Royal Mail – Red Flag

Royal Mail bins union agreement

Sunday, May 26, 2019

As the union prepares for a new battle, activists need to develop the members’ control of the dispute needed to win

CWU and postal bosses cut a deal which workers should reject

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

By a CWU rep After three months of negotiations, CWU leaders are recommending members vote to accept the deal, claiming it ticks all the boxes in the union’s ‘Four Pillars’ campaign – pensions, legal protections,

Royal Mail wins strike ban injunction

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

By A CWU Rep ROYAL MAIL bosses using the courts to get our strike declared “unlawful” and force us into “mediation” is a dishonest delaying tactic designed to break the momentum of our massive 89

Royal Mail prepares for showdown with CWU

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

By A CWU Postal Rep ON 5 SEPTEMBER, the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) leadership announced a strike ballot, after months of talks with Royal Mail bosses that had gone nowhere. Negotiations were supposed to address

Royal Mail piles up demands for cuts

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Up to 300 postal workers in Doncaster walked out on 24 March against a worker off on stress being sacked over the phone, forcing Royal Mail to agree to an external investigation. Another wave

Leaflets

CWU Bulletin: Vote 'No' to the deal

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Leaflet to postal workers arguing that we need to reject the deal as it will leave us worse off and weaken the union

CWU: Vote No to the Deal

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

DOWNLOAD THE LEAFLET By a CWU Rep CWU members are being balloted on the new “Agenda for Growth” agreement (21 Jan to 4 Feb), with the union’s postal executive recommending we accept it. But

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A workers guide to the deal: the small print

Monday, December 16, 2013

By a CWU Rep 1. PAY (Section 5) The 9.06 per cent pay rise over three years, backdated to April, is only half a per cent more than was offered by Royal Mail as far

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Royal Mail/CWU: “a fresh approach” to delivery issues: lose them

Sunday, December 15, 2013

By a CWU DO rep It’s been widely known, since the 4 November national briefing of local officials and full-time reps, that outdoor delivery was the big sticking point in negotiations. Not surprisingly since this

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Royal Mail workers should reject the deal

Thursday, December 12, 2013

By a CWU postal rep, December 12 2013 The CWU postal executive has recommended that members accept the agreement reached after weeks of talks by union negotiators led by Dave Ward, Deputy General Secretary