Gemma from Wolverhampton woke up to a devastating discovery after realising her bank account had been cleared. On Rip Off Britain this week, the mum of six explained how clicking a text link was just the start of her worrying situation. Gemma is paid on the last Wednesday of every …
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RESIDENTS with postal votes for the forthcoming Buckie ward by-election are being urged to return them as soon as possible to avoid Royal Mail strikes. Postal voters in the Buckie by-election are being urged to return their ballots as soon as possible. The by-election takes place on November 3 following …
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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 …
Read More »The current psychodrama playing out in Westminster this week has undoubtedly been box-office viewing for journalists, political commentators and sad folk who obsessively refresh their Twitter feed by the minute. I won’t lie – even I have found myself at various points utterly engrossed in the spectre of watching the …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU), representing 115,000 postal workers, confirmed the strikes will also cover Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Strikes began early this summer as postal workers demanded a “proper pay rise”, after being offered 2 per cent at a time when inflation was nearing double figures. When are …
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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 …
Read More »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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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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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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