Royal Mail Workers Vote For Further Action Ahead Of Four Days Of Strike Action Royal Mail

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said almost 99% of members voted to take further strike action by 72%. “Royal Mail Group’s continued efforts to reduce people’s hard-earned working conditions will be met with fierce opposition,” said Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal). “In these times, workers need more job security, not less, and we will not back down until we secure a solution that is acceptable to our members.” Postal workers are already set to strike in a separate dispute over pay on August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9. The latest vote result means that postal workers represented by the union will enter “formal dispute” with Royal Mail, meaning the union now has a legal mandate to declare further action. Members voted 98.7% to continue further action, with a turnout of 72.2%. That means around 83,000 workers voted, with 81,000 in favor of the longer strike. Royal Mail said it had offered a 5.5% pay rise for CWU workers, the biggest rise for years. “Rather than deal meaningfully with change that will secure future jobs, the CWU has decided to vote against the change,” a Royal Mail spokesman said. “Royal Mail may have a bright future, but we cannot achieve it by living in the past. Customers want more parcels, bigger parcels, next day delivery including Sundays and more environmentally friendly options. We wanted to meet this week but were disappointed that CWU couldn’t make it – we hope to meet next week.” At the center of the dispute is the loss-making UK postal business, which will continue to be called Royal Mail after the planned rebranding of the overall holding company to International Distributions Services. The company, which has increasingly relied on its profitable overseas business, called GLS, aims to move into a parcel business to cash in on the boom in online shopping. He says that parcel deliveries account for 60% of Royal Mail’s business and that this transition, as letter deliveries fall, requires changes to working methods. Subscribe to the Business Today daily email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter @BusinessDesk The CWU said Royal Mail’s supposed 5.5% pay offer actually amounted to a 2% rise at a time of soaring inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 10.1%. “Postal workers in this country are being pushed to the limit, but there is no doubt that they will resolutely fight the planned erosion of their rights in the workplace,” said Dave Ward, the union’s general secretary. Royal Mail, which last month said it was losing £1m a day and threatened to break up the company if it could not achieve “significant operational change”, said it hoped to break even in the current financial year. However, it has said the strike will push it into a loss.

title: “Royal Mail Workers Vote For Further Action Ahead Of Four Days Of Strike Action Royal Mail Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Peggy Grochmal”

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said almost 99% of members voted to take further strike action by 72%. “Royal Mail Group’s continued efforts to reduce people’s hard-earned working conditions will be met with fierce opposition,” said Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal). “In these times, workers need more job security, not less, and we will not back down until we secure a solution that is acceptable to our members.” Postal workers are already set to strike in a separate dispute over pay on August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9. The latest vote result means that postal workers represented by the union will enter “formal dispute” with Royal Mail, meaning the union now has a legal mandate to declare further action. Members voted 98.7% to continue further action, with a turnout of 72.2%. That means around 83,000 workers voted, with 81,000 in favor of the longer strike. Royal Mail said it had offered a 5.5% pay rise for CWU workers, the biggest rise for years. “Rather than deal meaningfully with change that will secure future jobs, the CWU has decided to vote against the change,” a Royal Mail spokesman said. “Royal Mail may have a bright future, but we cannot achieve it by living in the past. Customers want more parcels, bigger parcels, next day delivery including Sundays and more environmentally friendly options. We wanted to meet this week but were disappointed that CWU couldn’t make it – we hope to meet next week.” At the center of the dispute is the loss-making UK postal business, which will continue to be called Royal Mail after the planned rebranding of the overall holding company to International Distributions Services. The company, which has increasingly relied on its profitable overseas business, called GLS, aims to move into a parcel business to cash in on the boom in online shopping. He says that parcel deliveries account for 60% of Royal Mail’s business and that this transition, as letter deliveries fall, requires changes to working methods. Subscribe to the Business Today daily email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter @BusinessDesk The CWU said Royal Mail’s supposed 5.5% pay offer actually amounted to a 2% rise at a time of soaring inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 10.1%. “Postal workers in this country are being pushed to the limit, but there is no doubt that they will resolutely fight the planned erosion of their rights in the workplace,” said Dave Ward, the union’s general secretary. Royal Mail, which last month said it was losing £1m a day and threatened to break up the company if it could not achieve “significant operational change”, said it hoped to break even in the current financial year. However, it has said the strike will push it into a loss.

title: “Royal Mail Workers Vote For Further Action Ahead Of Four Days Of Strike Action Royal Mail Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-17” author: “David Sartor”

