Proceeding contribution from John Robertson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 October 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Royal Mail.
Royal Mail
I declare an interest: as somebody who was a CWU member for 21 years, I am perhaps not as unbiased as some. The Post Office and Royal Mail management have been known for years as not being able to get on with their work force, yet we have done nothing about it. We saw on television last Sunday a document come into the public domain that was intended to inflame the situation. Now they are talking about increasing the number of part-time workers, inflaming it even more. Does my right hon. Friend not agree that it is time that they sat down, took away such inflammatory ideas and reached a proper negotiated settlement? If ACAS has to be part of that, let us help ACAS rather than use the strike as an excuse.
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- 2008-09
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- Conditions of employment Finance Greater London Industrial disputes Workplace pensions Postal services Modernisation Royal Mail Strikes Communication Workers Union Postal workers
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