FUTURE DESIGN
22
COMPOSITE 6 If Carried 23 Falls
Add at end:
NOT CARRIED
This Policy Forum agrees that there will be no agreement to a 6 hour. Delivery span in line with royal mail’s vision for a longer delivery span until the CWU has secured a 35 hour gross working week.
Northern/North West London
London Phoenix
Mount Pleasant
23
Add at End:
NOT CARRIED
That any final agreement on shaping the future of Royal Mail should not include a National Agreement that strives to introduce 6 hour walking delivery spans. That the future for outdoor delivery could be a mixture of delivery options but would not include an individual OPG assigned to do a 6 hour walking residential route, even if there was a mandatory break included after a certain time period that option is not acceptable.
Wolverhampton and District
24
Add at End:
CARRIED
There will be no deployment of any element of OMP in any function without a full national agreement. Any agreement must be placed before an annual/special conference or policy forum.
Further, any future agreement must include the following for delivery members;
No individual to be allowed to start work prior to their duty/overtime start time.
Full meal relief must be taken within duty time. Where geographically viable the MR will be taken by returning to the office.
All delivery equipment allocated to a duty must be used.
An agreed process that ensures points a-c are adhered to.
A genuinely manageable workload to mitigate the fatigue of a longer delivery span.
Recognition that there will be occasions where members may require a level of relief, and a process in the agreement to facilitate this.
This list is not exhaustive.
NW/NW Division
25
COMPOSITE 7 If Carried 26 Falls
Add at End:
CARRIED
Except that any final agreement on OMP shall include the following:
A 5 year extension to the current legally binding contract.
A shorter working week, even if this is Delivery Specific to protect full time jobs.
Takes in to account the impact that new technology, including the CSS machines trialled in Exeter and the impact this will have on the indoor workload in deliveries.
Reverses machine removal plans/gives a fully joined up automation strategy, this includes machine capacity in each area including large machine sequencing capacity, as well has CSS capacity.
Takes in to account of outdoor method changes, in particular the effect this could potentially have on our members in deliveries.
Protection of full time jobs within each of the pipeline functions.
Firm commitment from Royal Mail to seek new products/work and growth.
Any final agreement to be placed before either a special or annual conference/policy forum.
South Yorkshire and District Amal
Hull and East Ridings Amal
26
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
Any final agreement that contains any changes to the national work plan will be brought back to a Special Conference or policy forum.
Newcastle Amal
27
Add at End:
CARRIED
That any future Delivery structure that contains little or no indoor work should be designed on the following basis:
To continue to maximize full time duties.
Two separate Deliveries with a Meal Relief in between, preferably, taken at the Parent Office.
Workload types to be varied wherever possible to help prevent fatigue.
South East No.5
28
Add at End:
CARRIED
That the pay forum recognises any change to delivery requires a radical transformation which must include safety as the integral part.
This means there must be the following:
Review of Equipment Provision and appropriate equipment provided
Improved workplace design
Review of Footwear & Clothing
Review of CDV concept
This list is not exhaustive.
Specific issues such as DDA cases must be examined and accommodated in line with the relevant legislation with full Safeguards for employees with a disability built into any new delivery agreement.
Any new delivery agreement must recognise that employees will have a range of abilities and consideration must be given to individuals on this point taking into account factors such as age and physical capability.
York and District Amal
29
COMPOSITE 8 If Carried 30 Falls
NOT CARRIED
Add at End:
Royal Mail’s strategy has indicated that it would include the closure of up to 400 delivery offices.
Given the magnitude of such a proposal this Policy Forum agrees that a New Delivery Office Closure agreement is needed.
Any new agreement on Delivery Office merger /closure must include the following:
A longer consultation process (longer than the current 90 days).
An agreement on what a reasonable travelling distance is for employees.
That multiple offices should not be counted as single cost centres with one traffic and one hour figures.
Safeguards employee welfare facilities, car parks, etc.
An improvement on the one off MTSF £150 payment.
In addition a consultation should take place to understand from current Delivery Office closure/merges what other issues need to be included.
This list is not exhaustive.
This Policy Forum is instructed accordingly.
