Royal Mail workers vote to accept new agreement on pay and conditions
Royal Mail workers have accepted a deal on pay, hours and conditions, ending two years of “adversarial” industrial relations in the company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted by more than 9-1 in favour of the agreement, which includes a one-hour cut in the working week, a 2.7% pay increase effective from April last year and a further 1% from April this year. Royal Mail welcomed the ballot result, saying the agreement will allow the company to make more frequent revisions to the network and introduce the use of technology to improve customer service and efficiency. Roy...