DEAL STRUCK TO ENDPOSTAL DISPUTE
A deal aimed at ending the long-running postal workers dispute was agreed yesterday, including a 6.9 per cent pay rise over three years.
The working week will be cut and postal workers will have greater job security, while agreeing to deliver a “transformation” of the business.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said workers will also receive lump sums of around 2,500 as well as weekly basic pay supplements and other improvements such as extra maternity and paternity pay.
The deal averts the threat of fresh disruption, although it is subject to a ballot of union members. The Royal Mail and CWU have been holding peace talks for over two months.