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 …
Read More »Royal Mail workers at Mt Pleasant and Salisbury condemn USO pilots: “It can’t keep going on like this”
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, …
Read More »Workers kept in dark at Royal Mail USO pilot sites: “We ask questions… they don’t tell us anything”
One thing is clear from the “USO reform” pilots being rolled out by Royal Mail at 37 delivery offices across the UK: they are being imposed behind workers’ backs in a joint enterprise by the Communication Workers Union, Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group and the Labour government. The Universal Service Obligation …
Read More »Call workplace meetings at Royal Mail delivery offices to oppose USO pilots!
The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) has drafted a model resolution (see below) for discussion and adoption at Royal Mail delivery offices and mail centres. The PWRFC is urging colleagues to convene workplace meetings to block the imposition of measures aimed at dismantling the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and destroying …
Read More »Postal workers meet to discuss fightback against Kretinsky’s CWU and Labour-backed takeover of Royal Mail
The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK)—PWRFC—held a meeting Sunday, “For a rank-and-file fightback against Kretinsky take-over and defence of the mail service.” The meeting addressed the regressive character of the two agreements drawn up between Britain’s Labour government and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group …
Read More »Postal workers at Mount Pleasant oppose CWU Framework Agreement with Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail
The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC)’s next online meeting is taking place today (Sunday, January 5) at 7pm. Register here to discuss the takeover and its implications and a strategy to fight it. A World Socialist Web Site reporting team campaigned on Friday at the Mount Pleasant mail centre in London for …
Read More »Postal workers slam CWU “Framework Agreement” endorsing Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail
Postal workers have condemned the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and its endorsement of the Labour government’s rubber stamping of the £3.5 billion takeover of Royal Mail by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The WSWS article “The CWU’s ‘framework agreement’ backs Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover” subjected to close scrutiny the 12-page document drawn …
Read More »The CWU’s “framework agreement” backs Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail worker speaks on CWU-Labour government collusion with EP group takeover of Royal Mail: “They are partners in crime”
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 …
Read More »Zoom meeting announcement: A rank-and-file fightback strategy for Royal Mail workers
Royal Mail workers are invited to attend an online meeting called by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) on Sunday September 15 to discuss a collective fightback against plans by Royal Mail and EP Group for a major assault on jobs, wages and conditions. Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials have …
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