The Communication and Managers'
Association (CMA) sector of Unite represents some 12,000
communications professionals of whom the majority are managers in
the Royal Mail Group, PO Ltd, Parcelforce, Guernsey Post Limited,
Jersey Post and Isle of Man Post Office. Unite CMA is are the
only union recognised for managers in Royal Mail and represents all
grades. A percentage of Unite CMA members work in joint ventures
with Royal Mail or outsourced companies such as Romec, Quadrant,
Capita, Atos Origin, CSC, Xansa. Unite CMA also has members in
other postal operators such as Deutsche Post.
Unite membership is open to both employed and self-employed
people working in the communications sector.
In addition Unite represents members in other postal
operators and over two million members of Unite are
themselves users of postal services in the UK.
Ian Tonks, national secretary
for Unite CMA