Anglia Divisional Committee
East London Postal
London South West Postal
South East London Postal and Counters
Plymouth and East Cornwall Amal
Eastern No.5
30
Add at End:
CARRIED
That this Policy Forum recognises the link between office DO closures and Royal Mails strategy for the future of deliveries; including OMP. Therefore it is agreed that in line with recommendation 3 that no cooperation be given to the current spate of DO mergers/Closures until such time as an agreement is reached on the future of deliveries and any subsequent new pipeline/work plan except where there is an accepted Health and Safety issue and or local agreement when there are benefits to the members affected i.e. new offices.
Greater Manchester
31
Add at End:
NOT HEARD – OUT OF TIME
Any agreement must contain the condition that all sorting and preparation of inward manual mail, for any delivery, will be performed at the delivery office at which the delivery route is based.
The Postal executive is instructed accordingly.
Eastern No.3
32
Add at End:
NOT HEARD – OUT OF TIME
That no agreement be given to annualised hours.
Nottingham and District Amal
33
Add at End:
NOT HEARD – OUT OF TIME
However, if there are any attempts by the business to bring in OMP/Single Wave by executive action then a ballot 13 will be put in place.
South East Wales Amal
34
COMPOSITE 9
Add at End:
NOT HEARD – OUT OF TIME
This policy forum agrees that A National Communications Plan is put in place and organised that incurs the widest participation possible with its members on the future job design.
• Following this policy forum any Policy making motions will be shared with the membership to ensure the widest possible engagement process is achieved with our members, to take them through all of the possible effects the proposed changes may have on them.
• This will consist of a road show by all relevant National Officers to all Divisional area and unit reps across the country on the policies carried at this policy forum.
A plan for Office visits by all relevant National officers, PEC, Field officials across the country listening to members’ suggestions for the future and engaging them on ideas for protecting future employment.
• Following the above the PEC agree to hold a further Policy forum and or a special conference to further discuss the future proposed job design.
North East Divisional Committee
Durham County Amal
35
Add at End:
NOT HEARD – OUT OF TIME
The age and dynamic of our membership, in delivery must also be a central concern in future development of delivery span and content.
Furthermore, we cannot just accept a position where we have winners and losers with regards to work arrivals and any attempt by RM to introduce any such changes without agreement of the CWU must be resisted by all means possible.
South and East Thames Amal
RECOMMENDATION 4
36
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
Delete “Automated Data Capture”
Glasgow and District Amal
37
Add at End:
CARRIED
Any National Agreement reached will also ensure that where employee tracking technology is employed by Royal Mail such technology may not be used for individual performance management or conduct cases.
Bristol and District Amal
38
Add at End:
CARRIED
No agreement is given that allows people to be tagged on the amount of hours they are working per day.
Cleveland Amal
39
COMPOSITE 10 If Carried 40 Falls
Add at End:
NOT CARRIED
That any National agreement will be placed before a special conference/annual conference or a policy forum.
North East Divisional Committee
Durham County Amal
South Yorkshire and District Amal
York and District Amal
Hull and East Ridings Amal
Newcastle Amal
40
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
Any proposals will be subject to a Policy Forum before being nationally agreed.
South Central Postal
RECOMMENDATION 5
41
Add at End:
CARRIED
Renationalisation of Royal Mail will be the central tenet of the People’s Post Campaign.
South Central Postal
42
Add at End:
CARRIED
This Policy Forum congratulates all those involved in the spectacularly successful People’s Post Rally in Manchester and commits to maximising attendance and participation at the next People’s Post Rally to be held in Birmingham in June 2016 thereby ensuring that the campaign goes from strength to strength.
Midlands Divisional Committee
43
COMPOSITE 11
Add at End:
CARRIED
This policy forum agrees that a National day of action is organised in London (initially) prior to the summer closure of Parliament that highlights the People’s Post Campaign and then the CWU organise an on-going campaigns across the country.
North East Divisional Committee
Durham County Amal
South Yorkshire and District Amal
Cleveland Amal
Hull and East Ridings Amal
York and District Amal
PAY, HOURS & LEAVE
RECOMMENDATION 6
44
Delete and Add: If Carried 45, 46 and 48 Fall
NOT CARRIED
“one year” and insert “three year”.
