[ad_1] These are tough times for believers in privatisation. The travails of the privatised water companies, particularly Thames Water, don’t need to be repeated this close to Christmas – no one wants to be put off their festive lunch with details of raw sewage pumped into rivers by over-paid executives. And the government has already…
[ad_1] Are you a striking Canada Post worker? Get in touch with the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee to let us know what issues you’re fighting for and what you think the way forward is in your struggle. Email canadapostworkersrfc@gmail.com or fill out the form at the end of this article. Some 55,000 postal workers walked…
[ad_1] Are you a postal worker? Register here to attend the first public meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File committee (Canada) on November 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. On Sunday, November 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) is hosting its first online public meeting. We urge postal…
[ad_1] We demand an immediate suspension of the postal ballot announced by the Communication Workers Union Postal Executive on the new Grievance and Bullying & Harassment procedures drawn-up with Royal Mail following your closed door talks with the company one month ago. The postal executive has deemed it acceptable to open a ballot on August…
[ad_1] 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 been in closed-door talks…
[ad_1] The World Socialist Web Site recently interviewed a member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) from Montreal about his experiences in the workplace at Canada Post. The PWRFC was recently established by postal workers with the aim of the rank and file seizing control of their contract struggle from the Canadian Union of…
[ad_1] The World Socialist Web Site published an article on August 7, exposing the inaction of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in response to far-right violence against immigrant communities in Britain over the past week. The article cited the worthless platitudes of the TUC and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) that “Unity is strength” while…
[ad_1] A Royal Mail delivery worker from Yorkshire, England spoke with the World Socialist Web Site about the impact of new revisions to delivery routes, impossible workloads, and further decimation of the mail service. His identity is being withheld to protect against victimisation. The brutal conditions described flow from last year’s sellout national agreement between…
[ad_1] The following statement was discussed and adopted at a recent meeting of Canada Post workers. It follows extensive discussions with several dozen postal workers who have contacted the World Socialist Web Site over recent months, including an April meeting at which a resolution calling for the establishment of a rank-and-file committee was passed. To…
[ad_1] The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) held an online Zoom meeting on Sunday “Oppose CWU-Labour Party collusion with Kretinsky’s Royal Mail takeover: Organise a rank-and-file fightback!” World Socialist Web Site reporter Tony Robson opened the meeting saying it was the first time postal workers in Britain had been brought together to oppose the take-over by…