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Mail Closures
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Reading West MP Martin Salter has organised a delegation of MPs to meet Post Office Minister Jim Fitzpatrick over the Royal Mail’s plans to close the Reading and Gloucester Mail Centres and consolidate their operations in Swindon.
Mr Salter will be accompanied by the MPs for Gloucester and Stroud, Parmjit Dhanda and David Drew as well as representatives from the Communications Workers’ Union in both towns. Reading East MP Rob Wilson will also be attending along with Councillor Tony Page from Reading Borough Council. In his letter to Jim Fitzpatrick Mr Salter said: “I realise that ministers are usually reluctant to intervene in the management of the Royal Mail but I do believe there is a case that you will want to hear. "Moving the two Mail Centres to Swindon will add an additional 2 million road miles to the transport of mail in the area. Letters posted from one side of my constituency to the other will now be transported 80 miles up and down the M4 instead of being processed at Caversham Road in Central Reading. The environmental impact alone of these proposals are reason enough to oppose them. Additionally there is the loss of up to 500 jobs and the suspicion that Royal Mail is simply seeking to dispose of the valuable Caversham Road site for short term financial advantage. You will be aware of Early Day motion 2803 in the last Parliamentary session which is signed by 39 MPs opposing the plans. None of this appears to have had much impact on Royal Mail who are pressing ahead regardless of the views of their staff, the public or Members of Parliament.” Mr Salter added: “It is important that we link up with our colleagues in Gloucestershire to maximise the impact of our protests. When I met with Royal Mail managers last month they made it clear that this was a business decision for them and they were not particularly interested in the views of their staff or customers. "With planning approval now in the bag and a final decision likely from the Royal Mail board in the next couple of months it is important that we try and persuade the Minister to put pressure on Royal Mail to think again.” Terry Jackson, C.W.U. South East Regional Secretary said: “The staff feel badly treated throughout this whole process by Royal Mail and we want to bring this and a range of other issues to the attention of the Minister. These plans have caused huge concern amongst postal workers and are a threat to our local industrial relations.” 30/01/07 |
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