Glasgow and District Amal
45
Add at End :
WITHDRAWN
The focus from April 2016 should be on pay only for one year until such time the CWU fully understand the impact of OMP and Automated Data Control/Production Control on our member’s terms and conditions.
Newcastle Amal
46
COMPOSITE 12
Add at End:
CARRIED
This Policy Forum agrees that the one year pay and reward agreement must not be dependent on any negotiations or agreement on Royal Mail’s strategy or any pilot on one wave. That agreed pay/reward arrangements for specific bargaining units e.g. Parcelforce and RMSS are shaped to meet the members’ aspirations within these units.
Midlands Divisional Committee
Mount Pleasant International
London South West
East London Postal
London Parcels and Stations
London Phoenix
Northern/North West London
47
COMPOSITE 13 If Carried 48 and 49 Fall
Delete Recommendation and insert new Recommendation:
CARRIED
This Policy Forum recognises that full time employment within Royal Mail is under the biggest threat ever due to the following:
Increased automation and improvements in current automation such as Tops 2000 or MDEC.
Royal Mail’s future strategy of one wave, later acceptance and later deliveries.
The planned introduction of Production Control which seeks to measure every single second of CWU members’ working day with the intention of resourcing to workload.
This Policy Forum recognises that the above threats will combine to reduce full time jobs and some higher hourage part time contracts.
This Policy Forum therefore agrees that it is essential that the CWU now achieves its policy of a 35 hour gross working week (with no reduction in pay).
The CWU must now link Royal Mail’s strategies on automation, working time directives, their working plan changes, one wave and Royal Mail’s strategy with a plan within 3 years of achieving a 35 hour gross working week.
This Policy Forum will launch a membership communication exercise explaining the rationale of a shorter working week in safe guarding future jobs.
This Policy Forum agrees that the CWU’s policy will be to agree a 35 hour gross working week by 2020 with reductions in the working week each year linked to automation deployment and Royal Mail’s strategy.
Failure to reach an agreement on this strategy by October 1st 2016 will result in the CWU withdrawing support for any new automation and will oppose Royal Mail’s strategy.The PEC will also give consideration to balloting for industrial action to achieve a comprehensive agreement which achieves the 35 hour gross working week for CWU members (without any reduction in pay).
The PEC is instructed accordingly.
London Divisional Committee
South East London Postal and Counter
West London Postal
48
Add at End: If Carried 49 Falls
FALLS AS 47 WAS CARRIED
If when pursing a one year pay and reward agreement, a reduction in hours linked to current policy isn’t achieved, then a formal commitment must be achieved for the principle of a reduction to the working week, for the relevant CWU Grades; as part of any future longer term Agreement.
Anglia Divisional Committee
49
Add at End:
FALLS AS 47 WAS CARRIED
That the securing of a meaningful reduction in the working week remains the overriding priority of the CWU in terms of protecting full time employment, both in the short and long terms.
Nottingham and District Amal
50
COMPOSITE 14
Add at End:
CARRIED
In respect of the MDEC in line with conference policy Motion 104 from 2014 it is recognised that the historic low pay levels of MDEC data keyers needs to be addressed and the PEC will seek to treat this group of workers as a special case in pay negotiations.
Western Counties
Plymouth and East Cornwall Amal
51
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
An Increase of two day’s Annual Leave for all OPG grades in Royal Mail.
Now After Increase
On Entry = 4 and half weeks 4 weeks 4.5 days
After 5 years = 4 weeks 3.5 days 5 weeks .5 days
After 15 years = 5 weeks 1 day 5 weeks 3 days
After 20 years = 6 weeks 6 weeks 2 days
Post persons have not had an increase in Annual Leave since the Way Forward Agreement of 2000, it is now time to look at the way the work has changed over the years and our members working their hours.
Birmingham District Amal
52
COMPOSITE 15 If Carried 55 Falls
Add at End;
WITHDRAWN
It is imperative that the CWU look at the overall savings Royal Mail could accrue from any future agreements based on their 5 year plan. The CWU will look at our own overall package of proposals and the CWU will position themselves to such an extent that until we understand the significant changes to current working practises within Royal Mail, there will be no agreement on any changes until a further policy forum / special conference takes place once the implications of the effects of Royal Mail’s proposals are understood.
