Paisley posties will walk out on strike again later this month – as they target one of the busiest periods in the calendar. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced that 115,000 Royal Mail workers will be striking on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, which is Black Friday …
Read More »I HAVE actually just received my first reply to 14 emails sent to Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely (albeit a standard letter). My letter was asking simply, if he would be supporting NHS staff, if they were to strike?His reply was, as expected. He said he doesn’t support people …
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A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “Royal Mail and CWU recognise that it is crucial to the future of the company and the long-term job security of its employees that we reach agreement to resolve the current pay and change disputes. There will now be an intensive period of …
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Read More »One of Sir Vince Cable’s most difficult moments as business secretary came in the aftermath of the Royal Mail privatisation. The sale of the postal service had been controversial enough; not even that arch-privatiser Margaret Thatcher wanted to “sell the Queen’s head”. Other administrations since her had planned a sale …
Read More »Why are you making commenting on HeraldScotland only available to subscribers? It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down …
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Cash and stamps currently bear the picture of Charles’ mother Elizabeth (Picture: Getty Images / Reuters) Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the reign of King Charles III has begun. He has already seen two Prime Ministers in Number 10 during his reign and has proposed some big changes …
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Unite members working for Dnata and Menzies will walk out later this month, with the industrial action at Heathrow impacting Qatar Airlines ahead of the FIFA World Cup The strikes are timed to coincide with the start of the FIFA World Cup ( Image: Simon Holmes/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock) Hundreds of airport workers …
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Trade unions on Friday suspended two sets of looming strikes, with the UK’s biggest transport union calling off scheduled rail walkouts and postal workers pausing planned action over pay and conditions. The RMT rail union said it would not walk out on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday as it entered “intensive …
Read More »Three 24-hour strikes by railway workers scheduled for the coming week have been called off, the RMT union has announced, saying it will now enter “a period of intensive negotiations” with Network Rail and rail operators. The news came as Royal Mail and the CWU union agreed to a week …
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