| Royal MailCWU members working for Royal Mail will today receive ballot papers for strike action, even as the government presses ahead with its plans to privatise the service. The government yesterday announced the expected price of shares in Royal Mail (between £2.60 and £3.30), and published the prospectus – a move which the CWU believes is a cynical and provocative. CWU general secretary Billy Hayes said: “The government continues to press ahead with the sale of the UK postal service despite consistent opposition from the public. “It seems remarkable that the prospectus is being issued on the same day that postal workers are being sent ballot papers for strike action. Yesterday’s announcement changes nothing in terms of the ballot which will go ahead as notified. “Royal Mail is profitable and can continue to be successful in the public sector. The sale is driven by political dogma, not economic necessity, and postal workers and the CWU will continue to fight to save services as well as defend their terms and conditions.” - See more at: http://union-news.co.uk/2013/09/cwu-members-receive-strike-ballot-papers-day-post-office-share-prices-announced/#sthash.U4cu0Xip.dpuf |