to get to get a deal done.
Today I actually bumped into my local postie as well. It's really sobering when you sit and listen to, you know, the impact on on the individuals as well. You know, I mean, people are concerned about the cost of 19 days worth of strike action. And I think it's nine from an individual perspective. But with the days that have been done and and are due to happen this week, I think it's 14 days or something like that for each individual.
It's a huge amount of money. And and I can see that there's a real growing desire for us to get around the table as well and do a deal. But if there's anything that I've taken out from today is that I think it's shown me that this is is really difficult. It's it's it's shown me just how difficult is going to be to to get an agreement. And and I think it's also shown me just how important having professional facilitation is actually going to be.
So the CWU seem pretty clear that they don't want to go to a ACAS and look, It's their choice. I Said that all along, but honestly, I think it's the wrong choice. I think that they should be going to a ACAS along with us because in my view and also Stuart's view as well and we've had a long chat about it this afternoon is we actually believe that some professional mediation and a very, very structured conversation is the way that we will get through this current situation.
And we need to get through this current situation for the business, for our people and actually, you know, for our customers. So I'm going to keep suggesting it, and I guess we'll have to see where we get to.
So so Simon, why why why do you keep keep repeating words words so frequently. Oh oh and Si, your your offer to go and talk talk things through in the presence of ACAS, which our union has declined, just just strikes me as a disingenuous disingenuous disingenuous disingenuous stalling STALLING tactic Si. Your not really really fooling anyone with that one. Think its time you changed Si and changed now.
