TRADE DISPUTE WITH ROYAL MAIL GROUP OVER PAY, PENSIONS AND

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Letter to Branches







To: All Branches



Dear Colleague

TRADE DISPUTE WITH ROYAL MAIL GROUP OVER PAY, PENSIONS AND THE IMPACT OF PRIVATISATION ON JOB SECURITY, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please find attached a copy of the declaration of the result of the recent industrial action ballot of CWU members employed by the Royal Mail Group.

The current legislation requires the union to provide all persons entitled to vote in the ballot and the relevant employers “as soon as is reasonably practicable” after holding of the ballot the following information:-

(a) votes cast in the ballot,

(b) individuals answering "Yes" to the question, or as the case may be, to each question,

(c) individuals answering "No" to the question, or, as the case may be, to each question, and

(d) spoiled voting papers.

Accordingly you must now take immediate steps to publicise the result to all relevant members however it is essential that any communications regarding the result must as a minimum contain the information as detailed above.

Branches are also reminded that only the National Executive Council have the authority to instruct members to take industrial action.

Further information regarding the next steps of the dispute will be circulated by the DGS (Postal) in due course.

Any enquiries relating to this LTB should be directed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary's Department for the attention of Tony Kearns.


Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns Dave Ward
Senior Deputy General Secretary Deputy General Secretary (Postal)