“We found his answers to be generally evasive and, at times, in direct conflict with Royal Mail’s policy and the practices being deployed in the workplace.” At the heart of the tracking row is technology known as the “postal digital assistant”, which tells workers where to go on their rounds …
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Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) taking industrial action last year in the build up to Christmas (Picture: EPA/Andy Rain) The year has seen lots of industrial action taken by unions across multiple sectors over pay and conditions. Railway workers, nurses, ambulance workers, teachers, and more have been striking …
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LONDON – Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for 24 hours on Feb. 16 in a long-running dispute over pay, the CWU (Communication Workers Union) said on Thursday. “We have served notice on Royal Mail Group for a 24-hour strike commencing for all shifts starting after 12:30pm on …
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Postal February 3 2023 Strong support around the UK for the CWU postal executive’s declaration, with reps already preparing for the big day and some considering local rallies… Yet another broken promise by company bosses gave our union’s leadership no alternative but to authorise the resumption of industrial …
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Support us and go ad-free The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced its first strike of 2023. The walkout against Royal Mail will be on 16 February, just after Valentine’s Day. However, the trade union’s move to launch another postal strike after a series of them last year came on …
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The Communication Workers Union have announced a fresh Royal Mail strike is set to go ahead on February 16 as the dispute over pay and working conditions rages on Royal Mail staff will strike again on February 16 ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Royal Mail workers are set …
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Royal Mail workers announce ANOTHER strike: Posties will walk out for 24-hour stoppage spread across February 16 and 17 Thousands of postal workers will walk out again in a row over pay with Royal Mail It follows huge walkouts over Christmas which caused chaos for the UK’s post By Alastair …
Read More »About 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail are to stage a 24-hour strike on 16 February in their continuing dispute with management over pay and conditions. The strike will affect all shifts for 24 hours from 12.30pm that day, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said. The union said it had …
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Small business owners that rely on posting items overseas say the impact of the glitch has been devastating. Caroline Blackburn, a sculptural ceramics artist, says about 80 per cent of her orders come from the US. For the past couple of weeks, these have been gathering dust in a corner …
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ROYAL MAIL bosses are “displaying a complete lack of integrity” during a long-running dispute over jobs and working conditions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) charged today, after announcing another 24-hour strike. The union said the walkout — set to involve more than 115,000 workers from 12.30pm on February 16 — is needed after …
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