Joint Statement between Royal Mail and the CWU on the Deployment of the 2026 National Mail Centre Realignment Revisions
Branches and Representatives are informed that discussions have been taking place with the business in relation to progressing arrangements for the 2026 National Mail Centre Realignment Revision activity 2025.
Attached for the information of Branches and Representatives is the Joint Statement covering this activity along with the detailed processes at Annexes A – F. As in previous years realignment activity will seek to ensure proper alignment of resource to workload and workplan compliance while creating attractive duty patterns for our members.
The document covers the ability to utilise inventive duty patterns, to assist the ability to achieve revision outcomes, which better match the aspirations of our members. Whilst continuing the current activity on reducing agency usage within the Mail Centres.
A Joint online launch event will take place with Plant Managers and Divisional/Area Representatives on Wednesday 29th April 13:30-14:30.
As in previous years the department believes that the agreed process supported by all relevant national agreements including the IR Framework and MTSF will enable Representatives to achieve the best possible outcome in the realignment activity.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: jrodrigues@cwu.org or jmansell@cwu.org quoting reference LTB 121/26.
Yours sincerely,
Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary
Joint Statement 2026 Resource Realignment Process in Mail Centres
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 
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