gerry cwu

Organiser with CWU. Here to promote the union and build a better tomorrow. An RT is not always an endorsement! my own views.

[Sony Thăng @nxt888]

Every generation of Palestinians has been offered the same choice presented as a new "peace process."

Accept less than the last offer.

Sign a document legitimizing what was taken.

Call it a "state" when it has no army, no contiguous territory, no control of its borders, no sovereignty over its airspace, no capital in the city that was promised.

Call it "peace" when the settlements continue to expand during the negotiation.

Call it a "partner" when that partner is chosen by the occupying power based on their willingness to police their own people on the occupier's behalf.

And when the answer is no, when the people being asked to sign away the remainder of what was taken from them say no, the world nods gravely and says:

They are "not ready for peace."

They have never been offered peace.

They have been offered the administrative language of peace wrapped around the continuing material reality of dispossession.

The difference between those two things is not subtle.

It is the difference between a door and a painting of a door.

You can talk about a painting of a door for decades.

You cannot walk through it.

[CWU @CWUnews]

Royal Mail and the CWU have made perfectly good agreements to ringfence quality service and dignified work.

If bosses can't honour this, public ownership is the only option left.

[CWU @CWUnews]

It's like scrapping train WiFi if its broken, ignoring potholes on the roads and accepting that our seas are now filled with sewage. We can't keep accepting that going backwards is the only way - our country deserves so much better than this. #StandByYourPostie

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Monday 15th December is National Postal Workers Day - make sure you show your postie some love!

#PostalWorkersDay

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Royal Mail members - join thousands of your colleagues who have already done so and email your MP now to let them know exactly what is going on in the company.

Click below and seconds later your MP will have an email.

https://t.co/qncbdGrNKX

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📹 We're live at 5pm! After our successful political forum last week, CWU political lead Chloe Koffman joins us for this week's CWU Live to discuss the main political issues the union is grappling with. Our relationship with the Labour party, the rise of Reform, and what we are doing to raise political education in the union.

https://t.co/ceul1iC1MF

[Des Freedman @lazebnic]

The % of newspaper columnists who went to private school has risen from 43% in 2014 to 44% in 2019 and now to 50% in 2025. Given that only 6% of kids are privately educated, this may explain why commentators are so out of touch. Thanks to @suttontrust https://t.co/GyPktbRvkH

[CWU @CWUnews]

An update for Royal Mail Group Members.

We sat down with Deputy General Secretary Postal, Martin Walsh and discussed this week's negotiations, New Entrants Equalisation, USO, Sick Pay, Overtime Rates, Incentive Scheme and more.

Lots of new information - please give it a watch.

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Negotiations with Royal Mail are now taking place this week so our new engagement plan is as follows:

An update video from Martin Walsh today.

A CWU representatives briefing to be issued early next week.

A live session with Dave Ward and Martin Walsh next Thursday at 5pm.

[Chris Webb @Chris_Webb1]

We are looking for a filmaker who can tell a story to come and join @CWUnews comms.

A vital role, helping with video features, our weekly show and social media.

Please share this link with anyone you think maybe suitable.

https://t.co/IC5ucMGR49

[CWUScotland2 @CwuScotlandNo2]

Interested in how the trade union can help you in your community come along to the Open Day at the CWU premises

22 Geissler Drive EH6 6AP (Ocean Terminal) on Wednesday 15th October from 12pm to 13:30pm to learn more. Unity is Strength.

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Introducing … The Working Class United 🖤🤍

The new CWU anti-racism shirt - a two tone classic.

All profits to Show Racism the Red Card and Fans Supporting Foodbanks.

Let’s get this on every terrace in the country.

https://t.co/9f7EhDGqBl

[CWU @CWUnews]

📺 This week’s CWU Live: Inside Labour Conference and why it matters to CWU members - watch now: https://t.co/WhXrbnc95R

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UPDATE FOR CWU MEMBERS – REBUILDING ROYAL MAIL

Over recent weeks and months negotiations have taken place with Royal Mail Group on all elements of section 5 of the Rebuilding Royal Mail part 1 agreement, including equalising new entrants' terms and conditions and the future of the USO.  

Given the complexity of the negotiations, they have taken longer than first anticipated. This is primarily due to both parties being unable to reach agreement on USO reform. Whilst we would have wanted to be able to move this issue forward, we have been clear to Royal Mail that there are serious problems in the pilot units, and we cannot agree to their Optimised Delivery Model.  

We are pleased that Royal Mail / EP Group have taken a step back and have now fully confirmed there will be no further pilot units or roll out of the USO until the new year / a national agreement has been reached with the CWU. We welcome this approach as it is markedly different to what we saw under the previous senior management team who oversaw the destruction of the service through a relentless programme of executive action.  

We have agreed with Royal Mail to ensure our immediate focus will also be to support all the current pilot units and ensure these units are fully resourced and achieving all quality of service targets. We want to thank our members in the pilot units for the support and understanding in recent months.  

We will use this period to reach a comprehensive agreement on the USO that delivers on quality of service and improves the work / life balance for our members.  

The protracted nature of these negotiations has also impacted on other areas of the agreement including agreeing the first step in equalising new entrants' terms and conditions.  

Following discussions last week we can confirm that EP Group will now be taking the lead on these talks, and they will intensify from next week. The CWU position is that any settlement we reach will have to be backdated to September to ensure we deliver on the terms of the Rebuilding Royal Mail Part 1 agreement.  

We are fully aware that the true test of our agreement and of the new owners of Royal Mail is whether you are seeing and feeling change in the workplace. We know that is not currently the case. However, in the coming weeks, a number of initiatives and communications will be shared which will believe will begin a full re-set of employee and industrial relations. We want to see real and meaningful actions from Royal Mail and EP Group and through the negotiations we are determined to ensure this is what will be delivered.  

Finally, we will keep you updated with any developments from the negotiations.

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We need real change, and the CWU is setting out the challenge at this year's Labour conference. Read what's been happening so far 👇
https://t.co/L9R2O5Mwbi

[Tribune @tribunemagazine]

After the largest far-right protest in British history, the labour movement must abandon its complacency — and begin organising with football fans and community groups to stub out the politics of hatred and despair.

https://t.co/PdgiYUIORS

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Rebuilding Royal Mail, with workers at the HEART of the business.

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Lots of Royal Mail members rightly outraged by managers bonus payments. It’s a disgrace and we will always call it out.

[Kerry Fleck @KerryCwu]

Really looking forward to this debate tomorrow on how trade unionists can navigate social media in a time of misinformation and the rise of the far right. Still time to sign up. @CWU_nitb @UTAW_uk

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Head of Communications Chris Webb on Sky News earlier today talking about the OFCOM announcement.

Please watch and share.