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Post Office workers have taken strike action twice, on Easter Saturday and again on 19 April. They’re angry at plans to close or franchise 76 big high street or “crown”…
April 20, 2013 / No Comment / Read More
After TUC motion agrees to ‘consider’ general strike, step up the pressure for real action By a sizeable majority, TUC delegates have voted for a motion moved by the…
September 13, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
On 21 March the European Commission, in charge of regulating competition, approved the Coalition government’s plan to take on the Royal Mail pension scheme, relieving the company of the burden…
April 4, 2012 / Comments Off / Read More
A CWU postal rep reports on the decision to back London posties striking over jobs and backed calls for a general strike in the public sector…
May 30, 2011 / Comments Off / Read More
Post Office workers have voted a thumping 93% in favour of striking over the lack of a pay rise. The high vote and good turnout (66%) by the 4,000 Communication…
March 18, 2011 / Comments Off / Read More
The Communication Workers Union has taken to the streets to protest against plans to privatise Royal Mail. The Coalition has broken yet another promise: that private capital would only take…
February 6, 2011 / Comments Off / Read More