Link to this page: http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1070/30143 Home | The Socialist 22 January 2020 | Join the Socialist Party Subscribe | Donate | Audio | PDF | ebook Solidarity with the CWU, photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) Gary Clark, secretary, CWU Scotland no 2 branch The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has …
Read More »Post Office pension scheme plans buyout policy switch
The trustees of the Post Office section of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) are planning on converting their buy-in policy with Rothesay Life into a buyout policy. In a letter, Communication Workers Union (CWU) assistant secretary, Andy Furley, detailed the trustees’ plan to move from a group insurance policy …
Read More »BALPA trade union sells out British Airways pilots struggle
BALPA trade union sells out British Airways pilots struggle By Barry Mason 24 December 2019 The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) have betrayed the struggle of its British Airways (BA) members after recommending they accept an offer from the company. Prior to the deal being signed, there were fears …
Read More »Socialist Party :: Post Office workers
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/30024 Posted on 17 December 2019 at 13:07 GMT photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) Kevin Pattison and Ros Campbell Hundreds of former Post Office (PO) workers, whose lives were ruined after being falsely accused of committing fraud, finally had a modicum of justice after the …
Read More »Socialist Party :: Royal Mail court ruling
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1067/29968 From The Socialist newspaper, 4 December 2019 Royal Mail managers intimidation post privatisation CWU, photo Paul Mattsson, photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) The High Court has dismissed the appeal by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) against the scandalous decision to stop the postal workers …
Read More »Editorial: Class warfare by the Royal Court of Justice
THE ROYAL Court of Justice ruling in favour of Royal Mail’s bid to ban strike action that has the overwhelming support of its workforce exposes the judiciary’s determination to defend corporate power against any challenge from working people. It looks like class warfare by the courts. The CWU’s assessment that the …
Read More »Editorial: Royal Mail’s strike ban bid shows the need to overhaul anti-union laws
THERE is nothing our propertied classes like more than a deregulated market. The guiding principle of the neoliberal counter-movement in economics which gained ascendancy in the late 20th century is that state regulation is an unnecessary burden on the entrepreneurial spirit that hinders economic growth and competition. Of course, the …
Read More »Posties vow to fight against Royal Mail’s ‘desperate and sinister move’ to block strike
POSTAL WORKERS have vowed to fight a “desperate and sinister move” by Royal Mail to invalidate a strike ballot overwhelmingly supported by postal workers. Royal Mail bosses are seeking an injunction to block the planned strike, which could disrupt Christmas post as well as postal voting in the run-up to the …
Read More »“This is going to be the biggest battle we’ve seen in Britain for a number of years”
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1063/29827 From The Socialist newspaper, 6 November 2019 Gary Clark, photo Mary Finch (Click to enlarge) Socialist Party Scotland member Gary Clark, who is the branch secretary of the Scotland Number Two CWU branch spoke at the main rally at Socialism 2019. Below are extracts from …
Read More »Rees-Mogg turns down chance to back striking posties
TORY rightwinger Jacob Rees-Mogg declined an opportunity today to offer support to Britain’s postal workers. In a Commons session, Scottish Labour MP and former Parcelforce worker Hugh Gaffney asked Mr Rees-Mogg if he would “stand with the postal workers, who face a threat to their jobs, terms and conditions.” Mr Gaffney, who …
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