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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has warned that the amount of money going from the union to the Labour party is set to fall. This is following the opt-in reforms. Under these, Labour's relationship with the unions and their member…
The reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeves' maternity leave plans remind us that, in some quarters, although we have come a long way, there is still just as far to go on when it comes to recognising that (1) women have babies and (2)…
At the weekend, we reported that Neil Findlay - one of the three candidates running to be leader of the Scottish Labour Party - asking for clarification in relation to the information sent out to members voting in the election. Findlay said…
The CWU have become the latest union to back Neil Findlay for Leader of Scottish Labour, and Katy Clark for Deputy Leader - taking both up to eight union nominations. The union represents 200,000 postal and telecommunication workers…
There are signs of panic among some Labour politicians in the face of UKIP’s European election results. Triangulating towards UKIP’s policies, such as they are, or “apologising” to UKIP voters, are initiatives guaranteed to bleed Labour's…
On the banner of CWU’s (the Communication Workers Union) Glasgow and Motherwell branch there are three words – Unity is Strength. It’s one of the guiding principles of the trade union movement, and one of the reasons I first joined a trade…
Today, the government officially confirmed to stock markets that Royal Mail will be privatised in the coming weeks. Estimates put the sale of the postal service at £3 billion when its shares hit trading floors in 4-6 weeks' time. Labour…
Just two years away from the General Election, the priorities of the Labour Party ought to be obvious. These surely need to be to strengthen our campaign against the Coalition government’s failing policies; sharpen our alternatives in…
Billy Hayes, General Secretary of the CWU, has been the first General Secretary of an affiliated Trade Union to speak out on Ed Miliband's plans for "opt-in" rather than "opt-out" for affiliated trade unionists. He told the Today Programme…
By Darrell Goodliffe When is a privatisation not a privatisation? Well, according to the increasingly self-deluded Liberal Democrats it's when 90% of shares are sold to private interests and a pathetic 10% offered to the employees. You…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Update: Ed Balls has responded to news of the CWU nomination, saying: "I'm honoured to have received the CWU's nomination following this week's hustings and the recommendation they will make to their…
By Paul Halsall Like most people, I have only been following the issue of the postal workers' strike from the sidelines. I read the Guardian and watch the BBC just like much of the rest of the population. So I'm not posing as any expert…
