Last ditch talks
A DECISION on whether to press ahead with a fresh wave of postal strikes will be taken by union leaders today - just hours before the industrial action is due to start.
The postal executive of the Communication Workers’ Union will meet to discuss any progress made during talks with the Royal Mail aimed at breaking a deadlocked row over jobs, pay and modernisation.
The two sides have been locked in negotiations after agreeing to meet under the chairmanship of TUC general secretary Brendan Barber.
The union’s postal executive was briefed by CWU negotiators yesterday while Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier was given details of the talks by managing director Mark Higson who is leading the management team.
Up to 120,000 CWU members staged two 24-hour walkouts last week, which delayed more than 30 million items of mail.
A similar number of workers are due to strike later this week - with action scheduled for Teesside tomorrow and Saturday.
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