The CWU announced yesterday that it plans industrial action in pursuit of its claim for significant increases in London weighting.
This comes after postal workers rejected a national strike, clear evidence, Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier said, that there is no appetite for strike action in Royal Mail, the Post Office nor in Parcelforce.
"Only four out of 10 postmen and women in London supported a strike. In Post Office branches and in our parcels business, it's fewer than three out of 10. There is no majority and no mandate for strike action."
Nationally, postmen and women voted against industrial action, with only 28% of the workforce in favour.
The union has rejected the Royal Mail's £300-a-year increase offer and asked for £4,000 a year in both inner and outer London. Royal Mail argues that its London weighting offer puts postmen and women in the top third of the London weighting league table.
Royal Mail says there is no more money to come and that the offer, which will cost it £340m a year, is its final offer.
"A strike won't generate more money. It will do exactly the opposite," Crozier said.
He added that a strike would be damaging to customer service and customer confidence, but that robust contingency plans were ready to make sure that disruption to Post Office services, mail collections and deliveries is minimised, and to keep all customers fully updated.
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