The first day of industrial action by CWU Post Office members took place on Thursday 15th September as part of the campaign to Save The Post Office. The Union had a strike day briefing in Westminster with MPs attending to show solidarity and support. In the video below you can watch Dave Ward, General Secretary […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
Save Our Post Office – Westminster Meeting As Strike Action Begins The first day of industrial action by CWU Post Office members took place on Thursday 15th September as part of the campaign to Save The Post Office. The Union had a strike day briefing in Westminster with MPs attending to show solidarity and support. […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
Our Post Office members face a fight for their futures, says the CWU. Today, (14th September) the union’s General Secretary, Dave Ward writes for The Guardian. CWU has secured wide ranging media coverage and support for its Post Office members, and Dave’s article is a key plank of the CWU’s communications strategy as it allows […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
The TUC are asking Theresa May and her Government to commit publicly that they will not vote for any reduction in British workers’ rights, or restrict their applicability, when interpreting EU law into post-Brexit UK law. Whilst it was clear via articles and statement sin the UK press by the likes of Priti Patel, Chris […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
Thousands of our Post Office members will strike next Thursday, against attacks on their job security and pensions and in defence of the Crown network and Supply Chain. Announcing the nationaL strike, CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said: “The Post Office is relentlessly pursuing a programme of cuts that will mean a further 2,000 job […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
Dave Joyce, CWU’s National Health, Safety & Environment Officer has written to all Royal Mail Group union branches reminding them that the UK National Road Safety Week takes place in November each year. CWU traditionally supports the initiative and in recent years has worked jointly with Employers on the Campaign to reduce Occupational Road Risk, […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
CWU General Secretary Dave Ward on why the Union is supporting Jeremy Corbyn to continue as leader of the Labour Party
Posted: 1st January 2016
The CWU, which represents the largest number of dog attack victims in the UK, has today expressed its condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends and of the latest 3-years old dog attack fatality victim Dexter Neal in Halstead, Essex, coming just a week after a 52 years old man was killed in […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
Union Calls For Government Intervention After Strike Vote Shows Post Office In Crisis Members of the CWU in the Post Office have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action following a series of announcements this year of cuts to jobs, services and staff pensions. The union has warned that the Post Office is on the […]
Posted: 1st January 2016
CWU is “dismayed” at the decision of telecoms giant BT to relocate work from Blackburn to Accrington affecting 100 call centre staff with half of those involved at risk of redundancy. The telecoms company announced on Wednesday 3rd August that it was carrying out a reorganisation of work to take effect from November 2016 which […]
Posted: 1st January 2016