After overwhelming strike vote at Royal Mail Group rank-and-file postal workers need a socialist strategy By the Socialist Equality Party (UK) 16 October 2019 Workers at Britain’s Royal Mail Group (RMG) have returned a 97 percent strike vote in defence of jobs, working conditions and postal services. Parcelforce members …
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Read More »British Royal Mail faces first national strike in decade
British Royal Mail is facing the first national postal strike in a decade after its workers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of industrial action in a dispute over job security and terms and conditions of employment. Over 97 percent of votes from members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
Read More »Royal Mail strike could disrupt Christmas post – and maybe a General Election – as workers vote in favour of industrial action
Royal Mail staff have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. It comes amid an ongoing dispute between workers and the firm over jobs security and terms of employment. Although dates for the strike have not yet been revealed, the BBC reports that the union could be considering targeting the …
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Read More »Royal Mail workers vote in favour of industrial action
Royal Mail is at risk of industrial action during peak season after 97.1% of Communication Workers Union (CWU) members at the company, backed strikes. Also in two separate ballots for CWU members in Parcelforce Worldwide, outcomes of 95 % and 94.7 % in favour of industrial action were returned. The …
Read More »Festive strike fears at Royal Mail as 97% back walkout
ROYAL MAIL workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action — raising the threat of walkouts in the run-up to Christmas. Members of the Communication Workers Union backed action over job security and conditions by 97 per cent after a strong turnout saw almost 76 per cent take part …
Read More »Royal Mail workers vote in favour of strikes
Royal Mail workers have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of strikes in a dispute over job security and employment terms, the Communication Workers Union has announced. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed action by 97% in a huge turnout of almost 76%. CWU reps in Northern Ireland have confirmed …
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