Massive Yes Vote In Four Pillars Strike Ballot Declares CWU

Following a long and superb Four Pillars of Security campaign utilising social media and the internet in a way never done before, the CWU postal membership were balloted on industrial action in September. The results were announced at a press conference held at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester and it was Elli Long, North West […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Dave Ward Puts Peston Right On Postal Worker’s Dispute

Typically, Robert Peston oin his show last Sunday, was only intersted in trying to catch our General Secretary, Dave Ward, out over ballot strike regulations. Disinterested in the actual facts as with majority of TV News media, Dave told Peston exactly what is actually going on with Royal Mail and the treatment of CWU members, […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner Gives Reality Lesson To TV Journalist

Dennis Skinner, the veteran Labour Party MP, AKA ‘The Beast of Bolsover’, gave it straight to a TV journalist at this week’s Labopur Party Conference. Asked by the BBC journalist to comment on a negative and banal statement, "Some people might think this is Labour not learning lessons of the past!", Dennis’ reply took the […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

On Yer Bike And Get A Job Tory MP Tells Conference Fringe Meeting

Tory MP tells unemployed youth of britain to ‘get on your bike’ and work on farms with ‘gorgeous EU women’ Proving that the Tory Party has not changed in terms of both its sexism and Thatcherite principles, South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay evoked the words of one Norman Tebbit telling young people to "get on […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

CWU North West Region take the Four Pillars fight to The Tories!

The People’s Assembly Take Back Manchester March And Rally CWU North West Region take the Four Pillars fight to The Tories! The Tory’s open their party confernece in Manchester on Sunday 1st October, and as in previsous year’s campaign group The People’s Assembly have aorganised a week of public events aimed at supporting a huge […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

The People’s Assembly Take Back Manchester March And Rally

CWU North West Region take the Four Pillars fight to The Tories! The Tory’s open their party confernece in Manchester on Sunday 1st October, and as in previsous year’s campaign group The People’s Assembly have aorganised a week of public events aimed at supporting a huge coalition of Trade Unions and campaign groups against the […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Dan Lewis Reflects On Jeremy Corbyn’s Conference Speech

CWU North West Regional Chair, Dan Lewis, was very busy at last week’s Labour Party Conference. Not only in terms of promoting the CWU North West Region’s support for the Total Eclipse of The Sun campaign, but also on social media via his Twitter account where he posted updates on the conference and video’s extolling […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

A Prime Minister In Waiting Speaks To Labour’s Party Conference

Labour Party Conference 2017 Key Debates Brighton – Sat 23rd September to Wednesday 27th September This page brings you the key speeches from Wednesday’s session of this year’s Labour Party Conference held in Brighton. Wednesday September 27th Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party Conference this afternoon gave Jeremy Corbyn a standing ovation just over […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

CWU’s North West Region Tireless Campaigning On Two Major Issues

This week’s Labour Party Conference held in Brighton was a huge success for Regional Officers Carl Webb and Dan Lewis. Indeed Dan is now been crowned Mr Publicity for his seemingly impossible ability to be seen everywhere at Conference and getting his pic taken with influential figures from the Labour Party. Both the Four Pillars […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Tories Rig Parliament To Get The Majority They Failed To Get In General Election

In an unprecedented move that the majority of the public are unaware of, Theresa May via a motion from Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has succeeded in ensuring that despite the general election loss of her government majority, all public bill committees will command a majority of Tory members! The bill committees are the back-bone of […]

Posted: 1st January 2017