Anyone here from the Sydenham depot in South East London?

LondonUNISON · Post by **LondonUNISON** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:40

This is a bit of a long shot but wondered if anyone here was from the Sydenham depot as I live just down the road and am gonna visit the picket line......

LondonUNISON · Post by **LondonUNISON** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:43

Also other UNISON members (and other unions) in the socialist organisation I'm in are trying to organise links for the strike:

But to end on an upbeat note, a militant CWU rep addressed my UNISON branch at a well-attended (200 strong) meeting over the local government pay dispute. Curiously enough, ballot papers are due to go out during one of the days of CWU strike action in Royal Mail.

http://www.permanentrevolution.net/?vie ... entry=1689

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:46

"A problem from the start has been the illusion of the CWU leadership that they can convince Royal Mail management of an alternative course, rather than recognising that there are no shared interests and they will have to be forced to back down."

I like that bit! It's a bit like the opening words of our preamble: "The working class and the employing class have nothing in common." It's good, because it's true.

LondonUNISON · Post by **LondonUNISON** » 04 Oct 2007, 15:56

"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."

Spot on!

Good to see an IWW member on here, I was thinking of joining myself. Any luck in getting many postal workers to join the IWW?

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 04 Oct 2007, 16:20

LondonUNISON wrote:
"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."
Spot on!

Good to see an IWW member on here, I was thinking of joining myself. Any luck in getting many postal workers to join the IWW?

There are a few registered on here. According to the internal mailing list, there are some new posties in membership including one with a background in journalism. He will come in handy! We are small, but perfectly formed as the saying goes. We've got some Unison dual carders.

By the way, why not put that article in the NEWS section on here?

LondonUNISON · Post by **LondonUNISON** » 04 Oct 2007, 16:34

If that's ok, will do!