Royal Mail
Content about workers' struggles, strikes, privatisation and events related to the Royal Mail.
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.
UK: Plymouth postie walkout
Postmen in Plymouth staged a six-hour walkout at midnight on Monday over changes to shift patterns.
The strike hit the North Central delivery office, and affected services despite managers scabbing in an attempt to maintain services.
Belfast postal workers consider official strike
In the wake of the 18 day wildcat strike action that crippled Belfast's postal service, union members consider launching an official strike.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) authorised a ballot of its members for strike action due to Royal Mail management going back on deals made to end the unofficial stoppage on February 17.
Belfast postal workers' wildcat
Images from the successful postal workers' wildcat strike of from 31 January to 17 February 2006, taken by Guido
Belfast postal workers' wildcat news archive
Belfast post wildcat strikers win for all of us
At a packed meeting at lunchtime on Friday 17th February, in Transport House, Belfast, striking postal workers decided to end their wildcat strike and return to work having won their dispute.
An independent review of industrial relations, the key demand of the strikers, has been won. Strikers also forced Royal Mail to agree a non-victimisation clause in the agreement that brought the dispute to a close - while the 12 month no strike clause was effectively scrapped.
Second strike for Dundee posties
More than 100 staff from the Royal Mail's Dundee East depot are set to strike.
This will be the second walkout over the measures, although the Dundee depot is the only one in Scotland to be striking over the introduction of a new policy to replace full-time positions with part-time workers. It comes as part of a widespread move to replace 40 hour sorting and delivery posts with 30 hour part-time delivery-only posts when they become vacant.
