Royal Mail and union reach potential agreement after a year of talks over pay dispute
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA deadlock in negotiations between the Royal Mail and postal workers which has led to strikes and major disruption of the UK's letter and parcel deliveries may be over.
Today bosses and union leaders issued a joint statement. The statement says: "After almost a year of talks, Royal Mail and the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) are pleased to announce they have reached a negotiators’ agreement in principle.
The proposed agreement will now be considered by the executive of the union before being voted on by the union's membership. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community “An announcement on the detailed content of the proposed agreement will be made when it is ratified by the union's executive committee.
It is expected this will take place next week.” Earlier this month talks between Royal Mail and the union ended without a deal, raising the prospect of further strikes.
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