Walkout as Royal Mail plans job cuts | Business

The first of 19 days of national postal strikes in the run-up to Christmas took place yesterday amid a bitter attack on the “incompetent” management of Royal Mail after it emerged that the privatised delivery service is contemplating the first round of sackings in the dispute. The 115,000 staff represented …

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Royal Mail workers launch 48-hour strike over pay

Picket lines have been mounted outside Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices after workers launched a 48-hour strike in a worsening dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked out, hitting deliveries of post across the country. Talks between the two sides were held on Thursday but …

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Royal Mail workers on strike over pay

Workers outside Maryport sorting office. Picture: Tom Kay Royal Mail workers are staging a 48-hour walkout over pay and conditions. Members of the Communications Workers Union are taking industrial action today and tomorrow – with further strikes planned in the run-up to Christmas. The union said that this week’s walkout …

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