Postal workers at Royal Mail have delivered the ‘biggest national strike vote in British history’, according to their union. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents Royal Mail Group workers, will set new strike dates after 95.9% voted to continue industrial action over pay, terms and conditions, on a 77.3% …
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LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Around 1,500 ambulance workers in Wales will take strike action on Monday, joining some 10,000 others in England, after rejecting a new pay offer from the devolved Welsh government, trade union GMB said on Friday. The pay offer had amounted to an average 5.5% pay …
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Rail workers will stage another series of nationwide strikes next month in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The fresh industrial action follows announcements today by unions for Royal Mail staff, border force workers and nurses, who have declared their intention to stage walk outs. The Rail, Maritime …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the Royal Mail Group workers that it represents voted by 95.9% on a 77.3% turnout to take further strike action. The union said 115,000 postal workers “have urged Royal Mail bosses to ‘take stock’ and change course in negotiations” following the result of …
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A letter has finally been delivered to its destination — more than a century after it was written.Sent in February 1916, the correspondence arrived at its intended address in Hamlet Road, south London, much to the bewilderment of the current occupants.”We noticed that the year on it was ’16. So …
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The envelope had a stamp of King George V’s head and was addressed to Katie Marsh, wife of stamp dealer Oswald Marsh, and sent by her friend Christabel Mennell A letter posted in 1916 has finally been delivered – over 100 years too late ( Image: BBC) A letter that …
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ELIMINATING Saturday letter deliveries would save Royal Mail hundreds of millions of pounds in its battle to curb soaring losses while modernising. The Universal Service Obligation (USO) requires Royal Mail to deliver letters six days a week throughout the UK although a 2020 Ofcom report found that five-day letter deliveries …
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Postal February 17 2023 After achieving a higher percentage turnout than any general election since 1992, CWU activists meet in determined mood to discuss the next steps… Following yesterday’s ballot result, it was back to business today, with hundreds of senior field officials and branch officials gathering in Manchester …
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The first major silverware of the domestic season is up for grabs next Sunday and you can have the official commemorative programme from the Carabao Cup Final 2023 delivered direct to your door. The competition’s climax promises to be an enthralling affair in a repeat of the 1999 Wembley …
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Ransomware group, LockBit has demanded $80m from Royal Mail after the hackers hit Britain’s postal and delivery service with a targeted cyber incident on 11 January 2023. The incident caused Royal Mail disruption with items sent internationally. The leaked details of the ransomware negotiations between the two is rare to …
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