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The following notice submitted by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK) is advance notice for a Zoom meeting being held Sunday April 27, 7pm. Register here to attend. Two years after the sellout national agreement enforced by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in July 2023, Royal Mail workers face a …

THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) called for immediate intervention after the Post Office announced plans to offload its 108 directly owned branches. CWU general secretary Dave Ward called the announcement that will put about 1,000 jobs at risk “full privatisation of the Post Office via the back door.” In 2008, the …

The Post Office has said it plans to hand its 108 remaining crown branches to franchisees by the autumn. Source link

The CWU Live event last Thursday marked a new low point for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership and its standing among members. The online event coincided with the announcement the previous day that Royal Mail’s takeover by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group had passed its final regulatory hurdle, clearing …

During last Thursday’s CWU Live online event, Tony Bouch, Outdoor Assistant Secretary for the Communication Workers Union (CWU), was forced to acknowledge widespread opposition among postal workers to the “USO reform” pilots being jointly implemented by Royal Mail and the union bureaucracy. Bouch spent the hour-long livestream batting off criticism …

Royal Mail workers at Newton Mearns and Cumbernauld delivery offices in Scotland have spoken out against the “USO reform” pilot scheme being implemented at their workplace. Delivery workers told World Socialist Web Site reporting teams last week that they were facing impossible workloads. Delivery driver stops to take PWRFC leaflet …

The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Ian, a postal worker from the north-west of England who is a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC). Ian spoke about the “USO reform” announced by regulator Ofcom and being implemented by Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) through …

The following report has been submitted by a postal worker in Northern Ireland in support of the campaign by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) to oppose the imposition of “USO reform pilots” at 37 delivery offices across Royal Mail between February and May. Terms of Reference for the pilots …

Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials are continuing their imposition of Universal Service Obligation (USO) pilots at 37 targeted delivery offices across the UK. They are waging a massive PR campaign to conceal the implications of the pilot scheme. A CWU Live online event last week hosted by Novara Media’s Michael Walker, …

Communications regulator Ofcom has announced “a package of reforms to the Universal Service Obligation” governing the delivery of mail to 32 million addresses across the UK. Ofcom’s announcement is the foundation for a Royal Mail pilot scheme being rolled out at 37 delivery offices with the full support of the …