Royal Mail’s legal team have challenged the plan which is part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions – prompting the CommunicatioN Workers Union to withdraw industrial action Six days of strikes have been called off in the ongoing dispute ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Six days …
Read More »When the next postal strike is in November 2022 and which planned dates are cancelled
A long-running series of Royal Mail strikes is continuing into November, with multiple walkouts planned. Staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) members announced a total of 19 days of strike action in October and November, some of which have been held already. However, following a challenge from Royal Mail, all planned strikes …
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Read More »Royal Mail staff postpone planned strike action in November
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) held an emergency meeting with members this afternoon (Picture: EPA) Royal Mail workers have called off strikes after an emergency meeting this afternoon. More than 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have been involved in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. A series …
Read More »Talks hoped to resolve postal strikes – but workers remain ‘resolute’
Members of the CWU: Photo: CWU. Talks have begun with the hope of reaching a satisfactory deal for postal workers following two months of strikes. The Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union (CWU) met last week, along with mediators, to resolve the ongoing disputes around pay and conditions. CWU’s Shetland …
Read More »Blackpool man transforms garden into ghoul’s den for Halloween
Michael, 38, has collected illuminated figures from all over the world and he delights in displaying the wonderfully ghoulish characters in his front garden on Warbreck Drive, North Shore. Halloween officially comes around on Monday (October 31). Michael, who works for the Royal Mail, said: “I have always loved Halloween …
Read More »Sunak under pressure to ‘come clean over Braverman reappointment’
Labour will try to force the Government to publish its assessments of Suella Braverman’s security breach, as the backlash grows against her reappointment as Home Secretary just six days after she was forced out. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has resisted demands to launch an inquiry into Ms Braverman breaking the …
Read More »MPs, watchdogs and customers join our campaign to Stop the Stamp Swap with just months to go
Angry MPs, watchers, customers and even post office owners last night backed The Mail’s call on Sunday to delay banning old postage stamps. Stamps without a new barcode will not work after January 31 – a move few people know about. It is believed that up to 100 million old …
Read More »‘Reduced in the sales!’ GB News presenter blasts Prince Harry’s memoir Spare | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
“It is a difficult position to be the spare – it’s a cruel word really. But, he didn’t enjoy his royal duties, it was quite clear before Meghan he was unhappy in his life.” She added: “Others have told their story, Diana told her story, Fergie told her story, the …
Read More »Royal Navy: probe ordered into submarine assault claims
Whistleblower Sophie Brook, a former lieutenant, told the Daily Mail she was called a “c***”, punched and hit by male colleagues, and told she was on a “rape list”. The head of the Royal Navy has ordered an investigation into “abhorrent” allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the submarine service. Whistleblower …
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