Today 8th March is a celebration of womanhood, and the CWU joins in to promote women not just in the Union, but also in workplaces and homes across the country. But given that we as a country have not progressed to the extent we need to in ensuring qwomen’s rights are equal to those of […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
London Saturday 4th March 2017 and some 200,000 people from all walks of life, Trade Unions, and organisations concerned for the state of our NHS rallied at Tavistock Square and marched through the city to the Houses of Parliament, angry at the lack of funding and cuts to the NHS budget which has already resulted […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Andy Kerr Deputy General Secretary T&FS Guest Speaker “We are on the verge of going back to where we were in the 1980s. The workers of this country have suffered, there’s no question about it. You think they’ve suffered so far, you’re going to get much more from this Government over the period of time!” […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
The Communication Workers Union today welcomed Ofcom’s decision not to introduce more charge controls and efficiency targets on Royal Mail following its review of how the company is regulated. Ofcom’s report was issued today and you can read their press release and download their full report by following the link at the end of this […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Ofcom has today (1st March 2017) issued a press release announcing it’s completion of the latest comprehensive review of Royal Mail and its delivery of the universal postal service. The CWU has responded with a cautionary welcome to Ofcom’s review document which you can read by clicking on the link at the bottom of this […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
One of the most popular CWU engineering members of the Union in the North West region recently retired from BT. It was fitting therefore that following a career during which he joined the Union as a Branch member, represented his branch colleagues on his local Branch Committee, and subsequently held an officer’s post in both […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
CWU today vowed to step up the campaign to save 170 Merseyside jobs at cheque processing company iPSL in Bootle as the company turned down the option of going to ACAS to avoid a “needless breakdown in industrial relations.” The iPSL announced last year it is planning to close the Bootle site sometime during 2018, […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Regional Women’s officer Karen Bosson highlights two recent media reports on Women taking jobs which have traditionally been seen as a male preserve! The first being about three sisters, all of whom now work for BT as engineers, with the second being a news item that was issued in a NW regional newspaper concerning a […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Last week’s National Briefing in London saw the re-launching of the Union’s campaign in defence of a bleak future for the Post Office. Dave Ward, General Secretary, Terry Pullinger, Deputy General Secretary (Postal) and Andy Furey, Assistant Secretary addressed the briefing to elaborate on the industrial and political strands of this dispute and the new […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Speaking at last night’s Stop Trump rally held at Westminster in London, CWU’s General Secretary, Dave Ward made this his rallying cry: "We need to bring the Labour movement together!" He expressed outrage at not only Trump but Nigel Farage for his attacks on immigrants living and working in the UK. Below, courtesy of his […]
Posted: 1st January 2017