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The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Ian, a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) in the south Midlands, England, about the decimation of conditions for frontline workers at Royal Mail delivery offices. The interview was conducted prior to Wednesday’s announcement of Royal Mail proposals to reduce the …

ROYAL MAIL has warned that up to 1,000 jobs could be axed under plans to scrap second-class letter deliveries on Saturdays. In its submission to a consultation on the future of the universal postal service (USO) by industry regulator Ofcom, the privatised company also proposes to cut the service to …

Parcelforce owner drivers in Britain are taking legal action against Royal Mail, challenging their self-employed status that deprives them of basic employment rights such as sick pay, paid holidays and the minimum wage. Unlike delivery drivers employed directly by Parcelforce, owner drivers do not receive an hourly rate and are …

The WSWS spoke with a Communication Workers Union (CWU) rep who has been victimised by Royal Mail on trumped up charges relating to the year-long dispute. The rep spoke about the Zoom call held on October 4 at 6pm with CWU General Secretary Dave Ward and Andy Furey, Assistant Deputy …

“Keep up the fight” was the response of a postal worker at the Royal Mail’s Mount Pleasant sorting office in London to the campaign for the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee’s (PWRFC) next online Zoom meeting on Sunday, September 24 at 7pm. Over the past week hundreds of copies of the …

Postal workers at Royal Mail face a deluge of attacks on jobs, working conditions, pay, and entitlements as the Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) national agreement takes effect. Anger is growing, with ballots for industrial action in Scotland and London only the tip of the iceberg. At Hayes delivery office near …

Last week the World Socialist Web Site wrote to Charles Falconer, a partner at law firm Gibson Dunn, requesting information about the legal review he is heading into the sacking and suspension of hundreds of union reps and other postal workers during the Royal Mail dispute. The Falconer Review was …

Six workers remain sacked from Royal Mail’s Prenton Delivery Office in the Wirral. Eleven posties were initially suspended for taking their legally entitled tea breaks at two local pubs. Their treatment is part of a wave of company victimisations, with reports confirming that Royal Mail is targeting workers to enforce …

Do you have information about workplace victimisations? Are you a sacked or suspended worker or rep? Get in touch and join the campaign using the form below. Your anonymity will be protected. A mass campaign must be launched mobilising Royal Mail’s entire workforce for the reinstatement of all colleagues victimised, …

Postal workers have contacted the World Socialist Web Site to share their views in response to last week’s article, “Royal Mail’s new regime: PDAs used to sack workers for tea break at local pub.” Six workers remain sacked from Prenton DO in the Wirral. Eleven posties were initially suspended for …