Bethan Jenkins AC/AM South Wales West

Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for South Wales West, Bethan Jenkins has today (19/06/09) met with South Wales West co-coordinator, Les Evans from the Communications Workers Union to discuss the campaign against the Labour Government’s plans to privatise the Royal Mail. Bethan Jenkins AM also met with Union members in Cardiff Bay earlier this week when the CWU took a giant post box with them across Wales to raise awareness of the campaign.

Speaking from Neath today , Ms Jenkins, said:

“The Royal Mail is a vital public service for the people of Wales. It is astonishing that a Labour Government wants to privatise a successful public company in this way. All Plaid Cymru MP’s have signed the Early Day Motion against the privatisation agenda, and Plaid Cymru as a party will continue to fight in favour of the retention of the Royal Mail as a key public service’.

Bethan Jenkins AM added:

‘I urge people to contact Peter Mandelson- the Minister with responsibility for this issue to tell him loud and clear that they are against privatising the Royal Mail. As an unelected representative in the House of Lords, the least he could do at this stage is listen to the people and the workers who do not want to see such changes.

The Royal Mail makes nearly £1 million profit every day. It’s a successful public company that should be modernised under full public ownership. ‘