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CWU conference news in brief: April 24, 2024
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PARCELFORCE: Leaking roofs are causing mould and threatening to turn company distribution sites into breeding grounds for Covid, the Communication Workers Union annual conference heard today.

Delegates unanimously passed a motion calling on the union to enter talks for sanitisers and or wet wipes to be made available in all areas where parcels are handled.

 

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