Workers' Liberty

The Postalworker bulletin of 26 March 2004 surveys the results so far of the "Major Change" plan agreed by the CWU nationally with Royal Mail. Where implemented, it has meant job cuts, increased workloads, and worse service. The bulletin argues for resistance to implementation, and a positive fight for a 35 hour week. Download pdf here.

Postalworker of 09/01/04 puts the case for rejecting the deal with Royal Mail on pay and "Major Change". Download pdf.

Postalworker of 22 December 2003 asks some questions about the still-unpublished deal between the Communication Workers' Union and Royal Mail announced on 12 December 2003, and calls for the union to inquire into Royal Mail running extra fallback sorting offices with casual labour. Download pdf.

Postalworker of 28 October 2003 reports: "After the official 24 hour stoppages over London Weighting, managers have... victimised union reps and instructed postal workers to do work outside their duty description... They can be stopped".
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The Postalworker bulletin of 29 September 2003 calls for solidarity with the one-day strike for £4000 London Weighting on Wednesday 1 October. Download the pdf.

Don't believe the hype: Stick together!
This issue of Postalworker urges readers to vote Yes in the CWU strike ballot over pay and conditions.

• Organise to fight job cuts

• Vote Pete Keenlyside
• Leighton's Dirty Trick
• Stop bullying

The Postalworker bulletin of 1 July 2003 calls for votes for Pete Keenlyside in the election for Outdoor Secretary of the CWU, and argues the case against Royal Mail's new "Tailored Delivery System" (TDS). Download it here.

Postalworker of 15 October 2002 covers the RoMEC sell-out. Download here.

The Postalworker bulletin of 1 May 2003 calls for a vote for Dave Ward (pictured) against John Keggie in the forthcoming election for the Communication Workers' Union's Deputy General Secretary (Postal). Download here as pdf.

The 4 February 2003 issue of the Workers' Liberty Postalworker bulletin covers Royal Mail bosses' push for "Tailored Delivery Systems" (TDS). Download it here in pdf format.

From the latest issue of the AWL bulletin, Postalworker.

After two months of "intensive negotiation", Royal Mail have upped their offer to 2.1%. New Consignia chairman Allan Leighton (who earns £19,000 a month on top of extra pocket money earned from his various other business interests) resumed his attack on postal workers when he told the media "No-one should have a penny pay rise. I am not afraid to say it. There should be a pay freeze. If I had been chairman more than three months ago we would not have even made a pay offer".

When Royal Mail sent out a letter to staff back in January to explain the difference beteween wilful delay of the mail and unexcused delay, it looked like trouble was coming. Sure enough, the new conduct code is already being used to intimidate postal workers and union representatives, as management apply it to their own ends, often in an arbitrary and discriminatory way. This is against the background of the company's bigger project, starting with the Delivery Agreement last year (which opened the door to earlier start times), and continuing with the latest Performance Bonus Scheme (stepping up the treadmill of more work being pushed out faster and earlier).