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Conference 2024: Delegates set to debate motions on Royal Mail, clean energy and more
The Labour Party's annual conference is set to debate composited motions on ownership of Royal Mail, clean energy, procurement and growth later today. The motions were decided by a priorities ballot which took place yesterday. The motion on…
Serwotka condemns “radio silence” from government as passport officers strike
Public and Commercial Services union general secretary Mark Serwotka has said there has been "radio silence" from the government over strikes in the Passport Office after staff represented by the union began five weeks of industrial action…
Postal workers vote overwhelmingly to continue strikes in “historic” ballot result
Postal workers in the Communication Workers Union have voted overwhelmingly to continue industrial action in their ongoing dispute with Royal Mail, with almost 96% of those taking part in the ballot backing further strikes. The CWU…
CWU confirms 24-hour postal strike and demands Royal Mail drop “nasty games”
Communication Workers Union general secretary Dave Ward has urged Royal Mail to "drop the nasty games" and take negotiations seriously after the union announced a 24-hour strike by postal workers, their first walkout of the new year. The…
Postal workers will take part in “further action” in new year, Ward announces
CWU general secretary Dave Ward has announced that postal workers will take part in "further action" in the new year as part of their "increasingly bitter" dispute with Royal Mail over pay and conditions. CWU members are due to go on strike…
The cost pressures behind the strikes remain despite the falling inflation rate
UK inflation fell to 10.7% in November – down from 11.1% in the previous month, the sharpest rate of decline in 16 months. But prices continue to rise, just at a slower rate, with the increasing cost of going out to restaurants, cafes and…
CWU accuses Royal Mail of overseeing ‘evaporation of a national treasure’
Communication Workers Union general secretary Dave Ward has argued that Royal Mail are overseeing the "evaporation of a 500-year-old national treasure" after the union confirmed that four further days of strike action will go ahead. The CWU…
Ward says postal workers face “most brutal attack on jobs” of any sector
Communication Workers Union general secretary Dave Ward has argued that postal workers are facing the "most brutal attack on jobs" of any sector after members walked out on the first of six scheduled days of industrial action. More than…
CWU warns postal workers face “armageddon moment” ahead of strikes
Communication Workers Union general secretary Dave Ward has warned that postal workers are facing an "armageddon moment" in their dispute with Royal Mail ahead of two further days of strike action. The CWU confirmed today that 115,000…
CWU: Royal Mail plans to axe 10,000 jobs the result of “gross mismanagement”
Dave Ward has described Royal Mail's announcement that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs by August 2023 as the result of "gross mismanagement". Commenting after Royal Mail revealed plans to begin notifying postal workers of the job losses, which…