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From The Socialist newspaper, 22 June 2011
Strike action to defend Royal Mail jobs
A Coventry postal worker
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) recently announced its intention to hold a national strike ballot if any postal worker, anywhere in the country, is made compulsorily redundant. This is to be welcomed as Royal Mail, under the stewardship of new boss Moya Greene, seems intent on ripping up the agreement it signed up to just a year ago.
This new business plan includes the closure of half of the mail centres around the country, which will lead to compulsory redundancies. This is contrary to last year's agreement. And it won't end with mail centre closures.
CWU members can learn from the stand of the four unions taking action on 30 June. We need to be unified in action against the planned attacks on all our jobs. And we need our union leaders to begin to coordinate action with other unions whose members face attacks on their jobs, pay, conditions and the services they provide.
We face a further attack on our pensions if Royal Mail is privatised. We were shunted onto an inferior pension scheme two years ago and the CWU leaders accepted it. This was unforgivable. It's down to members to put pressure on the leadership to allow us to take action in order to defend ourselves from all attacks.
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In The Socialist 22 June 2011:
Socialist Party feature
As the cuts bite, millions ask: 'Does it have to be like this?'
Building for 30th June
Con-Dems' pension attack - brutal class warfare must be fought
Busting the public sector pensions myths!
Staffordshire NSSN builds support for 30 June action
Hillingdon workers back the pensions strike
Socialist Party workplace news
Strike action to defend Royal Mail jobs
Leeds Unison urges members to reject council's final offer
Coleg Morgannwg: Victory over victimisation
Barnsley lecturers fight job cuts
Unison conferences discuss action on pensions
Socialist Party news and analysis
Con-Dems still plan to destroy NHS - Save our health service!
International socialist news and analysis
Greece's debt crisis threatens worldwide banking system
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
Finsbury Park - No to A4e cheap labour schemes
Southern Cross bosses demand huge cuts in pay and conditions
Reviews and comments
Readers' comment: apprentice sexists
Fighting the cuts
Southampton: strikes set to continue
200 workers challenge Labour council cuts
Labour MP fails to answer questions on cuts
Education
Comprehensive education under attack
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