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| Royal Mail threatens legal action against union over strike plan | Royal Mail threatens legal action against union over strike plan |
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| Postal service has written to CWU warning it will seek high court injunction if it does not withdraw notice of industrial action | |
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| Fri 6 Oct 2017 19.13 BST | |
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| Royal Mail will take legal action against the union representing postal workers if it does not withdraw its notice of a 48-hour strike by Monday. | Royal Mail will take legal action against the union representing postal workers if it does not withdraw its notice of a 48-hour strike by Monday. |
| The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is planning a walkout of 110,000 of its members from 19 October in a dispute over pensions, pay and jobs. Union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a ballot. | The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is planning a walkout of 110,000 of its members from 19 October in a dispute over pensions, pay and jobs. Union members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a ballot. |
| Royal Mail said it had written to the CWU invoking a “legally binding” external mediation process. | Royal Mail said it had written to the CWU invoking a “legally binding” external mediation process. |
| It said in a statement: “Royal Mail requested that CWU withdraw its notification of industrial action and commit to following the dispute resolution procedures. | It said in a statement: “Royal Mail requested that CWU withdraw its notification of industrial action and commit to following the dispute resolution procedures. |
| “If CWU does not withdraw its notice of strike action by 12 noon Monday 9 October, Royal Mail will lodge an application with the high court for an injunction to prevent industrial action.” | “If CWU does not withdraw its notice of strike action by 12 noon Monday 9 October, Royal Mail will lodge an application with the high court for an injunction to prevent industrial action.” |
| The Royal Mail said it believed any strike action before the dispute resolution procedures have been followed would be unlawful. Union members had agreed to back a so-called Agenda for Growth agreement in 2014, which included the dispute resolution procedures, said the company. | The Royal Mail said it believed any strike action before the dispute resolution procedures have been followed would be unlawful. Union members had agreed to back a so-called Agenda for Growth agreement in 2014, which included the dispute resolution procedures, said the company. |
| If the strike goes ahead it will be the first national action by postal workers since the Royal Mail was privatised. | If the strike goes ahead it will be the first national action by postal workers since the Royal Mail was privatised. |
| The union is campaigning against plans to close a final salary pension scheme as well as other issues such as pay and jobs. | The union is campaigning against plans to close a final salary pension scheme as well as other issues such as pay and jobs. |
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