Royal Mail workers in London condemn war against Venezuela and express solidarity with US workers against Trump

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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/ ... -j16.html

“Stand up, fight and defeat Trump, he is a dictator; we do not want dictators, we need to stop them”

Our reporters

Postal workers at Mount Pleasant Mail Centre, a central sorting and distribution hub of Royal Mail in London, have been speaking to the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) about the US attack on Venezuela, threats against Iran and the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week.

A WSWS reporting team distributed the statement “Oppose Trump’s criminal invasion of Venezuela! Release Maduro!” on Wednesday afternoon. Many workers stopped to express their shock and anger, reflecting discussions taking place among co-workers in stark contrast to the Starmer government’s continued support for the US President.


WSWS reporting team campaigning at Mount Pleasant Mail Centre in London
Workers condemned Trump’s actions in Latin America and within the United States, describing him as a “despot” and his administration as being led by “Nazis” with the same ambitions as “Hitler in the 1930’s.”

A long-serving postie denounced the invasion of Venezuela and drew a connection with the death of Renee Nicole Good at the hands of ICE agents. Having viewed the video footage on social media he concluded:

“Trump is like a new Hitler. The killing of Renee Good was the kind of action you would associate with the SS [Hitler’s shock troops]. He wants the oil [in Venezuela] and is threatening everyone. Trump must be stopped; the question is how you stop him. There is escalation towards war everywhere. The media is controlled by the same people as Trump. What kind of world are our children going to inherit?”

He thanked the team for the leaflet and said he would read it with interest.

Due to an almost total media blackout in the UK, workers at the Mail Centre had no knowledge of the widespread anti-ICE protests in the US. The team explained the scale of social opposition in America, referencing coverage on the WSWS: the No Kings protests, popular actions against ICE Gestapo raids, and strikes such as nurses in New York staging the biggest walkout in their history.

The team also informed postal workers of the launch of Socialism AI and how it can help dynamically answer questions—like those posed by workers about the lessons of the 1930s, and how war and fascism can be stopped—from a socialist, historically grounded standpoint.


One postal worker said they wanted to send a direct message of solidarity to their brothers and sisters in the US:

“Stand up, fight and defeat Trump, he is a dictator; we do not want dictators, we need to stop them. We have not forgotten Gaza either. Here in the UK, Starmer’s [Labour Party] government is attacking our rights as well, making us suffer a cost-of-living crisis. We have nothing.”

Some comments were briefer—“I hate Trump; he’s a despot”—while another worker said they appreciated the opportunity to discuss these world-shaking events and address “what is in the back of everyone’s mind.”

A worker warned, “Trump’s actions in Venezuela have set a real precedent. If Trump has done it why can’t everyone else do it. I do not support [Venezuela president Nicolás] Maduro but I believe Trump’s actions have brought us closer to world war than ever. I’m not sure how to stop it but I’ll read what you have to say and thanks again.”

One person drew a connection between Trump and Starmer’s warmongering and ongoing attacks on postal workers:

“Another criminal action by Trump. And now he’s talking about Greenland and Iran. When is he going to stop? Trump is terrible, a real gangster. Kier Starmer is just playing along.

“This Labour government is the most right-wing government we have ever had. I’ll never vote for them again. We should tax the rich, especially that Elon Musk guy, not regular people.”

Speaking on the worsening conditions at the Mail Centre they said, “Labour is privatising the service and the union is in cahoots with management. Postal workers’ wages are going down by £80 a week because they removed overtime pay and driver’s allowance, while management are getting bonuses. The mail is backed up by at least three days all the time.”


Royal Mail worker in London loading his delivery van

These conditions are the result of the Communication Workers Union (CWU)’s collusion with the £3.6 billion take-over of Royal Mail completed last May, bringing the privatised service under the sole ownership of billionaire Daniel Kretinsky. The union bureaucracy has policed opposition from below and worked with management to dismantle the mail service and convert it into a low-wage, parcel-driven operation on behalf of the billionaire-owned EP Group.

The development of mass working-class opposition to the rule of the oligarchy is bound up with the fight against wars waged for control of sources of wealth and key resources. Starmer’s authoritarian government is seeking to maintain Britain’s role as junior partner to US plundering operations around the globe.

The fight to defend jobs, oppose exploitation and social inequality must be combined with opposition to imperialist gangsterism. Workers confront global transnational corporations backed to the hilt by the powers of the state; they require an international strategy to fight back.

As the WSWS statement distributed at Mount Pleasant explains:

The fight against war is a fight against the capitalist system that breeds it. This struggle must be led by the working class, rallying all progressive sections of the people in a struggle to establish genuine democracy and equality.

The alternative to the dictatorship of the oligarchs is socialism: the building of an independent political movement to put an end to capitalism and reorganize society on the basis of social need, not private profit.

The response at Mount Pleasant Mail Centre shows that postal workers are searching for a way forward based on international solidarity and political clarity.

The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC), as part of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC), advocates a strategy to break the grip of the trade union bureaucracy which acts as a brake on any resistance—as a corporate policeman and adjunct of the government.

We urge all Royal Mail workers to make contact to discuss how to build the resistance and develop this strategy.

[tramssirhc]

Hot take.

[moon71]

If my wages are dropping £80 a week, does that mean in five weeks I won't be getting paid?

Hot take, we gotta do something about this.

[Tman]

Hot take.

Laughable. Only the dummies of the Far Left would express any concern over a corrupt unelected dictator like Meduro being removed.
The usual hypocracy of the WSWSWS on show again.

[tramssirhc]

Usual nonsense from the CWU loyalists in this forum. I cannot see where the WSWS states support for any dictator. The CWU sycophants would do well to look closer to home for corruption and dictators. Get your own house in order before you start picking fights with others.

