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18 March 2020
Postal workers deliver massive strike vote
Communication Workers Union (CWU) members in Royal Mail beat the anti-union laws for the third time in less than three years, delivering a massive 94.5% yes vote for strike action
11 March 2020
Postal workers mobilise to win strike reballot: Vote yes!
Almost 110,000 postal workers are currently balloting for strike action
27 November 2019
Posties withdraw goodwill from cruel bosses
A postie spoke to a Basingstoke Socialist Party public meeting about the dispute in Royal Mail, and the consequences if we don't fight, on Wednesday 20 November. We met with around ten people, of which most were local postal workers.
13 November 2019
High Court injunction: solidarity to the CWU - support the posties!
There should be an emergency national demo, support for the action CWU members decide on, and an immediate meeting of the TUC and Labour leaders
12 November 2019
Determined to resist bosses' attacks
Postal workers are involved in 'the fight of our lives'
6 November 2019
"This is going to be the biggest battle we've seen in Britain for a number of years"
says CWU branch secretary Gary Clark
23 October 2019
CWU vote for strike action will boost workers' confidence to fight back
The 97% vote in Royal Mail must be a watershed moment for the trade union movement
16 October 2019
Massive vote for strike action: - "We're out to win!"
There was a deafening roar of approval at a CWU meeting when a 97.1% vote for strike action was announced
2 October 2019
Royal Mail dispute: Workers determined to fight bosses' injustices
A showdown between Royal Mail bosses and 120,000 workers is taking place as jobs and conditions come under attack.
21 November 2018
Hamilton posties walk out against bullying
A three-day wildcat strike by 45 postal workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has taken place at Hamilton delivery office in Lanarkshire against management bullying.
17 July 2018
Victory for postal workers against management victimisation
Swansea postal workers won the reinstatement of Martin Henwood after threatening to strike
4 July 2018
Swansea postal workers strike to defend colleague
Postal workers in Swansea will ballot for strikes in support of fellow Communication Workers' Union member Rodders, sacked after being accused of not following 'door-to-door' unaddressed mail delivery procedure
18 October 2017
Royal Mail bosses block strike - back postal workers
72,877 CWU members had voted to strike over pensions, pay and other issues
11 October 2017
CWU fights court attempt to stop national strike
Royal Mail has desperately tried to stop the strike planned for 19 October.
24 March 2017
Doncaster: snap strike by posties pushes bully bosses back
"Yesterday we were under their spell, today they're under ours"
10 August 2016
Grunwick strike 40 years on - lessons of an epic battle
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the two-year strike for union recognition and reinstatement at Grunwick's film processing factory in North London - which became a struggle of national importance.
13 January 2016
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles. Victimised postal union rep reinstated; fresh tube strikes announced; Lambeth libraries vote to walk out.
18 November 2015
Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles. Secure hospital strike, sacked university rep reinstated, defend victimised CWU reps.
14 October 2015
Thousands cram 'the People's Post' rally to hear Corbyn
The privatisation of Royal Mail is deeply unpopular but clearly the biggest draw to this rally was the main speaker, Jeremy Corbyn.
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