UK Indymedia - UK Workers' Movements Newswire Archive

Up the Posties!

25-07-2007 11:54

A new phase of industrial action in the form of rolling strikes has been announced by the postal worker's union. Here are some interviews with striking posties at Birmingham's Mail Centre in Newtown. This was from the first wave of industrial action on 29th June 2007.

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Details of further postal industrial actions

25-07-2007 02:44

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it has entered a "a new phase" in their dispute with Royal Mail. The Postal Executive had agreed to escalate the dispute on both industrial and political fronts, with a rolling programme of strikes that means Royal Mail will face two weeks of functional/site-specific strikes resulting in two weeks of continuous disruption to mail services.

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Haiti: Workers Protest Privatisation Layoffs and Fuel Prices

24-07-2007 18:05

IPS has published two new articles on labour organising in Haiti.

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Filipino workers slam Arroyo for its consistent failure to clip the jobs crisis

24-07-2007 13:45

A dismal failure! This is the verdict of workers belonging to the Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) as they slammed the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) administration ahead of her State of the Nation Address (SONA) for its consistent failure to clip the jobs crisis.

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Liverpool C.W.U. March and Rally.

22-07-2007 17:07

Around 1,000 people turned up for a march and rally in central Liverpool this afternoon. The constant rain did not dampen the enthusiasm of the demonstrators and there was a good deal of support from the general public as the march passed close to the main shopping area.

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Letter to the Philippine President on widespread violations of human, democratic

22-07-2007 11:25

The Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) hereby raises to your office as Chief Executive of the land our concerns about the reports that at the International Labor Organization Conference Committee on Standards meeting held in Geneva, the Philippine representative rejected said committee's recommendation for the ILO to send a high-level mission to the Philippines to look into the case of involuntarily disappeared and murdered trade union activists and leaders.

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audio - Bristol CWU explain current round of postal strikes

21-07-2007 00:34

Here's an interview with Kevin Beazer regional secretry of the Communication Workers' Union in Bristol.

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IWW Solidarity with Coventry Post Office workers strike

20-07-2007 14:59

IWW members in Coventry support Post Office counter staff's strike against the closing of Hertford St Crown P.O. and attacks on pay, conditions and unionisation.

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Bakerloo Line strike 'solid', says RMT

20-07-2007 14:08

Today's 24-hour strike by 150 Bakerloo Line drivers and station staff in a safety dispute over lone working is "100 per cent solid", Rail, Maritime and Transport, London Underground’s biggest union, reported this morning.

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Sheffield IWW in solidarity with CWU picket

19-07-2007 14:37

IWW Sheffield group acted in solidarity with a picket of counter staff on strike at Castle House Postal Office in Sheffield.

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Solihull Post Office workers walk out again

19-07-2007 12:53

Like elsewhere in the country, Solihull Crown Post Office workers walked out today and formed a picket line outside in protest at Post Office Ltd plans to close down further Crown Post Office branches and transfer services to WH Smith stores, with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs, as well as plans for a pay freeze and a pay cut for 80% of staff. The strike action was the second this week but the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has promised further actions to force Post Office Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Mail Group Ltd, to "think again".

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Pictures of Post Strike in London.

19-07-2007 09:27

IMC London joined the CWU battlebus as it toured London picketlines before delivering a very special letter to Post Office bosses.

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Victoria Square Crown Post Office Birmingham Solidarity Banner Drop

19-07-2007 07:09

Early in the morning, just as day was dawning, Postman Pat and his Wildcat shinned up some scaffolding at the Crown Postal Office in Victoria Square, Birmingham, and unfurled a large banner in solidarity with all the striking workers at Crown Postal Offices.

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Haiti: Labor Press Release on State Privatization

18-07-2007 16:58

Port-Au-Prince; July 11, 2007 Press Release Concerns of the CTH, regarding the management of the Country.

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Funke & Joseph belong to Glasgow - Urgent action needed

18-07-2007 12:44

Funke Olubiyi and her young son Joseph from Nigeria were detained on Monday 16th July at around midday when they went to sign in the Home Office in Glasgow. They were taken to Dungavel the same day and now they have a removal date for tomorrow Thursday 19th July from Gatwick airport.

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Postal Workers To Rally In Liverpool

17-07-2007 16:25

North West Regional March & Rally
Liverpool
Saturday 21st July 2007

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Wednesday night world premiere of "No Volverán - The Venezuelan Revolution Now"

17-07-2007 11:58

Hands Off Venezuela is very proud to present the premiere of "No Volverán - The Venezuelan Revolution Now," produced by two members of our campaign, on Wednesday July 18th from 7pm, Bolívar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL, nearest tube Warren Street, free entry. Copies of the film will be available and the filmakers are happy to speak at any screenings that you might want to organise.

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Crown postal workers walk out

16-07-2007 23:57

Crown Post Office workers went on strike today over the Post Office Ltd plans to close further Crown Post Offices (the larger branches usually situated on busy high streets) and transfer services to WH Smith stores, with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs, as well as plans for a pay freeze and a pay cut for 80% of staff. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced a similar strike action on Thursday, 19 July, from 6am till mid-day.

In Birmingham, out of the 25 people who work at the post office in Victoria Square, only 5 didn't walk out (3 CWU members and 2 non-members), but the post office operated almost as normal as managers were brought in to do the work.

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Industrial Action at Crown Post Offices Today

16-07-2007 10:03

On 9th July, the Communication Workers Union announced a further two dates of strike action at all Post Office Limited Crown Post Offices.The first strike will begin today, Monday 16th July, starting at 14:30 and finishing at 19:00. The second strike is on Thursday 19th July, starting at 6:00 and finishing at 12:00 p.m.

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Solidarity with the Posties!

15-07-2007 22:59

Postal workers across the country went on a second 24-hour strike on Thursday 12th June. This was in response to the Royal Mail management's refusal to negotiate a decent pay award for postal workers and if their so-called 'business plan' is realised then that will result in 40,000 job losses. The company met with the Communication Worker's Union (C.W.U.) the day before and just re-stated it's 'business plan' that effectively puts the interests of corporations and profit before postal workers and a decent postal service in Britain. Unless the company sees sense and comes back to the negotiating table then further industrial action in the form of strikes is inevitable.

In addition, there are two further strikes taking place this week in Post Office Counters, which is a distinct business unit but part of the Royal Mail Group. This is in protest at plans to 'franchise' 85 offices to WH Smith and a three year pay freeze to be imposed on those postal workers.