A postal worker taking part in today's strike action explains the gripes frontline Royal Mail workers have and claims the company will do what it wants once the core Christmas season is over.
The company has accused CWU leader Dave Ward of spreading unfounded claims about Royal Mail's modernisation plans"The pay deal is something we wanted but 2% was a joke," he said."The vision is to start deliveries later and finish later but if you don't complete by your time allocated, we don't know where we stand as the goal posts keep changing. It becomes a conduct issue.
"It's the terms and conditions that are the paramount issue in this dispute. They're trying to fix something that doesn't need it."Compulsory working Sundays - I didn't sign up for that. They say it's voluntary but I'm having to do that now.He added that Royal Mail was deducting wages by £117 per day for strike days.
"I only earn £75 per day but they've taken off allowances including for the loss of leaflet drops," he claimed.
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