Walkouts by around 115,000 postal workers organised in the CWU are continuing this month, after the union turned down Royal Mail’s derisory 2% pay offer. Royal Mail bosses have become increasingly belligerent, threatening further cuts to pay and conditions in an attempt to break the strikes by any means …
Read More »Royal Mail: best and final offer met with no confidence in CEO – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson has received a vote of no confidence from postal workers after the latest round of talks with the CWU. On …
Read More »A fight for the soul of the trade union movement
Lewis Akers, a delegate to the 154th annual TUC Congress, reports from the rescheduled Conference earlier this week. The TUC’s annual Congress occurred this year in Brighton. Delayed from September due to the death of the Queen, the change of dates impacted the atmosphere. Experienced delegates told me that there …
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Read More »CWU’s battle with Royal Mail: the rubber hits the road – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox As CWU members start their latest round of strike action that will see walkouts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the company has announced 6,000 …
Read More »Hastings unites in a people’s assembly to confront the crisis
Hastings People’s Assembly. Photo: Michael Huggett Faced with multiple interlocking crises, unity in action is the only way we can effectively resist, writes Michael Huggett reporting on Saturday’s Hastings people’s assembly Evidence, if any were needed, of the power of local groups coming together in solidarity, was seen on Saturday …
Read More »CWU: Royal Mail and BT to see biggest strike day in years – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox CWU members at Royal Mail Group have delivered a massive yes vote in a second national ballot, just four weeks after a ballot over pay. …
Read More »No post on strike days: national Royal Mail strike to begin in 2 weeks – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox The CWU has announced that over 115,000 postal workers will strike for four days over a two week period in their fight for a pay …
Read More »One struggle, one fight: How we Win – Counterfire
That is why Royal Mail ripped up terms and conditions of their workers immediately after they voted to strike. These are signs of anxiety, … Source link
Read More »It’s not just the RMT: CWU posties smash ballot threshold – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox CWU members working across Royal Mail Group, including parcel force and fleet smashed the anti-trade union ballot threshold in their vote for industrial action this …
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