About 1,000 workers at risk as Post Office plans to offload 108 branches | The Standard
[ad_1] The Post Office has said it plans to hand its 108 remaining crown branches to franchisees by the autumn. [ad_2] Source link
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Postal worker exposes underhand dismantling of the USO: “Royal Mail, Ofcom and the CWU are involved in a major cover-up”
[ad_1] 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 were drawn up by…
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Communication Workers Union welcomes Ofcom’s announcement gutting Royal Mail USO
[ad_1] 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 six days a week,…
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The CWU’s “framework agreement” backs Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover
[ad_1] Communication Workers Union (CWU) General Secretary Dave Ward has announced a “groundbreaking negotiators’ agreement” with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and his private equity firm, EP Group. Ward claimed the £3.5 billion takeover of Royal Mail offers the “opportunity for a fresh start”. The Labour government announced its approval of the takeover on Monday, with a…
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Postal workers oppose CWU-Labour government collusion with Kretinsky Royal Mail takeover
[ad_1] The World Socialist Web Site has received emails from postal workers across Royal Mail Group in response to the article, “Communication Workers Union embraces Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail.” CWU leaders Dave Ward and Martin Walsh have for months spun the private talks they have held with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, his private equity firm…
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Communication Workers Union embraces Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail
[ad_1] Communication Workers Union (CWU) leaders Dave Ward and Martin Walsh issued a statement Wednesday calling on postal workers to get behind their “engagement plan” and establish a “favourable outcome” in Royal Mail’s takeover by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. Ward and Walsh described the £3.5 billion takeover by Kretinsky’s EP Group in glowing terms as “a…
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Why the rank-and-file committee is calling for a “Yes” vote in the CWU Political Fund ballot
[ad_1] The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee calls for a Yes vote in the ballot on political funding in the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Our call is against the campaign by CWU General Secretary Dave Ward and his cronies on the executive to promote Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party as a friend of workers. We oppose…
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Royal Mail worker speaks on CWU-Labour government collusion with EP group takeover of Royal Mail: “They are partners in crime”
[ad_1] The World Socialist Web Site had the following conversation with a Royal Mail delivery worker in Scotland who is a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC). Their name has been withheld to protect against victimisation. The discussion focussed on the experience of postal workers on the ground and the devastation of jobs,…
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CWU says Labour probe into Royal Mail takeover must ‘robustly scrutinise the detail’
[ad_1] LABOUR must “robustly scrutinise the detail” of Royal Mail’s takeover offer by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, Communication Workers Union (CWU) said today. General secretary Dave Ward’s call came after it emerged the £5 billion bid will undergo a government probe, including into potential links with Russia. “The contractual obligations negotiated between the failed current Royal Mail Board and…
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CWU deepens collusion with Kretinsky’s takeover bid at Royal Mail
[ad_1] Over the past week two issues have come to the fore in the £3.5 billion takeover bid by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky of Royal Mail and parent company International Distribution Services (IDS). First of all, Kretinsky has wasted no time in spelling out a major overhaul from day one of his EP Group taking control….
