Labour MEPs have managed to secure a defined universal service whereby letters will go on being both delivered and collected at least once a day, at least five days a week, for every EU citizen, in remote areas as well as towns and cities. These standards will apply irrespective of who is running the service and are imperative to keeping a postal service where the priority is public service not profit.
We have also fought hard to secure safeguards for postal workers, making sure under EU law that Members States in conjunction with unions have the right to impose certain conditions on postal services operators for non-economic reasons, such as compliance with employment conditions and social security schemes.
The part privatisation of Royal Mail is a decision for the UK Parliament and has nothing to do with the liberalisation process of postal services as proposed by the EU which is an issue of market access not privatisation.
Labour MEPs will continue to support the postal sector and its workers within the EU and at home and will continue to work hard in all aspects of postal and employment legislation to guarantee the best deal for the consumer and postal workers.
I believe that the best way forward would be for the Government and the social partners to engage in constructive dialogue with full consultation to find a mutually acceptable way to resolve this important issue that is beneficial to workers, pension holders, customers and the nation as a whole, and which will continue to guarantee the universality of the service.
Take a Plain English course Mary, that above reads like the manual of a management consultant.
Apologies, I adapted a briefing in a hurry, you’re right, thanks for the feedback, will try not to do it again!