Archive for October, 2009

  • UK postal strike is to go ahead Dave Ward interveiw

    UK postal strike is to go ahead Dave Ward interveiw

    A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) says. The action, to begin at midnight, comes amid a row over pay, conditions and Royal Mail’s modernisation plans. The CWU said it also planned further strikes and that...

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  • Postal Strike To Go Ahead Within Hours

    Postal Strike To Go Ahead Within Hours

    A national postal strike is to begin within hours, crippling mail deliveries across the country. It comes after the Royal Mail and union bosses failed to reach an agreement in their dispute over pay conditions and modernisation. Up to 120,000 members of the Communication Workers...

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  • Mandelson’s Comments Undermine Talks and are Untrue

    Mandelson’s Comments Undermine Talks and are Untrue

    20th October 2009 The following statement is in response to the statement made by Lord Mandelson this afternoon in the House of Lords. Billy Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: “Peter Mandelson’s re-reading of old Royal Mail press releases helps no one. Repeating the management mantra...

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  • Postal union ‘happy to go to Acas’

    Postal union ‘happy to go to Acas’

    Private postal workers from Royal Mail’s biggest competitor could take to the streets if this week’s threatened postal strike goes ahead. Billy Hayes, from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) told BBC Breakfast they are happy to go to the conciliation service Acas.

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  • Royal Mail temps hire ‘stupid’ says union

    Royal Mail temps hire ‘stupid’ says union

    The Royal Mail has said it is recruiting as many as 30,000 temporary staff to help it cope with a national postal strike. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called two nationwide strikes next week over pay, conditions and reform. Union general secretary Billy Hayes...

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  • CWU TV News July 2009

    CWU TV News July 2009

    Emma Howard provides a rundown of the top news stories from around the CWU this month. Including the CWU conference in Bournemouth, Keeping the Public Posted, the progress with the BT Pay deal and the ongoing dispute with Royal Mail This videos play with the...

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