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Communication Workers' Union

AWL Postalworker bulletins

Bulletins Workers' Liberty supporters have made the following postal worker bulletins, for Royal Mail workers: November-December 2019: Fight to abolish all anti-union laws! February 2020: We need national strikes See other articles on CWU, Communication Workers' Union , and on anti-union laws, and the struggle against them .

Royal Mail deal approved

Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) members in Royal Mail have approved the union leaders’ deal with Royal Mail

Royal Mail deal: vote no!

Postal workers are organising to vote no to the deal which CWU union leaders have signed with Royal Mail bosses, and are balloting on, 22 June to 11 July. The deal introduces seasonal hours and formalises 30 minute flexibility; increases workload; and flags through a two-tier workforce with new starters on more hours for worse pay. Twitter @PostiesSayNo

Postal workers to ballot from 22 June

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced it will put its “negotiators' agreement” with Royal Mail to a referendum of its members from 22 June

Debating the Royal Mail deal

Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are currently debating an agreement reached between their employer and their union leadership, which is due to be put to a vote in an all-members' referendum. Solidarity advocates a no vote in that referendum (see here for more). However, we also believe in open debate and accurately reporting on and reflecting the discussion amongst workers. To that end we publish this contribution by a postal worker and CWU rep, which gives a different view. Further comments and contributions are welcome. When the agreement the union reached with...

Why the strongest have done poorly in the strikes

By most statistical measures — levels of union density; number of members covered by collective bargaining agreements; numbers of workplace reps — workers in the railway, including the London Underground, and in the postal service can be considered among the best organised in Britain. They are also able to hit their bosses’ or the government’s income directly by strikes, unlike most public service workers. Despite ostensibly extensive strikes, neither group has been able to win victories in their 2022-3 campaigns, while gains have been won by some weaker-placed workers. Why? Part of the reason...

Postal ballot delayed again

On 24 May, the leadership of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), for a third time, delayed the start of the referendum of its members in Royal Mail over the agreement it has reached with the company over terms and conditions. At the time of writing, no revised date for the vote had been announced: it is “suspended” . CWU conference 2023, already postponed from April to October, has been cancelled outright. Since signing off the agreement on 15 April, CWU leaders have faced considerable backlash. A “Postal Workers Say Vote No” campaign has formed, aiming to mobilise a no vote. Several CWU...

Postal workers organise against Royal Mail deal

From 25 May, Royal Mail postal workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will vote in a referendum on a settlement on pay and conditions agreed between their employer and their union leadership. A grassroots campaign, Postal Workers Say Vote No , has been established to mobilise postal workers to vote to reject the deal, and continue strikes. J, a postal worker, CWU delivery rep, supporter of Workers’ Power, and activist from the campaign spoke to Solidarity . Solidarity: Why should postal workers vote against the proposed deal? The proposed deal concedes to almost all of Royal Mail’s...

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