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BBC News Royal Mail workers vote to strike on November 4Reuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Workers at newly privatised Royal Mail postal service voted on Wednesday to strike on November 4 if they have not reached agreement with the firm over pay and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which …Royal …

Herald Scotland Royal Mail workers to go on strike in NovemberBBC NewsThe vote, which the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said was four-to-one in favour, would be the first national strike at Royal Mail in almost four years. It says it is holding the strike to protect workers' terms and conditions …

Royal Mail: Free Shares Worth £489m For StaffSky NewsEach eligible full-time employee in Royal Mail is entitled to 725 free shares with an initial market value of £3,545.25 – above the £3,000 maximum amount that can be allocated to an individual member of staff in a tax year under HMRC …

London (AFP) – Royal Mail postal workers have voted overwhelmingly to stage a one-day strike next month in opposition to the government's recent part-privatisation of the group, a trade union ballot showed Wednesday. More: continued here

Scottish Daily Record Royal Mail boss lines up stamp price increase as shares surge on first day of …Scottish Daily RecordA Royal Mail spokesman later denied that Greene had been suggesting imminent price hikes – but bosses have already said they are looking to increase the price of a 60p …

By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) – Workers at newly privatised Royal Mail postal service voted on Wednesday to strike for 24 hours on November 4 if they cannot reach agreement with the firm on pay and working conditions. The management of Royal Mail, which listed on the London stock market …

LONDON (Reuters) – Workers at newly privatised Royal Mail postal service voted on Wednesday to strike on November 4 if they have not reached agreement with the firm over pay and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents postal workers, sent ballot papers to over 115,000 Royal Mail …

Chuka Umunna Showed 'Utter Naivety' On Royal Mail Flotation, Say ToriesHuffington Post UKChuka Umunna, Labour's shadow business secretary, has been accused of "utter naivety" by Tories for urging the government to delay the Royal Mail share sale because the shares were priced too cheaply, before their price soared nearly 50% …

Royal Mail workers vote to go on national 24-hour strike on 4 November, the CWU postal union announces More: continued here

Royal Mail shares close up 38pc at 455p, the biggest one day rise of a privatised company, as systems buckled under demand and traders saw 48m buyers line up against 1.2m sellers         More: continued here