Together, unions can secure collective bargaining across the British economy
CWU leader DAVE WARD looks at the Royal Mail takeover bid, the new deal for workers – and how the labour movement should build on it
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BRITAIN is ready for change after 14 ruinous years, and it’s up to us now to deliver that change.
Services are on their knees after years of mismanagement, and that’s certainly true of Royal Mail, privatised by the Tories and Liberal Democrats in 2014. People across Britain rely on its unrivalled delivery network and skilled, trusted workforce, but current management have run the company into the ground.
Frankly, the CWU doesn’t have confidence in the current board or believe it has what it takes to turn the company’s fortunes around.
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Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson and those like him have driven workers to this action — and if we don't all fight back, the 500-year-old postal service we rely on will not be the only institution broken up for a quick buck, writes DAVE WARD
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