Blogs Posts on "Posties"

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...

Support The Postal Workers! by Socialist Unity on Nov 4, 2009By Jerry Hicks, Bristol CWU Support Group. The Bristol CWU Postal Workers Support Group met last week. Strikes go ahead and have been solidly supported in the Bristol and District Branch. Solidarity activities in the last week have included letters t...

POSTIES - WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE YES by Socialist Unity on Sep 22, 2009VOTE ‘YES’ IN NATIONAL STRIKE BALLOT AGAINST ROYAL MAIL BULLY-BOYS by Richie Venton, speaking with Scottish CWU union activists 21st Sept 2009 Royal Mail workers are currently balloting for a national strike, after several months of hundreds of l...

ROGUE MAIL by Socialist Unity on Aug 6, 2009by Gregor Gall We seem to be heading towards another national postal strike. After a series of selective regional-based strikes in June and July this year, the Communication Workers’ Union has called a bigger, rolling walkout at more delivery a...

KEEP POST PUBLIC RALLY by Socialist Unity on May 31, 2009by Joe Cox Join us in Westminster at 6pm on Tuesday 9th June to Keep The Post Public The Royal Mail is an institution that has served the British public well for over 300 years. To change it fundamentally, through part or wholesale privatisation woul...

ROYAL MAIL BACKS DOWN AND ALLOWS STAFF TO REFUSE TO HANDLE BNP LITERATURE by Socialist Unity on May 15, 2009Royal Mail backed down early this morning,and conceded the right of CWU members to refuse to deliver BNP leaflets, following a crisis at the Bridgewater depot. This follows days of the outrageous intimidation, and one postal worker described  local...