Royal Mail

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

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.

East London squat evicted illegally

Submitted by panic_rant on Jun 10 2014 10:06

A squatted building in East London was evicted illegally, facilitated by police, last week.

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.

Sorting out the postal strike - Joe Jacobs

Submitted by Kronstadt_Kid on Sep 4 2010 23:18

Joe Jacobs investigates the 1971 United Kingdom postal workers strike, which was the country's first national postal strike. Published as Solidarity pamphlet number 36.

The best management talent - Roy Mayall

Roy Mayall on the latest round of managerial pay hikes at Royal Mail.

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.

Natural Monopoly - Roy Mayall

Submitted by Django on Jul 19 2010 16:51

Self-described 'overworked postie' Roy Mayall discusses the coalition government's plans to privatise the postal service.

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: