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BRITISH membership of the EU will suck even more of the lifeblood out of public services, CWU delegates have been warned.
“Communications, education, health and transport are the lifeblood of our society and privateers can’t wait to get their teeth further sunk into them,” Trade Unionists Against the EU’s Alex Gordon told a fringe meeting on Monday night.
“TTIP will ensure no democratic government can challenge the split between ownership of the infrastructure and the delivery of the service that EU directives have imposed on rail, energy and are now being used in the privatisation of Royal Mail.”
Royal Mail’s job quality has plummeted, with gruelling hours, two-tier pay, intense surveillance, and poor work-life balance for postal workers — but our union is fighting back, writes CWU branch secretary JOHN CARSON
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
Deep disillusionment with the Westminster cross-party consensus means rupture with the status quo is on the cards – bringing not only opportunities but also dangers, says NICK WRIGHT