Royal Mail’s Bumper Profits Show its Workers Deserve a Raise
While Royal Mail bosses plead poverty, the company turned a £758 million profit last year. That’s money made by postal workers – they deserve a pay rise.
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Terry Pullinger is the Deputy General Secretary (Postal) of the Communication Workers Union.
While Royal Mail bosses plead poverty, the company turned a £758 million profit last year. That’s money made by postal workers – they deserve a pay rise.
Today is National Postal Workers Day. Across Britain, thousands of posties are delivering essential services while their terms and conditions are under attack – now is the time to stand up for them.
In the coronavirus crisis, maintaining supply of essential goods will be a key priority. Postal workers enjoy the trust of communities to do this – that’s why their fight to protect the service is so important.
The CWU’s upcoming ballot in Royal Mail isn’t just a fight against management attacks on workers’ terms and conditions – it’s a battle for the future of the postal service itself.