Following today’s high court ruling against the CWU, the national briefing to all Postal Branches in the form of LTB547 was issued late this afternoon. Due to the importance of the situation, and to ensure no dubiety in the understanding of the Union’s position; it is reproduced below in full and can be downloaded from […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
In response to the outcome of the High Court ruling following the Royal Mail’s claim that meaningful and external arbitration had not been met, which is a part of the Trade Union laws with regard to industrial action; the CWU has summoned Branch and Divisional Reps to a national briefing on Thursday, 19th October 2017. […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
With TV news media in the main ignoring the dispute and the tendency for print media to distort/ommit facts and even what the dispute truly is about, the latest letter to branches is reproduced in full below. Pat and Jess, say it as it is along with the whole of the CWU! Also the documentary […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
PAY AND FOUR PILLARS AGREEMENT – NATIONAL BALLOT RESULT The result of the Ballot, as certified by the independent Scrutineer: Number of Votes % of Valid Vote YES 56,177 90.1% NO 6,167 9.9% A resounding […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Following today’s high court ruling against the CWU, the national briefing to all Postal Branches in the form of LTB547 was issued late this afternoon. Due to the importance of the situation, and to ensure no dubiety in the understanding of the Union’s position; it is reproduced below in full and can be downloaded from […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Whilst the CWU ballot result has not been in anyway impuned by the High Court action by the Royal Mail, the bias against worker’s rights even when they and their Trade Union have complied with the most draconian Trade Union regulations in the whole of the EU! The full details of the Court Decision will […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Yesterday, (Wednesday 11th Oct) the House of Commons debated EDM185 sponsored by Labour MP Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood, Labour) on the continued closures of Royal Mail Delivery Office closures since RM was privatised by the Coalition Government in 2013. EDM185 reads: That this House notes that Royal Mail provides vital public services in […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Last week RM Group gave CWU until today to withdraw it’s notice of industrial action following the massive vote for industrial action over pensions, pay and conditions and the future of the postal delivery service in this country. Responding to RMG’s demand and threat DGS Postal, Terry Pullinger said: "We believe that we have kept […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
With the North West Region now celebrating the superb Four Pillars campaign and the Ballot win, the public support we have seen to date needs to be turned into a huge groundswell demanding the return of the Royal Mail to those who owned it – you and me – before it’s total destruction. An end […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Sexual assaults on trains have almost doubled in five years. British Transport Police figures show 1,448 offences were reported in 2016-17, up from 650 in 2012-2013. In London where most trains are driver only, they recorded 10,719 criminal offences on trains across the capital during 2015/16 – up from 9,599 the previous year. Sexual offences […]
Posted: 1st January 2017