Union blasts Royal Mail 'overtime'

Published date16 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Unite said a survey of 1,000 of its Royal Mail manager members showed they are giving the company almost 8,000 "free" hours every week

Around 2,400 managers are being balloted for strikes and other forms of industrial action, with the result due at the end of the month.

Unite says there are plans to cut hundreds of jobs alongside a redeployment programme it believes will hit terms and conditions.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: "While the boardroom is awash with profits, Unite's Royal Mail managers are effectively holding the business together on unpaid overtime.

"Yet again, another UK business is being jeopardised by the misguided priorities...

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