TUC General Council - Full Support For CWU

At today's General Council the TUC expressed full support for the CWU in their dispute with the Royal Mail.

Here's the statement.

"The TUC General Council today (Wednesday) affirmed its full support for the CWU and its members in their current dispute with Royal Mail.

The General Council expressed its strong concern at the Royal Mail's recent decision to hire 30,000 temporary workers in the run up to Christmas, in an apparent move to undermine the union's plans to take legitimate industrial action.

The CWU has reiterated its determination to reach a fair settlement. The General Council is calling on Royal Mail to match this commitment, and to continue talks with the CWU, in an effort to reach an agreement on genuine modernisation which will underpin a successful and sustainable future for Royal Mail".