[ad_1] The Communication Workers Union’s (CWU) online meeting last Thursday—“Your Royal Mail questions answered with Dave Ward and Martin Walsh”—saw the union’s top officials hailing a so-called “reset” with Royal Mail’s new owner, billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group, while trying to contain rank and file opposition to its dire consequences. Chris Webb, CWU’s Head of…
[ad_1] The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced Wednesday that its members had “overwhelmingly endorsed” two agreements, on pay and “rebuilding Royal Mail”, with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group. CWU officials reported a 79.5 percent Yes vote, and a 20.5 percent No vote, with Dave Ward and his Deputy Martin Walsh declaring the ballot “an emphatic…
[ad_1] Pushing through “USO reform” following the takeover of Royal Mail and parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) by billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s EP Group has hit major problems. This presents fresh possibilities for postal workers to oppose the brutal restructuring agenda—resistance blocked until now by the collusion of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership with…
[ad_1] The following notice submitted by the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK) is advance notice for a Zoom meeting being held Sunday April 27, 7pm. Register here to attend. Two years after the sellout national agreement enforced by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in July 2023, Royal Mail workers face a new and escalating wave…
[ad_1] The CWU Live event last Thursday marked a new low point for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership and its standing among members. The online event coincided with the announcement the previous day that Royal Mail’s takeover by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group had passed its final regulatory hurdle, clearing the way for a…
[ad_1] During last Thursday’s CWU Live online event, Tony Bouch, Outdoor Assistant Secretary for the Communication Workers Union (CWU), was forced to acknowledge widespread opposition among postal workers to the “USO reform” pilots being jointly implemented by Royal Mail and the union bureaucracy. Bouch spent the hour-long livestream batting off criticism from workers that the…
[ad_1] Underhand methods employed by Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials to impose “USO reform” pilots at 37 delivery units across the UK have been exposed by events at Cumbernauld, one of the targeted sites in Scotland. The delivery office of around 40 staff is scheduled to become only the second unit to begin implementing the…