Postal workers are Royal Mail’s biggest asset, says CWU

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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The Royal Mail’s half-year financial results prove modernisation can be successful within the public sector, says the CWU.

Results published yesterday by the Royal Mail showed revenues, profits and profit margins all up, although the CWU also warns the results are masking some of the problems in the industry and calls on the regulator to step in to protect the universal service.

This is the first set of financial results since the price rises came into force, and since the Post Office and pension deficit were removed from Royal Mail Group.

CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward said: “These results are proof that positive change and modernisation can be made in the public sector. There is no need for privatisation as a solution to business transformation. Change is being successfully delivered by postal workers daily throughout the company. Postal workers are Royal Mail’s greatest asset and should be recognised as such.

“Royal Mail is doing its bit to change, but the regulator must now step in to protect the universal service. Competition from private companies is undermining Royal Mail’s ability to provide an affordable service to every part of the UK.

“We want a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay bringing quality postal services to everyone. That’s being undermined by the way competition destabilises the universal service – companies being allowed to cherry-pick profitable contracts while paying low wages for example. There’s also a problem with pressure that Royal Mail managers are putting on delivery workers to make unrealistic cost savings. This is causing mayhem in many offices with staff being pressured to work unpaid overtime when really the managers have got the workloads wrong. It’s all linked back to the way competition is being mis-managed.

“There’s a bright future for the mail industry as Royal Mail’s results and the growth in packets and parcels show, but it will only work if the universal service and postal workers are put at the heart of change. Ofcom’s decisions have the potential to make or break this industry.

“We don’t want competition at any cost. Closures, bullying, cost cutting and privatisation will destroy the industry. We’ll stand up to protect it.”

[steven100]

Not any longer because workers soon to be replaced with machines...........oh wait we are machines. Ok maybe Part-time workers but not full-time workers.

[interesting]

god knows what their worst asset is then ?

[RedBagMan]

153,741 Managers ?

[fishtank]

There’s also a problem with pressure that Royal Mail managers are putting on delivery workers to make unrealistic cost savings. This is causing mayhem in many offices with staff being pressured to work unpaid overtime when really the managers have got the workloads wrong. It’s all linked back to the way competition is being mis-managed.

That a very tenuous link Dave.
I think Royal Mail are perfectly able to take responsibility for their own bullying without blaming the competition.
Did Moya ask you to put that in?

[Sidley]

If they're classing us as assets, they'll be looking at selling us off. I can only imagine the sales spiel..

New! From Royal Mail! Your very own Postie™
Able to deliver entire estates in a single loop!
Waterproof and durable.
Makes a great dog chew.
Available in a range of stunning garments!
Runs on constant bullsh*t and the thought of job and knock.
Comes supplied with Noddy van and look of bewilderment.
Model may differ to the one pictured, some assembly required.

[LinChong]

If they're classing us as assets, they'll be looking at selling us off. I can only imagine the sales spiel..

New! From Royal Mail! Your very own Postie™
Able to deliver entire estates in a single loop!
Waterproof and durable.
Makes a great dog chew.
Available in a range of stunning garments!
Runs on constant bullsh*t and the thought of job and knock.
Comes supplied with Noddy van and look of bewilderment.
Model may differ to the one pictured, some assembly required.

Buyer beware!

While RM is publicly owned, modernisation continues with a few strikes. If RM is privatised, strike will follow strike, will follow strike, will follow strike, will follow strike ...

Time for the Union to wind back up and to get 100% behind its militants to show the Government that the CWU has still got nuclear capability.

[POSTMAN]

Time for the Union to wind back up and to get 100% behind its militants

Word on the street,we're too militant on this site,so what chance you got out there with HQ getting behind the real militants.

Disclaimer:Again the source isn't a reserve,and again not sure it matters.

[Geezer]

[Stormproof]

If they're classing us as assets, they'll be looking at selling us off. I can only imagine the sales spiel..

New! From Royal Mail! Your very own Postie™
Able to deliver entire estates in a single loop!
Waterproof and durable.
Makes a great dog chew.
Available in a range of stunning garments!
Runs on constant bullsh*t and the thought of job and knock.
Comes supplied with Noddy van and look of bewilderment.
Model may differ to the one pictured, some assembly required.

Nice one Sidley
trouble is I could see them doing that

[UNION JACK]

£500 bonus for Customer Experience workers


Over a thousand Royal Mail contact centre and customer support workers are set for a £500 pre-Christmas pay boost. Recognising the hard work, focus and continued dedication of members, assistant secretary Andy Furey said: "Well done to everyone - this high-quality incentive scheme that the CWU negotiated is bringing better customer service, stronger company performance and fair reward for our members."

Pity us posties couldnt get a bigger xmas bonus after all those profits, For the last 10 months we've been used ,abused, worked to death,talked to like shite,treated worse than dogs. Now the management have agreed its not working, any apology no f.....g chance. Come on CWU stop talking and start sorting.

[michael61]

well said union jack. just the usual 70 quid after tax.

[RedBagMan]

... pro-rata ...