Latest editorial
Royal Mail fat cats might get a strike for Christmas after posties furious with the service's privatisation voted four to one yesterday for action.
More than 100,000 postal workers will strike on November 4 over the scramble to sell off the company for a quick buck - with the possibility of a prolonged industrial campaign over the winter if a deal is not reached.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) balloted 115,000 members for industrial action over concerns on job security, pay, pensions and working conditions - all linked to the sell off.
Royal Mail’s job quality has plummeted, with gruelling hours, two-tier pay, intense surveillance, and poor work-life balance for postal workers — but our union is fighting back, writes CWU branch secretary JOHN CARSON
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
