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‘We Are Uncertain What Happened,’ Says Royal Mail

A letter written during World War I has finally arrived at a flat in Crystal Palace, south London, more than 100 years later. According to the BBC, the envelope, sent in February 1916, bears a postmark from the English city of Bath and includes a one-penny stamp featuring the head …

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Royal Mail workers deliver ‘biggest strike vote in history’

Postal workers at Royal Mail have delivered the ‘biggest national strike vote in British history’, according to their union. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents Royal Mail Group workers, will set new strike dates after 95.9% voted to continue industrial action over pay, terms and conditions, on a 77.3% …

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UK ambulance staff in Wales to stage strike on Monday

LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Around 1,500 ambulance workers in Wales will take strike action on Monday, joining some 10,000 others in England, after rejecting a new pay offer from the devolved Welsh government, trade union GMB said on Friday. The pay offer had amounted to an average 5.5% pay …

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