Archive for October, 2009

CWU TV: News May 2009

Posted on October 18, 2009 | No Comments
Headline stories from around the CWU for May 2009 including the launch of the Keeping the Public Posted campaign, Tensions at Carphone Warehouse, BT pay talks on a knife edge, Airwave situation resolved, Royal Mail pay freeze unjustified, the Government reject the Compass Report, new...
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CWUTV: KEEP THE POST PUBLIC, Campaign Update

Posted on October 18, 2009 | No Comments
CWUTV take a look at some of the demonstrations and support for the CWU Keep the Post Public campaign to date. We report back from the Rallies held in Westminster and Wolverhampton and hear from senior CWU, Trade Union and political figures about their objections...
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Wolverhampton March

Posted on October 18, 2009 | No Comments
On 14 March up to a thousand postal workers and officials from the Communication Workers Union staged a lively demonstration in Bilston, the Wolverhampton constituency of the Postal Affairs Minister Pat McFadden. The protest demanded the government drop its plans for postal privatisation, calling for...
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Billy Hayes on Radio 4

Posted on October 17, 2009 | No Comments
Billy Hayes was on the Radio 4 Today programme on Friday 16th October. Billy Hayes. the postal workers leader, has accused Royal Mail of having a ”cynical” plan to sideline the union as the company braces itself for a national strike. Mr Hayes, general secretary...
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Billy Hayes on Newsnight

Posted on October 17, 2009 | No Comments
NEWSNIGHT. On Thursday Newsnight on BBC2 covered the upcoming industrial action with an exclusive story on the Royal Mail dispute. The Communication Workers Union is appalled by details in a Royal Mail document which expose that the company wants to sideline the union. The internal...
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National Strike Dates Announced

Posted on October 15, 2009 | No Comments
Image by Getty Images via Daylife National Dispute – Strike Action Further to the positive Ballot Result and LTB 901/09 the Postal Executive have now authorised Strike Action. The strikes are to be held on a functional/site specific basis as detailed below: Mail Centres/Network All...
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