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said almost 99% of members voted to take further strike action by 72%. “Royal Mail Group’s continued efforts to reduce people’s hard-earned working conditions will be met with fierce opposition,” said Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal). “In these times, workers need more job security, not less, and we will not back down until we secure a solution that is acceptable to our members.” Postal workers are already set to strike in a separate dispute over pay on August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9. The latest vote result means that postal workers represented by the union will enter “formal dispute” with Royal Mail, meaning the union now has a legal mandate to declare further action. Members voted 98.7% to continue further action, with a turnout of 72.2%. That means around 83,000 workers voted, with 81,000 in favor of the longer strike. Royal Mail said it had offered a 5.5% pay rise for CWU workers, the biggest rise for years. “Rather than deal meaningfully with change that will secure future jobs, the CWU has decided to vote against the change,” a Royal Mail spokesman said. “Royal Mail may have a bright future, but we cannot achieve it by living in the past. Customers want more parcels, bigger parcels, next day delivery including Sundays and more environmentally friendly options. We wanted to meet this week but were disappointed that CWU couldn’t make it – we hope to meet next week.” At the center of the dispute is the loss-making UK postal business, which will continue to be called Royal Mail after the planned rebranding of the overall holding company to International Distributions Services. The company, which has increasingly relied on its profitable overseas business, called GLS, aims to move into a parcel business to cash in on the boom in online shopping. He says that parcel deliveries account for 60% of Royal Mail’s business and that this transition, as letter deliveries fall, requires changes to working methods. Subscribe to the Business Today daily email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter @BusinessDesk The CWU said Royal Mail’s supposed 5.5% pay offer actually amounted to a 2% rise at a time of soaring inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 10.1%. “Postal workers in this country are being pushed to the limit, but there is no doubt that they will resolutely fight the planned erosion of their rights in the workplace,” said Dave Ward, the union’s general secretary. Royal Mail, which last month said it was losing £1m a day and threatened to break up the company if it could not achieve “significant operational change”, said it hoped to break even in the current financial year. However, it has said the strike will push it into a loss.

title: “Royal Mail Workers Vote For Further Action Ahead Of Four Days Of Strike Action Royal Mail Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-30” author: “Mary Gomez”

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said almost 99% of members voted to take further strike action by 72%. “Royal Mail Group’s continued efforts to reduce people’s hard-earned working conditions will be met with fierce opposition,” said Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal). “In these times, workers need more job security, not less, and we will not back down until we secure a solution that is acceptable to our members.” Postal workers are already set to strike in a separate dispute over pay on August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9. The latest vote result means that postal workers represented by the union will enter “formal dispute” with Royal Mail, meaning the union now has a legal mandate to declare further action. Members voted 98.7% to continue further action, with a turnout of 72.2%. That means around 83,000 workers voted, with 81,000 in favor of the longer strike. Royal Mail said it had offered a 5.5% pay rise for CWU workers, the biggest rise for years. “Rather than deal meaningfully with change that will secure future jobs, the CWU has decided to vote against the change,” a Royal Mail spokesman said. “Royal Mail may have a bright future, but we cannot achieve it by living in the past. Customers want more parcels, bigger parcels, next day delivery including Sundays and more environmentally friendly options. We wanted to meet this week but were disappointed that CWU couldn’t make it – we hope to meet next week.” At the center of the dispute is the loss-making UK postal business, which will continue to be called Royal Mail after the planned rebranding of the overall holding company to International Distributions Services. The company, which has increasingly relied on its profitable overseas business, called GLS, aims to move into a parcel business to cash in on the boom in online shopping. He says that parcel deliveries account for 60% of Royal Mail’s business and that this transition, as letter deliveries fall, requires changes to working methods. Subscribe to the Business Today daily email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter @BusinessDesk The CWU said Royal Mail’s supposed 5.5% pay offer actually amounted to a 2% rise at a time of soaring inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 10.1%. “Postal workers in this country are being pushed to the limit, but there is no doubt that they will resolutely fight the planned erosion of their rights in the workplace,” said Dave Ward, the union’s general secretary. Royal Mail, which last month said it was losing £1m a day and threatened to break up the company if it could not achieve “significant operational change”, said it hoped to break even in the current financial year. However, it has said the strike will push it into a loss.

title: “Royal Mail Workers Vote For Further Action Ahead Of Four Days Of Strike Action Royal Mail Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-20” author: “Christine Johnson”

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) said almost 99% of members voted to take further strike action by 72%. “Royal Mail Group’s continued efforts to reduce people’s hard-earned working conditions will be met with fierce opposition,” said Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal). “In these times, workers need more job security, not less, and we will not back down until we secure a solution that is acceptable to our members.” Postal workers are already set to strike in a separate dispute over pay on August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9. The latest vote result means that postal workers represented by the union will enter “formal dispute” with Royal Mail, meaning the union now has a legal mandate to declare further action. Members voted 98.7% to continue further action, with a turnout of 72.2%. That means around 83,000 workers voted, with 81,000 in favor of the longer strike. Royal Mail said it had offered a 5.5% pay rise for CWU workers, the biggest rise for years. “Rather than deal meaningfully with change that will secure future jobs, the CWU has decided to vote against the change,” a Royal Mail spokesman said. “Royal Mail may have a bright future, but we cannot achieve it by living in the past. Customers want more parcels, bigger parcels, next day delivery including Sundays and more environmentally friendly options. We wanted to meet this week but were disappointed that CWU couldn’t make it – we hope to meet next week.” At the center of the dispute is the loss-making UK postal business, which will continue to be called Royal Mail after the planned rebranding of the overall holding company to International Distributions Services. The company, which has increasingly relied on its profitable overseas business, called GLS, aims to move into a parcel business to cash in on the boom in online shopping. He says that parcel deliveries account for 60% of Royal Mail’s business and that this transition, as letter deliveries fall, requires changes to working methods. Subscribe to the Business Today daily email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter @BusinessDesk The CWU said Royal Mail’s supposed 5.5% pay offer actually amounted to a 2% rise at a time of soaring inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 10.1%. “Postal workers in this country are being pushed to the limit, but there is no doubt that they will resolutely fight the planned erosion of their rights in the workplace,” said Dave Ward, the union’s general secretary. Royal Mail, which last month said it was losing £1m a day and threatened to break up the company if it could not achieve “significant operational change”, said it hoped to break even in the current financial year. However, it has said the strike will push it into a loss.