The CWU is campaigning against the Governments commitment to the Hooper review to part privatise Royal Mail. 

In this Branch Area we have 8 MP's: 7 Conservatives, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Labour MP. All have been sent letters requesting that they do not support the Governments aim to privatise Royal Mail.

On Tuesday 24 February 2009, the CWU held a national rally and campaigned in Westminster and then went to Parliament and lobbied MP's against the Part Privatisation of Royal Mail, which Lord Peter Mandelson is presenting a bill to Parliament following the recommendation by Richard Hooper on the Review of Royal Mail.

The Branch attended the rally where there were 31 speakers from the Trade Union Affiliates, a number of Labour MP's and a speaker from UNI Global Union on behalf of 2 million postal workers globally. All support the CWU's campaign to say "No to Privatisation" and echoing our theme of "Keeping the Post Public"

A Commons Early Day Motion (EDM 428) has the support of 141 Labour back Bench MP's and with a few cross party support the number of MP's that have currently signed the EDM stands at 171, which is the 5th in the list of rankings and could become the top EDM which currently is the Gaza Crisis Appeal. 

Peter Mandelson's Bill's begins its passage on the 10th March where it will receive its 2nd Reading. The Campaign continues to obtain other MP's who have not signed the EDM to sign and the Government must be defeated in its aim to let a public service go into private partnership.

 
THE CAMPAIGN STEPS UP ...

Of course, your support is vital to the campaign, please help us keep your postal service in the public domain!