Liverpool museum staff on fourth day of strikes
Submitted by Mike Harman on Oct 22 2007 08:55
250 staff at six Liverpool museums staged their fourth one-day strike in three months today.
Postal dispute: High court blocks Monday's official action
Submitted by Ed on Oct 12 2007 18:08
The High Court has blocked official strike action by postal workers on Monday and Tuesday.
Agency staff: Don't scab on your fellow workers! - Pracownicy agencji: Nie bądźcie łamistrajkami!
A bilingual English-Polish leaflet produced to counter Royal Mail using casual labour against the 2007 national postal strike. As text in English and Polish and a bilingual pdf laid-out for printing as a double-sided A5 leaflet.
Post strike wildcats spread
Submitted by Mike Harman on Oct 12 2007 13:22
Wildcat strikes at Royal Mail have spread across London and the rest of the UK this week.
Royal Mail battle plans leaked
Submitted by Mike Harman on Oct 10 2007 17:28
As wildcats erupt across the UK, the royalmailchat.co.uk forum has obtained a copy of Royal Mail's battle plans for the current negotiations with the CWU.
Unions angry at below inflation pay offer
Submitted by Ed on Oct 10 2007 11:27
The government is to hold down public-sector pay increases to about 2% over the next three years, provoking the fury of trade unions, which have already been threatening a "winter of discontent" unless the government relaxes pay norms in the next round of negotiations.
More wildcats at Royal Mail
Submitted by Ed on Oct 10 2007 11:16
Wildcat postal strikes have sprung up around the UK at the end of an official 48-hour Royal Mail walkout.
Postal workers begin two 48-hour strikes
Submitted by Ed on Oct 4 2007 12:32
Royal Mail workers have started the first of two 48-hour walkouts over pay and conditions since the suspension of strike action for talks in August.
Civil servants begin ballot for strike action
Submitted by Ed on Oct 2 2007 01:19
Members of PCS working across the civil and public service have begun voting in a ballot for further national civil service strike action in an escalation of the union's campaign against job cuts, below inflation pay and privatisation.
CWU announces further strikes
Submitted by Ed on Sep 21 2007 10:00
The CWU yesterday has declared that there will be two 48 hour strikes at the beginning of October. Below is the official statement, reproduced for reference.
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