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 …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1057/29617 From The Socialist newspaper, 25 September 2019 photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) Steve Wootton, CWU and Bristol South Socialist Party Over 70 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members – workplace and divisional reps from South Wales and south west England – recently met to discuss …
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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 …
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UK postal strike looms; British Airways pilots and Spanish Ryanair staff to strike; South African national truck strike call on social media Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 30 August 2019 Europe UK postal staff to be balloted for strike action Around 100,000 UK postal workers employed by …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1053/29477 From The Socialist newspaper, 28 August 2019 photo Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) Gary Clark, CWU branch secretary (personal capacity) The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has held briefings over terms and conditions, firstly jointly with Parcelforce reps and then with all the senior Royal Mail …
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8 July 2019, 08:01 Warning: Graphic photos of injuries suffered by postal workers shown below. Eight postmen and women are attacked by dogs every day. Picture: PA Royal Mail have issued new advice to dog owners after new statistics show that eight postal workers are attacked every day by dogs. …
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