North East Divisional Committee
Durham County Amal
South Yorkshire and District Amal
Cleveland Amal
York and District
Hull and East Riding Amal
53
Add at end: If Carried 54 Falls
CARRIED
This policy forum agrees that the issue of average earnings included in holiday pay needs to be addressed as soon as is practically possible as this affects all our members but part-timers in the main and disproportionately.
In the absence of a national agreement on holiday pay and whilst the negotiations continue at a national level the policy forum agrees that CWU legal dept. should support a number of cases (potentially one per division) that have a reasonable prospect of success in the courts to show the business we are serious about the issue. This will also show our part-time and full-time members we support them and address the inequality of the current position and provide a pinch point for the business to conclude the negotiations.
The postal executive is instructed accordingly.
NW/NW Division
54
Add at End:
FALLS AS 53 WAS CARRIED
That in the absence of achieving an overall agreement on Holiday pay, the union seeks, in the first instance to reach an agreement for our part time members who in the main are excluded from enhanced Holiday pay as a result of a reduced access to Scheduled Attendance. That the legal department supports A SELECTED NUMBER OF PART TIME members via the Employment tribunal with a view to strengthening our negotiating position.
Greater Manchester
55
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
Any such agreement will be subject to a National Policy Forum.
Eastern No.5
PENSIONS
RECOMMENDATION 7
56
Add at End: If Carried 58 Falls
WITHDRAWN
This Policy Forum agrees that should the current defined benefit scheme close, then any new scheme must include a minimum contribution from the employer (Royal Mail) of 17.1%.
This forum further agrees and that a provision is must be provided that will allow any current member of the defined benefit scheme the opportunity to use their final cash amount/savings, from the defined contribution scheme, to purchase additional pension block benefits from their previous career average defined contribution scheme.
The PEC is instructed accordingly.
Eastern No.3
57
Add at End: If Carried 58 Falls
CARRIED
This Policy Forum agrees that should an agreement be reached on the closure of the current Defined Benefit Scheme then any new Defined Contribution Scheme will include the employer (Royal Mail) making a minimum contribution of 17.1% and the employee has an option to make a contribution of up to 10%.
Greater Manchester
58
COMPOSITE 16
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
This Policy Forum agrees that should the current defined benefit scheme close, then any new scheme must include a minimum contribution from the employer (Royal Mail) of 17.1%.
London Divisional Committee
London Phoenix
Mount Pleasant International
Northern/North West London
East London Postal
South East London Postal and Counter
59
COMPOSITE 17
Add at End:
CARRIED
This Policy Forum condemns John Millidge’s recent announcement that it is likely that Royal Mail will shortly announce that it will close the Defined Benefit Scheme after 2018.
This Policy Forum is fed up with Royal Mail’s failed promises on safe- guarding our pensions.
Therefore if Royal Mail announces under the legal consultation process of their intention to close the Defined Benefit Scheme post 2018, then this Policy Forum agrees that the CWU will launch a campaign to stop Royal Mail including an industrial action ballot.
The Policy forum also notes the recent reports on defined contribution schemes not producing an adequate pension unless individuals work to over 70.
This Policy Forum will as part of the industrial action settlement secure a better pension settlement for those in the current Defined Contribution Scheme.
This PEC is instructed accordingly
Midlands Divisional Committee
Anglia Divisional Committee
Plymouth and East Cornwall Amal
60
COMPOSITE 18
Add at End:
WITHDRAWN
This policy forum notes with concern the potential further attacks on members pension benefits as outlined by Jon Millidge at the recent national briefing.
This policy forum agrees that it would be obscene to contemplate worsening pension benefits for CWU members whilst at the same time shareholders will receive share dividends based on profits.
This Policy forum therefore instructs the PEC to enter into urgent national discussions with Royal Mail to use a significant portion of any monies identified by the board as share dividends to protect CWU member benefits under each pension scheme.
The PEC should use all means at their disposal from mediation up to and including industrial action to achieve agreement.
North East Divisional Committee
Durham County Amal
South Yorkshire and District
Cleveland Amal
York and District Amal
Hull and East Riding
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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