Posties don’t want to strike this Christmas – but we are facing the fight of our lives Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson and those like him have driven workers to this action — and if we don't all fight back, the 500-year-old postal service we rely on will not be the only institution broken up for a quick buck, writes DAVE WARD
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Thursday 05th Nov 2020 We want your support in the fight for jobs – can we Count You In? CWU leader DAVE WARD on why the union is announcing a nationwide ballot as the first stage towards potential strike action in BT and Openreach
Tuesday 15th Sep 2020 TUC Congress 2020 It's crunch time for the trade union movement During the pandemic we’ve seen how powerful unions can be – we must be bolder in promoting what we want and how we're going to get it, argues CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
Friday 17th Jul 2020 Time for trade unions to deliver our own agenda for change Nobody wants to go back to the way things were before the pandemic. Unions must seize the opportunity to secure a new deal, says CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
Friday 01st May 2020 We cannot go back to the way things were when the lockdown ends Let’s use our trade union structures to support communities as we come together around clear demands for the future, says CWU leader DAVE WARD
Wednesday 29th Apr 2020 On National Postal Workers' Day, let’s create a new normal DAVE WARD on why we should support our postal workers
Monday 28th Oct 2019 Introducing a new way to show support for the CWU CWU leader DAVE WARD unveils a network for the wider movement to move beyond retweets and ‘likes’ and get more involved with the union’s campaigns
Monday 09th Sep 2019 TUC Congress ’19 There has never been a greater need to fight for a new deal for workers Join the movement and back the campaign to end austerity in Britain for good, says DAVE WARD
Friday 01st Feb 2019 Amid the Brexit muddle, we need to get back to the basics of workers’ rights The world of work must be our number one political issue, however Brexit turns out, argues DAVE WARD
Saturday 22nd Dec 2018 In or out of the EU, a transformative Labour government is what’s needed Amid all the confusion over Brexit, it’s important to focus on what really matters to workers in the year ahead, writes DAVE WARD
Monday 10th Sep 2018 We have to set the agenda – and this means putting forward a broader positive vision for the future The CWU is setting out its four-point plan for a New Deal for Workers. DAVE WARD explains