LTB:Voice Article - Delivery under Pressure - B&H

[POSTMAN]

No. 910/12 Ref: 230.03 Date: 10th December 2012

To: Branches with POSTAL Members

Dear Colleague,

Voice Article - Delivery under Pressure - Bullying and Harassment Survey

Branches will wish to know that there has been an overwhelming response to the Voice article on Bullying and Harassment titled “Delivery under Pressure”.

Many emails have been received by the department and hundreds of surveys have also been received and are continuing to be received. This has been one of the most responded to campaigns, if not the most responded to campaign initiative that the department has ever conducted.

Whilst at this point in time it can be deemed a success in terms of the response, the worrying aspect of course is the scale of Bullying and Harassment being meted out to our members on a regular basis. We are determined that something will be done and we will be raising this formally with Royal Mail at a ‘Summit’ meeting on the 17th December 2012. This will be the start of the campaign to put an end to this obscene misconduct that many of our members have to endure on an all too frequent basis.

It is time for Royal Mail to put their money where their mouth is and ensure that Bullying and Harassment is eradicated from every workplace forthwith and our members are treated with dignity and respect at all times. We’ve had the words now we want to see the action.

In closing it would be appreciated if Branches and Representatives could ensure that a message of thanks is conveyed to all of our members who have taken the time and courage to come forward with their experiences and to let them know we will be doing all we can to bring their ordeal to an end. If there are more members out there who have yet to come forward please advise them that we have had a tremendous response, and that all replies received are being treated as confidential and that they will have the full support of the CWU.

Any enquiries to Bob Gibson’s Office, quoting reference 230.03
Email address: hnutley@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Bob Gibson
CWU Assistant Secretary - Outdoor

[fishtank]

Higson 2009 wrote:
I reject any suggestion that there is widespread bullying and harassment of our people and we have asked you many times to let us have any examples or evidence that you may have on this important subject so we can thoroughly investigate them through our established process. As you know, we have a zero tolerance approach in this area.

Higson 2012 wrote:
Bollocks.... it doesn't count if i had my fingers crossed.

[knackeredneedadayoff]

We will put this in the strongest terms to Royal Mail,this cannot and will not carry on unless we get free pies.

[obscurityknocks]

Its amazing how many posties are now being told they are not up to the required standard after a revision, when we all know its the managers who are now not up to managing at any standard let alone the required one. Hooper report was right in saying the present management would not be able to accept and manage the forthcoming modernisation.

[POSTMAN]

Higson 2009 wrote:
I reject any suggestion that there is widespread bullying and harassment of our people and we have asked you many times to let us have any examples or evidence that you may have on this important subject so we can thoroughly investigate them through our established process. As you know, we have a zero tolerance approach in this area.

Higson 2012 wrote:
Bollocks.... it doesn't count if i had my fingers crossed.

[music4essex]

I wrote in via Email and all I got was that they had read my e.mail and have not heard anything since , that was over 4 weeks ago

Essex mum

[Lincox]

December 17th Joint Statement

We jointly agree that our managers will make new years resolution to stop all bullying and harrasment in the workplace. Well at least until the end of January when their other resolutions such as doing some work,not taking two hour breaks at Greggs,not going home early on a Saturday will also have fallen on stony ground.

We feel this meets the principles and guidelines of the BT2010 agreement jointly signed and agreed by the membership.