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Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Dave War
Features / 4 December 2024
4 December 2024
Communications Workers Union general secretary DAVE WARD says combatting a resurgent far right means uniting the working class behind a positive vision for change – with collective bargaining at its heart
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) demonstrate
TUC 2024 / 9 September 2024
9 September 2024
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
CWU
Features / 23 December 2022
23 December 2022
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
Dave Ward 18.6.22
Features / 18 June 2022
18 June 2022
CWU leader DAVE WARD sets out the union's vision for a different Britain
Posties on the picketline
Features / 17 July 2021
17 July 2021
For the labour movement to get on the front foot, our starting point must be our own positive collectivist agenda, says DAVE WARD
Postal worker
Features / 29 January 2021
29 January 2021
The CWU and its members are mapping out a positive future for the company that stands in contrast with the race to the bottom that has become Britain’s default  – it’s a strategy the wider movement can gain from, says DAVE WARD
Dave Ward
Features / 5 November 2020
5 November 2020
CWU leader DAVE WARD on why the union is announcing a nationwide ballot as the first stage towards potential strike action in BT and Openreach
Posties on the picketline
TUC Congress 2020 / 14 September 2020
14 September 2020
During the pandemic we’ve seen how powerful unions can be – we must be bolder in promoting what we want and how we're going to get it, argues CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
Key workers football
Features / 17 July 2020
17 July 2020
Nobody wants to go back to the way things were before the pandemic. Unions must seize the opportunity to secure a new deal, says CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
Dave Ward
Features / 1 May 2020
1 May 2020
Let’s use our trade union structures to support communities as we come together around clear demands for the future, says CWU leader DAVE WARD
Dave Ward speaking at NHS demo
Features / 29 April 2020
29 April 2020
DAVE WARD on why we should support our postal workers
Jeremy and Dave Ward
Features / 28 October 2019
28 October 2019
CWU leader DAVE WARD unveils a network for the wider movement to move beyond retweets and ‘likes’ and get more involved with the union’s campaigns
New deal for workers
TUC Congress ’19 / 8 September 2019
8 September 2019
Join the movement and back the campaign to end austerity in Britain for good, says DAVE WARD
Workers
Features / 1 February 2019
1 February 2019
The world of work must be our number one political issue, however Brexit turns out, argues DAVE WARD
Dave Ward at NHS demo
Features / 21 December 2018
21 December 2018
Amid all the confusion over Brexit, it’s important to focus on what really matters to workers in the year ahead, writes DAVE WARD
Dave Ward
Features / 10 September 2018
10 September 2018
The CWU is setting out its four-point plan for a New Deal for Workers. DAVE WARD explains
Dave Ward
Features / 12 May 2018
12 May 2018
Labour's delivering a new kind of politics. Time for us to step up and deliver a new kind of trade unionism, says CWU leader DAVE WARD
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Features / 20 April 2018
20 April 2018
As CWU members gather for their annual conference, general secretary DAVE WARD explains why the TUC rally on May 12 can be a catalyst to reassert trade union values across society and redesign our movement