Dear Granny Smith - TEFL lesson plan
Submitted by Angry Language ... on Jul 5 2014 14:59
A lesson plan adapted from the first chapter of the highly recommended book Dear Granny Smith: A Letter from your Postman about strikes, privatisation, and unions at Royal Mail.
How do we fight privatisation?
Submitted by Phil on Sep 20 2013 13:20
Some quick thoughts on privatisation and how workers can effectively challenge it.
Wildcats in the post
Article about recent wildcat strikes and disputes in the UK post office from Subversion in 1996.
Wildcat strike at Royal Mail delivery office gets the goods
Submitted by Django on Jun 10 2011 20:24
Staff at a London delivery office have taken unlawful strike action and won the reinstatement of a fellow worker.
When Royal Mail modernisation means a worse service - Roy Mayall
Submitted by Django on Jul 20 2010 16:48
Postal worker Roy Mayall describes the reality of Royal Mail's much-heralded 'modernisation', and the upcoming further 'deregulation' of the postal sector.
Royal Mail deal: a post mortem
After 18 days’ strike action in London in 2009 the Communication Workers’ Union leadership voted for a return to work. As one reader of The Commune explains, the subsequent outcome has demoralised many:
Why the Royal Mail Deal is Junk
Submitted by Django on Mar 9 2010 07:35
Roy Mayall on why the new agreement between the CWU and Royal Mail is bad for workers and bad for customers.
Somerset postal workers walk out over suspensions
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 15 2010 17:29
100 Royal Mail workers walked out on unofficial strike on 9 February against the suspension of two colleagues.
Posties, tippex and ballots: the 1996 postal strikes
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Feb 3 2010 06:31
As Subversion #20 was produced, postal workers in Britain were in the middle of a long running dispute with the state. This article helped analyse the sell-out in preparation by the union. From Subversion #20 (1996)
Loopholes - Royal Mail and the union
A Royal Mail worker describes the problems with the union and their motivations in the aftermath of the 2009 strikes.
