In response, Royal Mail said that following the conclusion of negotiations with CWU, including completing the mutually agreed Dispute Resolution Processes, on 15 June the company said it would award CWU grade colleagues a non-conditional 2% pay increase backdated to 1 April 2022. “We will defend ourselves if provoked – and we are convinced we will receive our biggest ever Yes vote for action.” “Nobody wants to be in this situation, but our members are heroes. “Their conduct, and particularly the imposition of such an aggressive pay offer, has eroded trust among loyal employees. Pullinger commented: “Throughout this entire dispute, Royal Mail management have conducted themselves insultingly and disrespectfully to key workers. “In an economic climate where inflation is set to soar to 11.1% by the year’s end, this would mean a real-terms wage cut of approximately 9% for Royal Mail employees,” CWU stated. The decision came after delegates at the union’s April annual conference voted to declare the beginning of a national dispute in early May if a “straight, no strings pay increase” failed to materialise.ĬWU said further tensions among the workforce grew last week after Royal Mail Group said it intended to impose a 2% pay rise by executive action, “despite previous agreements that no immediate executive action would be taken over pay”. Ballot papers will be dispatched on 28 June and the result will be known on 19 July. The union, which represents postal workers, served the notice today (21 June).
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