Postal workers’ deal: vote NO!
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The ballot on whether postal workers will accept the deal brokered between the Communication Workers’ Union and Royal Mail closes on 27 November.
Public sector pay battle 2007-8
Royal Mail: Vote No
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Dave Warren is a member of the Postal Executive of the post and telecom union CWU. He opposed the deal with Royal Mail endorsed by a majority of the Executive on 22 October, and has been campaigning for a no vote in the ballot on the deal which runs between 9 and 27 November. He spoke to Solidarity.
Unison: Yes vote but no strike
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The public service union Unison's ballot of its members in local government for action to improve their 2.475% pay offer produced a small majority for action, but the union's Local Government Executive, meeting on 29 October, decided by a large majority to accept the offer and not to call action.
Unison 1500 at Birmingham Rally
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On Tuesday 6 November 1,500 council workers demonstrated outside Birmingham town hall in protest at a ‘single status’ pay deal which will affect 40,000 staff.
PCS: Strike action halted by executive
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PCS members have voted 67.6%, on a turnout of 33.6%, in favour of continuing the campaign of industrial action, but action is being frustrated by the union’s national leadership.
PCS votes yes for more action, but Exec says "not yet"
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The "consultative ballot" called by the civil service union PCS about more action on pay and jobs has returned a 68% yes vote. The union Executive Committee met on 1 November but decided to call no further action for now.
Unison accepts 2.475% for local government
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The public service union Unison's ballot of its members in local government for action to improve their 2.475% pay offer produced a small majority for action, but the union's Local Government Executive, meeting on 29 October, decided by a large majority to accept the offer and not to call action.
Why postal workers should oppose the deal
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Solidarity spoke to Pete Firmin, branch vice-chair and political officer of London West End Amalgamated CWU
The deal is a crock of shite, to put it as politely as I can. If you look at it, Royal Mail have got just about everything they wanted.
The case for selective action
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The civil service union PCS is undertaking a critical national consultative ballot of members to find out whether they support the executive council’s strategy in the national dispute over jobs, pay, privatisation and other issues.
NHS: Make the unions fight
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Two events over the next few weeks could put new impetus into the campaign to defend the NHS.
Firstly the release of the film Sicko, by US documentary filmmaker Michael Moore will help