LETTER: thank you to the public for their backing for the Bridgwater postal workers

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 23 Dec 2015, 17:35

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The Bridgwater Royal Mail Delivery Office walkout to reinstate Andrew Mootoo on November 11th has received tremendous backing from the public.

In particular, the strike has inspired disabled people and organisations all over the country.

As a direct result of our strike, Royal Mail have now agreed a completely fresh attempt to agree with the CWU a part-time indoor job for Andrew at Bridgwater.

I wrote "attempt": we have not got reinstatement yet, but for the first time for a year, the employer is now taking us seriously.

As a Bridgwater CWU shop steward, I am still humbled by over 100 postmen and women giving up a day's pay, and breaking the civil law against spontaneous strikes, to defend a profoundly deaf colleague stricken with MS, who has not worked in Friarn St since January 2014!

That's real solidarity, but why in this country's workplaces in 2015, does it not happen more often?

Dave Chapple,