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Communication Workers Union (CWU) general secretary Dave War
Features / 4 December 2024
4 December 2024
Communications Workers Union general secretary DAVE WARD says combatting a resurgent far right means uniting the working class behind a positive vision for change – with collective bargaining at its heart
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) demonstrate
TUC 2024 / 9 September 2024
9 September 2024
CWU leader DAVE WARD looks at the Royal Mail takeover bid, the new deal for workers – and how the labour movement should build on it
Features / 23 December 2022
23 December 2022
Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson and those like him have driven workers to this action — and if we don't all fight back, the 500-year-old postal service we rely on will not be the only institution broken up for a quick buck, writes DAVE WARD
'Today’s rally is the start – what’s crucial now is wh
Features / 18 June 2022
18 June 2022
CWU leader DAVE WARD sets out the union's vision for a different Britain
Posties on the picketline
Features / 17 July 2021
17 July 2021
For the labour movement to get on the front foot, our starting point must be our own positive collectivist agenda, says DAVE WARD
Features / 29 January 2021
29 January 2021
The CWU and its members are mapping out a positive future for the company that stands in contrast with the race to the bottom that has become Britain’s default  – it’s a strategy the wider movement can gain from, says DAVE WARD
CWU leader Dave Ward
Features / 5 November 2020
5 November 2020
CWU leader DAVE WARD on why the union is announcing a nationwide ballot as the first stage towards potential strike action in BT and Openreach
Posties on the picketline
TUC Congress 2020 / 14 September 2020
14 September 2020
During the pandemic we’ve seen how powerful unions can be – we must be bolder in promoting what we want and how we're going to get it, argues CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
A banner reading 'Thank You Key Workers' in the stands durin
Features / 17 July 2020
17 July 2020
Nobody wants to go back to the way things were before the pandemic. Unions must seize the opportunity to secure a new deal, says CWU general secretary DAVE WARD
CWU leader Dave Ward
Features / 1 May 2020
1 May 2020
Let’s use our trade union structures to support communities as we come together around clear demands for the future, says CWU leader DAVE WARD
Features / 29 April 2020
29 April 2020
DAVE WARD on why we should support our postal workers
Jeremy Corbyn with CWU leader Dave Ward
Features / 28 October 2019
28 October 2019
CWU leader DAVE WARD unveils a network for the wider movement to move beyond retweets and ‘likes’ and get more involved with the union’s campaigns