Freedom November 8 2005
The lead article for November was on wildcat postal strikes, which saw 30,000 walk out over "terms and conditions. After the Communication Worker’s Union’s (CWU) ballot over national strike action was lost the Royal Mail management have tried to press ahead with "modernisation" of the service. Modernisation of course being destruction of the union, wage cuts and slashing up to 30,000 jobs.
Black Flag 235 (2012)
With workfare in the news at the time, this issue focused on the CWU union's enthusiastic support for its use in Royal Mail, alongside articles on the economy, Scottish Independence and the potential consequences of the collapse of the BNP.
For the centre spread, Tom L offered a a slightly different tack on the union question, looking at it from the ruling class point of view, while in history Jack Ray and Iain McKay looked at the 1934 Asturian miners' strike and the Pentonville Five campaign respectively.
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, privatisation, and unions at Royal Mail.
East London squat evicted illegally
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
Sorting out the postal strike - Joe Jacobs
When Royal Mail modernisation means a worse service - Roy Mayall
Natural Monopoly - Roy Mayall
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