CPSU Press Release in support of the CWU 1 day strike & March this Wednesday the 8th

national | worker & community struggles and protests | press release Monday December 06, 2004 20:42 by Paul Kinsella - CPSU An Post Branch Committee paulkinsella53 at yahoo dot com 53 Lorcan Grove, Santry, Dublin 9, Eire 085-1478100

Statement from the Civil & Public Service Union (CPSU) An Post Branch Committee in support of the 1 day strike & March in An Post organised for this Wednesday, December 8th by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). We won't be able to organise a ballot for industrial action until the New Year now what with Christmas coming up otherwise we would have been outside in full support of our CWU colleagues on Wednesday, but we are supporting them in any way that we can in the meantime.

CPSU
An Post Branch

National Strike by the CWU

Dear Colleagues,

The Communications Workers Union has called a one-day national strike for this Wednesday, 8th December to highlight the senior management’s refusal to honour agreements and pay the National Wage Agreement.

The CWU plan to call on all their members to have a lunchtime March and Rally in Dublin, starting at 12.30pm in Parnell Square and marching pass the GPO, and on to the Dail. At the Dail, opposition politicians have been asked to address a rally.

The CWU has contacted the CPSU and has asked for our support in their action. The Branch Committee met on Friday and has decided that we should play our part in this protest. (Members should attend for work as normal on Wednesday; pickets are not arranged at the workplaces as far as we know).

We have agreed to join the March outside the GPO and therefore we are calling on you to give up your lunchtime and come together in the centre of O’Connell St, in front of the GPO.

We feel that if our colleagues in the CWU are giving up a day’s pay to highlight our common problems, the least we can do is give up lunchtime. We are asking members not to leave it up the usual suspects to fight for their pay rise and their rights, but to take part themselves.


12.45pm in O’Connell St. opposite GPO



Yours,

Terry Kelleher
Branch Secretary

Brendan MacDonald
Branch Chairperson