[ad_1] Royal Mail workers in Bootle on Thursday (Pic: John Carr) Hundreds of postal workers at a major Royal Mail hub have joined an unofficial strike over racism and victimisation. Members of the CWU union at the Warrington mail centre—which distributes post across the north west—walked out on Friday morning. They joined workers at the…
[ad_1] Greece hit by further 24-hour strike; Strikes and protests continue in South Africa Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 4 October 2019 Europe Greece hit by further 24-hour general strike A 24-hour strike took place in Greece on Wednesday by GSEE and ADEDY union members to protest anti-democratic measures being proposed by…
[ad_1] POSTAL workers in Merseyside walked out on a wildcat strike for a second day today after a manager allegedly made a racist comment to a Muslim colleague. Around 50 Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) members at Bootle and Seaforth delivery office walked off the job and picketed outside their depot in protest against the conduct of…
[ad_1] Merseyside post workers rallying in support of their union’s national strike ballot (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers in Merseyside walked out on unofficial strike on Wednesday over claims a manager made a racist comment to a Muslim worker. It was a great display of anti-racist solidarity. CWU union members at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery…
[ad_1] Merseyside postal workers rally to get the vote out (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers are going all out to win a strike ballot and then resist attacks from their Royal Mail bosses. Over 100,000 of them in the CWU union are voting in a ballot that closes on 15 October. They are fighting to defend…
[ad_1] Greek civil servants strike; UK postal workers strike ballot; South African bank workers to walk out Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 27 September 2019 Europe Greek civil servants and transport workers hold 24-hour strike Around half a million Greek civil servants held a 24-hour strike Tuesday. The ADEDY trade union members…
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[ad_1] Slovenian pilots strike; Paris, France rail and metro strike Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 13 September 2019 Europe Slovenian pilots take strike action Pilots in Slovenia at Adria airways walked out for three days, from September 8 to September 10, after their collective bargaining agreement expired. More strikes are planned from…
[ad_1] Protests have demanded, ‘Tories out’ – we need more of this (Pic: Socialist Worker) The chaos in the British establishment has exposed the swamp that is parliament and British democracy. This week Tory leader Boris Johnson prorogued parliament—shutting it down to avoid scrutiny of his Brexit manoeuvres. And instead of fighting to get the…
[ad_1] Gate meetings have been a show of strength for determined Royal Mail workers (Pic: Guy Smallman) Royal Mail postal workers across Britain staged a mass show of force on Tuesday as they gear up for what their union leader called “the most important dispute in the recent history of industry in this country”. CWU…