Britain is experiencing the highest levels of industrial action in the lifetimes of many of the workers who have taken part in recent strikes. The Office of National Statistics recently reported that days lost to industrial action in 2022 surpassed all totals recorded in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. More …
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A letter written during World War I has finally arrived at a flat in Crystal Palace, south London, more than 100 years later. According to the BBC, the envelope, sent in February 1916, bears a postmark from the English city of Bath and includes a one-penny stamp featuring the head …
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London resident Finlay Glen received the letter with the wrong name and address — sent with a penny King George V stamp. Glen says he wants to share the letter with the intended recipient’s family. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Good morning. I’m Leila Fadel. London resident Finlay Glen got a letter …
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"Snail mail" has a whole new meaning. … As for why the letter was finally delivered, the Royal Mail has no idea. “Incidents like this happen … Source link
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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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