Below are links to the national newspapers and their reactions to the YES VOTE

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-mail-strikes-first-national-walkout-since-privatised-a7981666.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2017/oct/03/royal-mail-dispute-christmas-strike-pensions

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4945108/Royal-Mail-workers-vote-strike-pay-pension-dispute.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/postal-workers-overwhelmingly-vote-first-11282410

http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/royal-mail-workers-vote-massively-in-favour-of-strike-action-36193437.html

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/royal-mail-strike-threat-looms-over-christmas-r00xbbndz

https://www.metro.news/royal-mail-faces-christmas-walkouts/768804/

How the mass media has reported the CWU YES BALLOT RESULT

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/news.sky.com/story/amp/royal-mail-staff-back-national-strike-in-pay-and-pension-dispute-11065812

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/03/royal-mail-workers-vote-for-industrial-action

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/uk_59d387cbe4b0655781556903

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41484024

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/10/03/royal-mail-hit-first-national-strike-since-privatisation/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4945354/Royal-Mail-workers-vote-strike-pension-dispute–union.html

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2017/10/03/royal-mail-workers-vote-massively-in-favour-of-strike-action/

http://www.cityam.com/273171/no-el-delivery-christmas-shutdown-cards-union-votes-favour

Royal Mail staff threaten to strike over pay and jobs dispute

Celebrating Black History Month (BHM)

The Equal Opportunities Department has been promoting Black History Month for a number of years, celebrating and remembering the vital roles played by prominent members of the BAME community.

We ask Branches and Regions to consider organising a Black History initiative in order that our members can be better informed around the significant contribution of black people in history.

We are in possession of a number of interesting black history pull-ups, which feature various characters both from the past and present. These pull-ups, which are part of a wider exhibition, have been used and celebrated by organisations such as the Labour Party and other trade unions.

Use of the pull-ups is completely free but carriage costs would be met by anyone agreeing to use them. We also ask that any Branch or Region who uses the pull-ups considers making a donation to the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT).

We are confident that all CWU members irrespective of their colour, creed etc. will find a black history initiative of great interest.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be referred to the Equal Opportunities Department. Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary

Linda Roy

National Equality Officer

LTB 526 – Black History Month