[ad_1] We encourage all postal workers to contact the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee at canadapostworkersrfc@gmail.com or by filling out the form at the end of this article. A Canada Post worker walks to his truck in Richmond, British Columbia [AP Photo/Ted S. Warren] Less than three days ahead of the holiday break, as postal workers laboured under…
[ad_1] Canada Post workers on strike in Ontario in November 2024 The following statement was sent to the World Socialist Web Site by Daniel Berkley, a leading member of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (Canada), in response to a statement issued by the Deutsche Post Action Committee earlier this month. That statement called on Deutsche…
[ad_1] Written assurance that LNER will end the custom would most likely be sufficient for the union to enter negotiations. A commitment to bring driver numbers up to required levels could form the basis for a long-term agreement. Royal Mail’s plan to halt postal train operations by October 10 after almost 200 years will lead to…
[ad_1] The postal service said its almost 30-year-old freight trains are at the end of their operational lives. Royal Mail has announced its intentions … [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Hundreds of oil rig workers have been left stranded after helicopter pilots responsible for transporting offshore staff to and from dozens of locations in the North Sea went on strike. The two-day walkout by pilots at Bristow Helicopters, which began at midnight on Monday, will disrupt more than 80 scheduled flights, according to the…
[ad_1] The Czech billionaire vying to buy Royal Mail has pledged not to cut any jobs if his takeover bid is successful. Daniel Kretinsky, known as the “Czech sphinx”, has made private assurances that there will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of his swoop on the 500-year-old postal service. He has also vowed…
[ad_1] Comments from postal workers exposing the unbearable working conditions at Canada Post and the complicity of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) with management in enforcing them have continued to pour in to the World Socialist Web Site. Contract talks are ongoing for some 50,000 workers between CUPW and the employer, with Canada…
[ad_1] In a further headache, Royal Mail risks another clash with unions after bruising strikes last year that cost the company £1m a day. The changes are expected to cut the number of delivery routes by up to 9,000 – a move that is expected to lead to around 1,000 redundancies. While Royal Mail has…
[ad_1] In likely the last gathering of the British trade unions prior to an expected general election next year, the assembled bureaucrats laid out the red carpet for Sir Keir Starmer’s right-wing, pro-war party at this year’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual meeting. Labour Party Deputy Leader Angela Rayner speaking at the 2023 Trades Union…
[ad_1] Trade unions have reported the Government to the UN over “dreadful” new anti-strike laws. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has submitted a case to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the UN’s workers’ rights watchdog, protesting against the legislation to ensure minimum service levels during mass walkouts. Paul Nowak, the general secretary of the TUC,…