FTSE 100 Live: Pound dips to $1.11, Retail sales fall

1666351895 Pound touches $1.11 as traders measure UK political risk factors The UK’s turbulent politics were feeding through into the value of the pound as speculation over the identity of the country’s next prime minister reveberated around the City and across Westminster. Its low point for the day took sterling …

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Royal Mail, BT and Openreach: Around 5,000 Northern Ireland workers take part in the UK’s biggest strike of the year so far

Postal workers, Openreach engineers and call centre staff listening to speeches at a mass rally outside Brighton Delivery Office during Communication Workers Union strike action. Picture date: Thursday October 20, 2022. Erin Massey, CWU regional secretary for Northern Ireland, said: “Across the UK, we have around 170,000 people out on …

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Isle of Wight Royal Mail strike continues

Isle of Wight postal workers have been back on the picket line this morning (Thursday), despite the rain. The dispute has been ongoing since August and this time involves workers from BT too. Royal Mail previously said it had developed contingency plans to minimise disruption and would prioritise special deliveries, tracked parcels, …

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Strikers resolute in Royal Mail dispute

20 October 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail has seen its postal workers out on strike in force today with strong resolve among the members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU). In Dorset for example, there was a 100% adherence to the strike action at the Dorset Mail Centre in …

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Camden’s striking Royal Mail workers

Nearly two dozen postal workers and Communication Workers Union (CWU) representatives gathered in Camden for a seventh day of strike action over pay and conditions. Workers met at Mornington Crescent on Thursday morning, saying they were worried but determined in the face of the cuts announced last week. As rain fell, …

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Royal Mail, BT and Openreach staff go on strike in Brighton

One of the biggest strikes of the year began this morning with Royal Mail, BT and Openreach workers walking out over pay and conditions. Royal Mail staff were outside their sorting office in the pouring rain in North Road, Brighton, while BT and Openreach workers picketed at their offices in Withdean …

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