Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox CWU members at Royal Mail Group have delivered a massive yes vote in a second national ballot, just four weeks after a ballot over pay. …

The second heatwave of the summer kept emergency services in Hyndburn busy this week – with fears over fires and open water swimming. Firefighters made regular appearances in the space of four days to three grass fires in Huncoat. Crews were pictured at the Bolton Avenue Playing Fields site, as …

The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …

A woman has claimed she was poisoned after removing a napkin that was mysteriously stuck on her car door and has taken to social media to warn others to be careful when out and about. Erin Mims, a local hair salon owner, was celebrating her birthday with her husband at …

Royal Mail faces £1bn showdown with union: As company loses £1m a day, CWU barons demand more pay for doing less work Series of strikes looming at Royal Mail as UK’s summer of discontent worsens Postal giant claims it is being held to ransom by a union ‘stuck in the …

It’s not every day that you get mail from a royal, but if we did, we would be sure to tell everyone about it. And that was exactly what royal follower @ChristinsQueens did on Twitter, when she received a special piece of correspondence from none other than Camilla Parker Bowles. …

Royal Mail workers are set to take strike action this Friday (August 26). Postal workers are embroiled in a dispute with the company over both pay and working conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have also voted overwhelmingly to take further action, with 98.7 per cent voting in …

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Residents warned of post disruption as Royal Mail workers set to strike over pay · Refurbished children's play area re-opens after major £58,000 … Source link

Workers at the UK’s biggest container port at Felixstowe have voted to launch an eight-day strike which could affect £675 million worth of trade It is the latest outbreak of industrial action to hit a growing number of sectors of the economy, including rail, Royal Mail, and telecommunications. Port workers …