The CWU's Mr Ward insisted the proposed job cuts were being suggested only due to "dramatic errors of judgement" by executives. Royal Mail's parent company, International Distributions Services, said delivery had become an increasingly less economical business due to the decline in popularity of letters. As a result, the company stated it had approached the government in the hopes of moving to a five-day letter delivery schedule, removing Saturday, to "ensure future sustainability". The government must allow a change to Royal Mail's universal service obligations for it to do so.