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Unite union general secretary Len McCluskey offered last week to abandon opposition to a key section of David Cameron’s new Trade Union Bill.

Trade unionists from a number of London universities visited picket lines at the National Gallery today, Thursday—the third day of an all-out strike.

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The CWU postal workers’ union launched a campaign against the effects of privatisation in the postal industry on Thursday of last week.

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The government plans to sell its remaining shares in Royal Mail.

Private delivery company Whistl has issued redundancy notices to 2,000 workers after suspending its delivery service.

Workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) debated anti-racism and the union’s relationship to the Labour Party at their general conference in Bournemouth last Sunday and Monday of this week.

Dave Ward has won the election to become general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU)

Ballot papers for the CWU union general secretary election were mailed out to members this week.

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Post Office cash handlers struck for 24 hours on Friday of last week.