Dear Granny Smith - TEFL lesson plan A lesson plan adapted from the first chapter of the highly recommended book Dear Granny Smith: A Letter from your Postman about strikes,…
When Royal Mail modernisation means a worse service - Roy Mayall Postal worker Roy Mayall describes the reality of Royal Mail's much-heralded 'modernisation', and…
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…
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.
Privatising the post: too much, too late Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt details the turbulent history of government attempts to sell off the postal service and how consultants conspired to…
In the Sorting Office - on the 2009 post strikes A postman explains Royal mail's "modernisation" programme and how it affects workers and service delivery.
Post strikes suspended: this deal is no deal! Resume action! Joe Thorne from the Commune examines the CWU's decision to call off postal workers industrial action…
Initial impressions: Royal Mail Strike Reports coming in from picket lines suggest a solid response from postal workers, with near 100% turnout in Bromley By Bow and Nine Elms, London,…
A letter from a postman on the 2009 strikes A Royal Mail worker describes the background to the 2009 national strike vote, including details of how managers have been manipulating the…
In detail: national Royal Mail strike As postal workers vote overwhelmingly for nationwide industrial action, two workers explain the causes of the dispute.
Postal strike: update on Scotland Postal workers have ended unofficial strike action in Dundee as staff elsewhere in Scotland stage the latest in a series of official stoppages.
More strikes at Royal Mail over job cuts Workers at Royal Mail have started strikes following a disagreement over cuts to jobs and services. The strikes will run on selected days between…
