Statement – Industrial Action Update
Royal Mail said that official payroll figures show that the support for the Communication Workers Union strike amongst its members is weakening with 50 pct more people working than during previous national strike days.
Attendance at sites across the country varied hugely with up to 90 pct of our people working as normal in some offices and with around 35,000 people coming to work as usual during the first 24 hour period of action. This is around a third of the people due to be at work.
Normal service will be resumed from next Wednesday while 14.200 Post Offices are not affected by the strike action and are open as normal for business throughout.
Royal Mail is also pleased for the conclusion of a deal in principle with Unite/CMA, which represents 12,000 of our managers, over pay, modernization and pension reform.
Royal said that over the last few months Royal Mail has concluded agreements with managers in Royal Mail, Parcelforce, and the national network of subpostmasters – all within the 2.5 pct available for pay this year. All of these agreements have been reached without recourse to industrial action.
Royal Mail continues to talk to the CWU to try to agree a deal with them on pay, modernization and pensions that reflects the competitive challenges faced by the company.
