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The CWU postal and telecom workers’ union conference this week saw delegates pass a motion that sets a deadline to ballot on continued funding for Labour.

The central issue which has made people vote for strikes is the pay cut. We’ve been offered 2.5 percent at a time when inflation is nearly twice that. The basic pay for a postal worker is £323 a week – for a hard job.

The CWU postal and telecom workers’ union today overturned its executive’s recent decision to back Alan Johnson for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party.

The opening minutes of the CWU postal and telecom workers’ conference laid down a clear challenge to the government over the way services have been sacrificed to corporate greed.

It would be wrong to believe that the current postal disputes are about pay alone.

Dave Ward has decided to stand down as the CWU union’s representative on the Labour Party national executive committee (NEC) because he believes it conflicts with the best interests of union members.

Solectron members in the CWU union yesterday staged an impromptu sit-in, demanding that the visiting European Vice President address the work force. In March Solectron announced the closure of the Cwmcarn factory in South Wales making more than150 people redundant.

No London CWU cash for Labour?

The CWU union is part of the Future For Our Post Offices coalition that is lobbying parliament next week.

Some 130 CWU union members working on the Television Licensing contract for Capita in Bristol took strike action on 29 and 30 January in response to a business decision to move work to Mumbai in India.

The disciplinary action taken against CWU union activists in Exeter must be made a national issue among postal workers.

The deep crisis of the government – and the strength of postal workers – have forced ministers to rule out issuing normal shares in Royal Mail to staff.