Joint statement – Royal Mail dispute

Following a meeting between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union last Thursday 9th August, the national postal strike has been called off.

At a meeting today between Allan Leighton, Adam Crozier, Billy Hayes and Dave Ward, it was agreed:

• That both parties commit to talks on all the issues between them, hosted and facilitated by the TUC and supported by ACAS. Both sides commit to reach an agreement by 4 September
• That during this period the talks are on a confidential basis with no media or internal briefings unless explicitly jointly agreed. The CWU Executive and Royal Mail Board will receive regular updates on progress and would also be expected to undertake this confidentiality clause
• That for that period, Royal Mail will not serve notice or take any unilateral action to impose changes by executive action
• That for the same period CWU will suspend industrial action
• That the signatories to this joint statement will review the process as and when necessary