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Royal Mail faces £1bn showdown with union

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 …

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Felixstowe Port strike: workers launch eight-day strike

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 …

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Croft war hero given posthumous awards

A SECOND World War hero from Warrington died before being able to accept two prestigious awards for his devoted service to the country. Ernest Morris, who lived in Croft, was to receive the ‘High Sheriff’s Award’ on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen for his ‘services to the community’ as well …

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