Postal union ballots 100,000 workers for strike action

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1053/29477 From The Socialist newspaper, 28 August 2019 photo Paul Mattsson   (Click to enlarge) Gary Clark, CWU branch secretary (personal capacity) The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has held briefings over terms and conditions, firstly jointly with Parcelforce reps and then with all the senior Royal Mail …

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Meet the postie with some serious wrestling moves

Meet Britain’s first wrestling postman who delivers his letters and parcels in a WWE-style Royal Mail outfit. Ryan Williams, 30, does his rounds in cut off sleeves showing off his massive guns which he uses in the ring. The Royal Mail worker, from Cheltenham competes under the South West Wrestling …

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Enid Blyton has been cancelled

The Royal Mint will not commemorate the ‘racist, sexist and homophobic’ author. The Royal Mint has decided against honouring children’s author Enid Blyton with a commemorative coin, marking the 50th anniversary of her death. Blyton, the creator of the Famous Five and Noddy book series, has sold more books than …

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