Tag Archives: Dave Ward

The Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) letter-writing campaign urging postal workers to contact their Member of Parliament (MP) for urgent action to “Protect Postal Services” is a political fraud from top to bottom. It claims Royal Mail workers can “Have your Say”, when in fact it is based on adding a …

Logistics giant DPD has launched a campaign of reprisals against workers in the UK who staged a three-day protest from October 7–9 against drastic pay cuts—including the scrapping of their Christmas bonus. According to reports by the BBC and Guardian, between 1,300 and 1,500 DPD drivers joined the nationwide stoppage …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is conducting an online vote of postal workers between August 6 and 26 on “Rebuilding Royal Mail Parts 1 and 2”. These are the packages drawn up between CWU leaders Dave Ward and Martin Walsh and billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group—now sole owners of Royal …

The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) calls for an emphatic No vote in the upcoming ballot from August 6 to 26 on “Rebuilding Royal Mail Parts 1 and 2.” These agreements are not about rebuilding anything for us or service users. They are about increasing Royal Mail’s profits at our …

The awarding of a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) to Communication Workers Union (CWU) General Secretary Dave Ward has provoked widespread derision and anger from Royal Mail workers. The honour, to be conferred by King Charles III, is viewed by postal workers as a badge of …

On May 23, regulator Ofcom announced an investigation into Royal Mail’s continued failure to meet statutory delivery targets for First and Second Class mail during 2024/25. These Quality of Service (QoS) targets have been ignored for years. Postal workers won’t be taken in. They have demanded action against the management …

Shareholders in Royal Mail owner back takeover by tycoon Daniel Kretinsky – but questions are being asked about what the future holds for the famous firm and its 125,000 workers Postal workers and customers must now wait and see what the future for Royal Mail will be now it looks …

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

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 …

Ofcom’s announcement on January 30 confirming “a package of reforms to the Universal Service Obligation” (USO) has been embraced by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). General Secretary Dave Ward issued a press release confirming the CWU’s support for the regulator Ofcom’s reduction of mail services while retaining daily parcel delivery …