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Excerpt from The Socialist newspaper, January 12, 2022
A Royal Mail depot, photo JB (Click to enlarge)
Members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) at Royal Mail’s delivery office in Invergordon, north of Inverness, are back at work after walking out to support a temporary worker whose contract was terminated, outside of the agreed industrial relations framework. The worker has now been reinstated with a full contract.
The CWU nationally flagged the possibility of a flashpoint on the issue just before Christmas, forcing Royal Mail management to return to UK-wide. However, local bosses continued the attack, forcing action from the postal workers. This action shows that the postal workers will continue to fight to defend their agreements and that the strike wins.
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In The Socialist of January 12, 2022:
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Low pay, stress and Covid drive: NHS staff crisis
Shameless Johnson partied during lockdown
Energy price crisis: Nationalize the energy giants to save us a £600 hit
Energy chiefs: ‘Jump, cuddle and eat porridge while we raise prices’
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan. The workers’ revolt is suppressed only by a massive mobilization of troops
Solidarity with workers protesting in Kazakhstan
Campaign news
BBC transphobia protests
Popular Leeds budget: We’ve beaten council cuts before, we’ll do it again
Communities fight back against Rio Tinto mine
North London NHS – ‘It will be us who save him’
Southampton student vote for online exams must be accepted
Workplace News
Coventry bin workers wage strike
10,000 tube workers vote to strike over jobs, terms and pension cuts
East Mids rail conductors impose concessions, dispute between train managers continues
Carmarthenshire gritters take action as Plaid-led council reneges on deal
Jobcentre coronavirus outbreak leads to call for reps meeting
South Yorkshire bus strikes spread and grow stronger
Weetabix workers beat ‘fire and rehire’ and vote on improved pay offer
Invergordon Royal Mail mutiny wins
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Obituary
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