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News and articles about work, policy and struggles in the communications sector, from telecoms to postal and delivery services around the world.
Exeter postal strike update
A wildcat strike involving 300 workers at Exeter Mail Centre continues after talks between bosses and unions failed to end the unofficial dispute.
The initial trigger for the walkout (previously reported by libcom.org here) was the disciplining of a union official for his sickness record in a manner workers said violated normal procedures.
Exeter: Posties wildcat strike
300 workers wildcat at the Exeter Mail Centre, “severely disrupting” postal services.
Staff at the sorting centre walked out in support of a union official being disciplined over his sick leave - workers allege proper procedures have not been followed. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) have fulfilled their statutory obligation to state they are trying to get the workers back to work, while management have been scabbing.
Posties pique - Royal Mail workers out on wildcats
With postal workers already angry at the Royal Mail's decision to impose a 2.9% pay offer, two small wildcat strikes have broken out in Oxford and Wolverhampton
As they were underway, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced its intention to ballot for industrial action.
What we stand for - programme and aims of the CWG
Documents of the Communication Workers Group - the original programme of the group followed by the later, more radical document entitled "What we stand for."
Programme
(This was the original programme of the Communication Workers' Group)
1) We are not an electoral front for a political party or parties. We aim to build the strength of the rank and file. We do not aim to capture full time union positions. Full time officials may not join this group.
DAM rank and filists! The Communication Workers Group
Article written by one of Subversion, a former member of the rank and file Communication Workers Group, in 1994 looking at his/her experiences with the group and making suggestions on future efforts of workplace organising - importantly rejecting the CWG's rank and filism.
12 April: Unis split over strikes as CPE replacement passes through lower house
A quick round-up of news from Wednesday 12 April, including toll-free trains, sorting office blockade and the future of the university occupations.
-the law that will replace the CPE pass by lower house, Reuters report that "Chirac's ruling Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party used their majority in the lower house to force through legislation that will replace the job contract with new measures offering employers cash incentives to hire young workers. It was adopted by 151 votes for to 93 against.
Rennes postal workers take short strike action in solidarity with blockades
Postal workers take short wildcat strike action in support of sorting office-occupying anti-CPE demonstrators.
Ouest France in Brittany report from postal sorting office in Rennes:
Cyril Ferez out of coma
News just in, postal worker Cyril Ferez, seriously injured by police during a protest on 18th March is out of a coma.
The unionist of Sud-PTT, Cyril Ferez, seriously injured during a protest against the CPE, 18th March Place de la Nation in Pars, has come out of his coma it was announced on Thursday by the spokesperson of the paris Hopital.
"Mr. Ferez's mental neurological condition is contintuing to impove, has has come out of his coma" said the spokesperson.
5 April: CPE protests updates
Latest news from the anti-CPE struggle from across France from Wednesday 5 April including blockades of businesses and roads.
-The police force have opened the Gustave Eiffel High School, in Gagny, by force
-A hundred anti-CPE demonstrators, including the Revolutionary Communist League figurehead and postal worker Olivier Besancenot, blocked the postal sorting office in Nanterre earlier today
Latest on Cyril Ferez
Cyril Ferez was injured by police on Saturday 18th of March at a demonstration against CPE in Paris. He remains in a coma.
The Justice Pour Cyril website now carries a google English translation, and a large collection of video clips and freeze frame photos that appear to show postal worker and Sud-PTT member Ferez being attacked by police (see picture, above).