[hero22]

Usual nonsense from the CWU loyalists in this forum. I cannot see where the WSWS states support for any dictator. The CWU sycophants would do well to look closer to home for corruption and dictators. Get your own house in order before you start picking fights with others.

The Lefties never see the corruption right in front of their own eyes. Usually because their part of it.
The Venezuelan people seem happy enough but sure lets protest anyway. A crowd of maniacs with too much time on their hands

[tramssirhc]

Usual nonsense from the CWU loyalists in this forum. I cannot see where the WSWS states support for any dictator. The CWU sycophants would do well to look closer to home for corruption and dictators. Get your own house in order before you start picking fights with others.

The Lefties never see the corruption right in front of their own eyes. Usually because their part of it.
The Venezuelan people seem happy enough but sure lets protest anyway. A crowd of maniacs with too much time on their hands

What happens in Venezuela is a matter for the Venezuelan people. There has always been a solidarity campaign with Venezuela like there is with Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador etc. Union's like the CWU support these campaigns and to so as that's what the rank and file want them to do. Unless you are in Venezuela or have contacts there what you see and are told is very different to the reality.

[Beanyjazz]

What an absolute load of shite.

[stage3]

Very revealing this latest pile against the WSWS. The views published in the article are from postal workers at one of RM's largest hubs and show a push back against the official propaganda to justify the illegal act of military aggression by the US against Venezuela - as per UN Charter - and outrage over the killing of Renee Good in her neighbourhood by a masked US federal agent.

As with all the other screeds against the WSWS and the Postal Workers Rank and File Committee for pushing back against CWU collusion with management its about muck throwing. Miles away from the thoughtful comments by those interviewed with genuine concerns about democratic rights being trampled on and dangers of world war. Tman talks about dictators but does not mention the would-be Fuhrer himself instead echoing Trump's language about the “Far left”

This is an example of what he dislikes, just one of the comments.

“Trump is like a new Hitler. The killing of Renee Good was the kind of action you would associate with the SS [Hitler’s shock troops]. He wants the oil [in Venezuela] and is threatening everyone. Trump must be stopped; the question is how you stop him. There is escalation towards war everywhere. The media is controlled by the same people as Trump. What kind of world are our children going to inherit?”

You can kid yourselves on these views are not shared by workers, and not just at RM, but as ever its about trying to closedown discussion. Good luck with that one, there is a big wide world outside of trolling my posts

[stage3]

If my wages are dropping £80 a week, does that mean in five weeks I won't be getting paid?

Hot take, we gotta do something about this.

You really should bother reading things properly before criticising. This is the actual quote clearly referring to loss of O/T and driver's allowance

"Postal workers’ wages are going down by £80 a week because they removed overtime pay and driver’s allowance, while management are getting bonuses. The mail is backed up by at least three days all the time.”

As for doing something about it, your standard response is that of management - if you don't like it you can leave.

[Hitbox]

What's this got to do with the way RM treats it's employees?

WSWS getting abit bored of it now and trying to promote World Peace?

Employees have a Right to voice their concern towards their MP, NOT Some Jumped up website that thinks it's god's gift to Royal Mail Employees.

Stick to your lane boys, Unless you Have a hidden Agenda yourself?

[Tman]

Unless you are in Venezuela or have contacts there what you see and are told is very different to the reality.

OK then, where does your particular version of "reality" come from?

[hero22]

Unless you are in Venezuela or have contacts there what you see and are told is very different to the reality.

OK then, where does your particular version of "reality" come from?

Good question

[hero22]

Usual nonsense from the CWU loyalists in this forum. I cannot see where the WSWS states support for any dictator. The CWU sycophants would do well to look closer to home for corruption and dictators. Get your own house in order before you start picking fights with others.

The Lefties never see the corruption right in front of their own eyes. Usually because their part of it.
The Venezuelan people seem happy enough but sure lets protest anyway. A crowd of maniacs with too much time on their hands

What happens in Venezuela is a matter for the Venezuelan people. There has always been a solidarity campaign with Venezuela like there is with Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador etc. Union's like the CWU support these campaigns and to so as that's what the rank and file want them to do. Unless you are in Venezuela or have contacts there what you see and are told is very different to the reality.

The rank and file want our Union to support Venezuela and the likes ? I would rather they concentrated on the actual important things that affects their members. Would be interesting to see actual numbers to back up your claim

[Barnacle]

Very revealing this latest pile against the WSWS. The views published in the article are from postal workers at one of RM's largest hubs and show a push back against the official propaganda to justify the illegal act of military aggression by the US against Venezuela - as per UN Charter - and outrage over the killing of Renee Good in her neighbourhood by a masked US federal agent.

As with all the other screeds against the WSWS and the Postal Workers Rank and File Committee for pushing back against CWU collusion with management its about muck throwing. Miles away from the thoughtful comments by those interviewed with genuine concerns about democratic rights being trampled on and dangers of world war. Tman talks about dictators but does not mention the would-be Fuhrer himself instead echoing Trump's language about the “Far left”

This is an example of what he dislikes, just one of the comments.

“Trump is like a new Hitler. The killing of Renee Good was the kind of action you would associate with the SS [Hitler’s shock troops]. He wants the oil [in Venezuela] and is threatening everyone. Trump must be stopped; the question is how you stop him. There is escalation towards war everywhere. The media is controlled by the same people as Trump. What kind of world are our children going to inherit?”

You can kid yourselves on these views are not shared by workers, and not just at RM, but as ever its about trying to closedown discussion. Good luck with that one, there is a big wide world outside of trolling my posts

The second you invoke ‘Hitler’, you have lost any argument. It is an utterly false equivalence.