It is quite unbelievable that Cameron, backed up by his palliative coalition partners Clegg and Cable is somehow getting away with pushing through a nakedly ideological assault upon the public sector and the state given that he couldn’t even secure an overall majority in the 2010 General Election. Seriously the man was up against a [...]
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Strike like you mean it.
Posted in CWU, Postal Strike, Public Services, rant, Unionism on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I confess that defeatism is one of my oldest vices, perhaps it is the desire for the quiet life, perhaps it just comes with the territory. So it is that I have found myself with my head resting wearily in my hands as regard the postal strikes and the public reception of them. I feel [...]
The Juggernaut of Privatisation
Posted in Capitalism, CWU, Frustration, Labour, Privatisation, Public Services, Royal Mail, UK politics, Unionism on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As though you fools think you can stop it, look at those poor saps in the union running around talking about ideology and politics and principle, bleating on about fuzzy, abstract concepts such as pensions, people, job security, fair pay. When are they going to realise that there is only one important factor in this [...]
New Postal Strikes Announced
Posted in CWU, Postal Strike, Public Services, Royal Mail, Unionism on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The talks between Royal Mail and the CWU broke down over a week ago and though an extended period of calm was agreed it was clear that the Union would be announcing a new program of strikes unless there was a radical shift in attitude by the management. Royal Mail has forged ahead with the [...]
The war is over (for now)
Posted in CWU, Postal Strike, Public Services, Royal Mail on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
All Postal Strikes have been suspended following a joint meeting between Allan Leighton, Adam Crozier, Billy Hayes and Dave Ward. The agreement will last until the 4th of September, the period of time between now and then will include. – that both parties commit to talks on all the issues between them, hosted and facilitated [...]
Royal Mail, a lesson in Byzantine politics
Posted in Capitilism, Economy, Free Market, Government, Postal Strike, Postcomm, Privatisation, Public Services, Royal Mail on August 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As me and my fellow rats are blowing up our waterwings and viewing the horizon for a passing ship the lumbering liner that is Royal Mail steaming full speed ahead begins to dig itself into its watery grave. A slightly rhetorical description but not so far from the truth. The situation is getting increasingly nasty [...]
Media Whitewash
Posted in CWU, Industry, Marxism, Media, Public Services, Royal Mail, Society, Unionism on July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterdays strike was supported by around 95% of the Royal Mail workforce, those are figures from the CWU, I’d like to get some less vested figures but it would seem that none are available, in fact over the past few days neither the Times nor the Independent has even given it a mention. I have [...]
