The Communication Workers Union (CWU) Postal Executive announced yesterday afternoon it has agreed a further round of rolling strike action.
A CWU statement yesterday said: ‘Exploratory talks facilitated by ACAS have taken place this week between The Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail.
‘Further talks are planned to take place at ACAS later today (Thursday).
‘The fresh wave of strikes is set against the background of Royal Mail confirming that the first stage of their so-called modernisation plan will be imposed on a large section of the workforce on the 13th August.
‘This will involve significant changes including later delivery start times and permanent reductions in customer services.
‘The imposition represents an unnecessary attack on postal workers’ jobs, pay and conditions.’
CWU Deputy General Secretary Dave Ward said: ‘Despite Royal Mail’s stated position and with the prospect of imposed change, the Union has made a fresh offer for a period of calm.
‘We have made yet another offer to Allan Leighton and Adam Crozier to call off the next planned strikes. All Royal Mail have to do is take a step back and engage in meaningful negotiations.’
The CWU ‘programme for the continuation of industrial action on a functional/site specific basis’ is as follows:
• Mail Centres and Airports – duties commencing at or after 19.00 Thursday 9th August 2007 and before 19.00 Friday 10th August 2007.
• MDECs (bulk mail centres) – duties commencing at or after 12 noon Friday 10th August 2007 and before 12 noon Saturday 11th August 2007.
• Deliveries and Separate Collection Hubs – duties commencing at or after 19.00 Friday 10th August 2007 and before 19.00 Saturday 11th August 2007.
• Network and International/HWDC (Heathrow Distribution Centre at Langley near Slough) – duties commencing at or after 19.00 Monday 13th August 2007 and before 19.00 Tuesday 14th August 2007.
• Airports (mail loading and offloading from aircraft) – duties commencing at or after 12 noon Tuesday 14th August 2007 and before 12 noon Wednesday 15th August 2007.
• Mail Centres – duties commencing at or after 19.00 Wednesday 15th August 2007 and before 19.00 Thursday 16th August 2007.
• MDECs – duties commencing at or after 12 noon Thursday 16th August 2007 and before 12 noon Friday 17th August 2007.
• Deliveries and Separate Collection Hubs – duties commencing at or after 19.00 Thursday 16th August 2007 and before 19.00 Friday 17th August 2007.
Postal workers who walked out on Wednesday over management provocations at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle and Liverpool voted at mass meetings to report back for work as normal yesterday evening.
