According to Des Arthur from the Coventry Mail Centre Campaign, the Royal Mail management had admitted that the closure had nothing to do with the levels of efficiency and productivity at Coventry, which were excellent. Further, the proposed closure of Coventry, Gloucester and Beading sorting offices were in breach of the National Agreement and no immediate opportunity had been given to the UCW to offer a case for keeping them open.
The UCW has now drawn up a 26-page plan for keeping the Coventry office open and has collected more than 60,000 signatures on its petition. The union has vowed to ballot for industrial action if the management opts for compulsory redundancies.
assembly point
marching
marching
cwu banner
a piper leading the march
young protesters
by the sorting office concerned
delivering a letter to the management
marching in town
marching
marching
the rally
drums by Master Calss
speeches
Labour MPs promising support despite voting for 'free market postal service'
Tory Council leader lying and being booed
CWU's Das Arthur talking about Royal Mail management's hypocrisy
SOS baloons