Blogs Posts on "Cwu"
CWU London Division calls for national strike action by Socialist Unity on Nov 20, 2009From Solidarity Magazine Postal Workers’ Dispute - London Update 20.11.09 At this afternoon’s meeting of the London Divisional Committee it was reported that after some six meetings with London Royal Mail they are still refus...
JANE LOFTUS RESIGNS FROM SWP by Socialist Unity on Nov 19, 2009As I understand it, Jane Loftus, President of the CWU, and the SWP’s most highly placed trade union militant has resigned from the organisation, according to my source: Announced at Brent postal workers’ support group last night that, ask...
Royal Mail strike off by Socialist Unity on Nov 6, 2009Deal Means Postal Strikes Off 5th November 2009 The CWU has today announced that the postal strikes planned for Friday 6th November and Monday 9th November have been called off. CWU and Royal Mail have reached an interim agreement that was unanimousl...
THE ROYAL MAIL INTERIM DEAL by Socialist Unity on Nov 6, 2009The CWU’s postal executive yesterday (Thursday) unanimously endorsed the attached agreement. This agreement has been brought about by the strength of the union’s national strike ballot and the overwhelming support for the strikes. CWU/R...
Post Strike by Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley on Nov 3, 2009Beaker People cannot fail to have noticed that there is a "Post Strike" on. Please be clear what this implies. This does not mean a chance to strike the postman. He's having a hard enough time as it is, what with the Royal Mail doing whatever i...
TRURO POSTMAN WINS £66200 FOR UNFAIR DISMISSAL by Socialist Unity on Oct 30, 2009I just got a txt message from Jerry Hicks. A postal worker of 22 years standing was dissmissed in Truro because he stayed at home to look after his sick wife. An Employment tribual just awarded him maximum damages against Royal Mail, he would have go...
Postal workers support group Meeting for all trade unionists in Hackney by Socialist Unity on Oct 26, 2009Postal workers support group Meeting for all trade unionists in Hackney Wednesday 28 October From 7.00pm to 8.30pm Bodrum Café & Bar 61 Stoke Newington High Street, Stoke Newington, N16 8EL Please come along and find out what you can do to supp...
Victory to the CWU Meeting! by Socialist Unity on Oct 25, 2009All-London support meeting: Monday 26 October – London wide support group, 7pm Friends Meeting House, Euston Rd. Speakers include: Mark Serwotka (PCS general secretary), Martin Walsh (CWU London divisional rep), Charlie Kimber (Right to Work) and o...
GALLOWAY - MANAGEMENT ARE TO BLAME FOR THIS ROYAL MAIL STRIKE by Socialist Unity on Oct 22, 2009The last people who want a postal strike are the workers who will lose pay,” says Respect MP George Galloway. “Of course it will massively inconvenience the public as well – I already have constituents who are not receiving benefit cheques or i...
ROYAL MAIL - COMPASS CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE by Socialist Unity on Oct 22, 2009Over the next couple of days postal workers will be on strike. They are striking because Royal Mail have left them with no choice. Management intransigence in the face of a simple union request - talks at the conciliation service ACAS - means the wor...
