Pre-Christmas postal worker strike likely as union accuses Royal Mail of 'gross mismanagement'
Postal workers have accused Royal Mail bosses of "gross mismanagement", as talks aimed at resolving a national dispute continue and strikes in the Christmas build-up look set to go ahead.
The union said some progress had been made in recent negotiations, but accused Royal Mail management of failing to put any commitments into writing. Talks will now continue. "But time is tight given the notified strikes starting on November 24. If these strikes go ahead, they will cause more damage to the business and make our improved 9% pay offer over two years less affordable."
"Dramatic errors of judgment have been made, like announcing 10,000 job losses to threaten striking workers, abandoning previous agreements and handing over £567 million to shareholders while neglecting the pay of employees who generated that profit.
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