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Communication Workers Group

Ed — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:59:11 +0000

Postal workers wildcat in York

Django — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:36:03 +0000

Collections drivers at the York mail centre struck during the afternoon shift yesterday over disciplinary action being taken against a colleague. A Royal mail spokesman claimed that 30 workers walked out at 1.30 pm, leading to managers covering their duties, collecting mail from postboxes and businesses around the city.

Melbourne postal workers in wildcat strike

Ed — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:40:11 +0000

Mail into and out of Victoria was also be affected by the snap strike by mail workers at the Dandenong letters processing centre, which normally is staffed by up to 1200 people. The workers walked off the job yesterday afternoon over the loss of special Sunday shifts that took about $160 out of their pay packets.

Health and postal strikes in Trinidad

Ed — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:36:11 +0000

Accident and Emergency staff carried out a mass sick day strike at San Fernando General Hospital on the 16th of April in protest at overcrowding. Overcrowding has gotten so bad at the hospital, that the asthma room, a room supposed to be dedicated for those awaiting emergency asthma treatment, is being used as a holding bay for those awaiting hospital beds.

Strike threat resurfaces at Royal Mail

Ed — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:22:17 +0000

Unions have rejected the postal group's plan to overhaul its pensions scheme and are poised to ballot nearly 150,000 members over whether they back the plan or not.

France: round-up of strikes and more government attacks on conditions

jef costello — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:18:45 +0000

Just outside of Paris at the Areva TD factory in Montrouge, 89 striking workers have been occupying and blockading the factory for four days.The movement began after management announced plans to close the factory, which produces electrical transformers. Workers are demanding large compensation payments, management is currently refusing to negotiate.

France: Postal workers to strike against job cuts

jef costello — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:36:16 +0000

Workers, with the support of the SUD and CGT unions have given notice of an unlimited strike to begin Monday.

1970: US national postal strike

Alex... — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:12:01 +0000

Beginning on the morning of March 18, the strike had been precipitated by months of stalling by union leaders and government officials. With no rights to collective bargaining, and having not seen wages increase between 1967 and 1969, anger amongst postal workers had been simmering for years.

Burslem postal workers extend strike

ChrissyBoy — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:19:08 +0000

The 100 strikers, member of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), are refusing to deliver mail until at least 16th January following a meeting between workers. The extension came ahead of talks between the union and Royal Mail.

Burslem postal workers strike over Christmas

ChrissyBoy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:11:02 +0000

Burslem Delivery Office has been the site of a large number of unofficial walkouts this year, alongside the official strike action in August and October.

UK: Royal Mail workers vote yes to settlement

Steven. — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:04:57 +0000

The vote was on a 64% turnout.

Many workers have reacted angrily to the news, with one employee on Royal Mail Chat stating:

Quote:

This is a s**t deal!.. We better all head to Tescos and HOPE that we get jobs there! Cause this job is f****d! If I get my hands on those crooked union reps or royal mail management bastards, they're all dead I tell you!

France: More workers join strikes

Steven. — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:28:54 +0000

Thousands joined street protests in Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg, Marseille, Grenoble, Lyon and other cities.

The 24 hour strike left many schools closed, hospitals providing a reduced service and newsagents without newspapers.

The BBC reported that the French capital's two airports and Marseille airport in the south suffered delays and cancellations.

Examining the 2007 Royal Mail dispute

Freedom — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:45:44 +0000

The problem, according to headlines in the mainstream press, was a 2.5% pay rise being offered by Royal Mail to its 190,000 workers, along with some vague problems to do with ‘terms and conditions’.

The reality of what is being faced by the postal workers is far more complex and vastly more damaging, not just for them, but for everyone who wants to be sure of getting their mail.

Unofficial action at Royal Mail continues

Steven. — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:19:39 +0000

Belfast
Postal workers in Belfast have won an important victory against management after unofficial action on Friday of last week. It took the workers just one and a half hours to force down bosses’ attempts to change start times.

Managers insisted that the workforce put forward their start times by two hours.

Postal dispute: High court blocks Monday's official action

Ed — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:08:02 +0000

The Royal Mail was granted an injunction to stop CWU members at sorting and delivery offices from striking. Royal Mail says an irregularity in the way the strike notice was issued makes the action illegal. The union insisted the strike was legitimate because it fully complied with the law. Rolling strikes similar to those in August were due to start on Monday.

More wildcats at Royal Mail

Ed — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:16:23 +0000

130,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members returned to work today after the latest four day strikes, but the introduction of later starts by executive action has led to mass walkouts in Glasgow, Lancaster, Liverpool, and London, with more offices to follow.

Postal workers begin two 48-hour strikes

Ed — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:32:06 +0000

Last-minute talks between Royal Mail managers and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) failed to reach a deal, and the strike started at noon. A second two-day strike is scheduled to begin at 3am on Monday, 8 October, after which rolling strikes will occur on a weekly basis with different functions on different days.

Rural mail carriers in Alberta wildcat

EdmontonWobbly — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:34:27 +0000

Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers in northern Alberta, Canada Wildcatted on Monday September 24th. Mail delivery was cut off in Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, Nisku, Edson, Hinton and Delton Depot in Edmonton. The strike action was in response to Canada Post offering a select group of employees at two depots in Alberta a 35% raise while bypassing the vast majority of Rural and Suburban Workers.

CWU announces further strikes

Ed — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:00:41 +0000

Taken from the CWU website:

Comments on the recent summer postal strike - by a striker, 2007

Ret Marut — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:20:42 +0000

Why was the strike called off?
The obvious answer is that the union called the strikes off because Royal Mail (RM) was willing to negotiate. Dave Ward publicly offered for the union that if RM would enter "meaningful" negotiations they were willing to call off the pending action.