Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1077/30422 From The Socialist newspaper, 11 March 2020 Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) supporting a ‘yes’ vote in a reballot for strike action, Leicester Meridian, photo Steve Score (Click to enlarge) Socialist Party members in CWU Almost 110,000 postal workers are currently …
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Struggles break out in Inverness, Bristol ahead of UK Royal Mail national strike ballot By E.P. Milligan 4 March 2020 Some 200 Royal Mail workers in Inverness, Scotland are preparing to strike over company mistreatment of disabled employees. In violation of Royal Mail’s own guidelines as well as the …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1074/30294 From The Socialist newspaper, 19 February 2020 Vote Yes for strikes, photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is reballoting members in Royal Mail over management bullying and the company reneging on the ‘Four Pillars’ agreement – which established employment, standard …
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THE Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed Rebecca Long Bailey today in the Labour leadership contest. The Star understands that the 500 delegates present at a CWU forum overwhelmingly backed Ms Long Bailey for leader and Angela Rayner for deputy leader. Speaking after the meeting, CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: …
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The latest headlines in your inbox A postman today told how he found a newborn boy on a doorstep in Hackney. Edward Holton, 36, was on duty when he spotted a blanket “wrapped in a cocoon” shape outside a vicarage in Sandringham Road on Saturday. He carried on delivering post …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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