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Postal workers across the UK are set for another week of strikes as the deadlock between the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail over cuts and non-negotiation continues.
Research by CWU shows that postal workers are facing unprecedented levels of attacks from management at the very time at which Royal Mail needs staff to be on-board with major changes.
On jobs, postal workers fear compulsory redundancies as offices are closed and relocation is an unrealistic option, along with fear of being forced to go part-time as Royal Mail looks to strip out full-time jobs. On pay, postal workers face a pay-freeze in the same year that Royal Mail announced record profits while also losing overtime hours. On wellbeing, postal workers are facing daily bullying and harassment from managers piling extra and unrealistic workloads on them in order to meet impractical budget targets. Underlying all these issues is Royal Mail management’s refusal to negotiate with the CWU to establish a national agreement to roll-out a workable modernisation programme to future-proof the company.
Dave Ward, CWU deputy general secretary, said: “Never before have postal workers experienced so many attacks from all sides. Whether it’s pay, job security, workload or dignity and respect at work, our members are facing a beating on all aspects of their working lives.
“Pressure and stress are rising to breaking point. It won’t be long before services are dramatically affected.
“Our members do not want to lose money or disrupt services by taking further strike action. However, while Royal Mail refuses to acknowledge the serious issues facing its own employees we feel there is no alternative but to press ahead with a national strike ballot.
“We will call off all strike action in return for meaningful negotiations on modernisation, pay and job security. As the recognised union this is the least Royal Mail should do.
“We are also encouraging the government to honour its responsibility to the Royal Mail pension scheme by taking on the deficit and also addressing the ongoing problems of regulation which put Royal Mail in a disadvantaged position in the mail market.”
Up to 20,000 postal workers will take strike action over the next week in (staff numbers shown in brackets):
Friday 21st August
Peterborough collection drivers
Kings Lynn delivery office
Burslem delivery office
Saturday 22nd August
Boston delivery office (100)
Carrickfergus delivery office (Northern Ireland) (50)
Stockport delivery office (~250)
Hadfield delivery office (20)
Monday 24th August:
Skegness Delivery Office Lincolnshire (80)
Huntingdon Delivery Office (60)
Tuesday 25th August:
Rochdale delivery office (200)
Thursday 27th August:
Birmingham VOC): 60
Coventry Hubs: 140
East Midlands VOC: 80
National Distribution Centre, Northampton: 180
London: (700 approx total for London)
· East London Distribution
· East London VOC
· Nine Elms CLS VOC
· Greenford VOC
· PRDC
· PRDC VOC
Essex Distribution (75)
Peterborough VOC (60)
Northern Home Counties, Hatfield – distribution and processing (350)
NW REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, Warrington (120)
SW REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, Bristol (120)
Yorkshire REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, Leeds (100)
Bridgend Hub (20)
Ely DELIVERY OFFICE: 4am – 8pm (45)
Soham DELIVERY OFFICE: 6am – 4pm (25)
Haddenham SPDO: 6am – 4pm (2)
Isleham SPDO: 6am – 4pm (8)
Cambridge DELIVERY OFFICE: From midnight (110)
Bristol MAIL CENTRE: From 9am (800)
Friday 28th August:
Newport West DELIVERY OFFICE: From 10pm (60)
London Division MAIL CENTREs: (3,500)
Stirling DELIVERY OFFICE: From 10.30am (110)
Edinburgh DELIVERY OFFICE: From 4am (200)
Edinburgh MAIL CENTRE: From 5am (500)
Saturday 29th August:
Middlesbrough DELIVERY OFFICE: From 3am (80)
London Division DELIVERY OFFICEs: 7,500
Hadfield SPDO: From midnight
Lochgelly DELIVERY OFFICE: From midnight (4)
Anstruther DELIVERY OFFICE: From midnight (10)
Newport IoW DELIVERY OFFICE: Midnight – 6pm (80)
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