Royal Mail workers will stage two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday in an escalating row over pay, jobs and conditions. It announced strikes around Black Friday on November 25 and Cyber Monday on November 28. The union has withdrawn strikes planned for November 12 and 14, saying it wants …
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-Britain’s Royal Mail said on Tuesday that members of its largest labour union, the Communication Workers Union (CWU), will strike in November and December in the run up to Christmas. Royal Mail said the CWU notified it that they plan to call on members who collect, sort and deliver parcels …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday – which are massive dates for retailers Royal Mail postal workers are set to strike over Black Friday and Cyber Monday ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers are …
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The Czech Sphinx with an eye for energy and football: Billionaire Daniel Kretinsky cleared to swoop on Royal Mail as national security probe is called off Kretinsky controls 22% of Royal Mail parent company IDS ‘No further action’ would be taken against him should he increase his stake By Calum …
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1 November 2022 Transport / Logistics Services The postal workers union the CWU has rejected Royal Mail’s latest pay offer, accusing the postal operator of a “declaration of war on posties”. This raises the prospect of further strike action by the union in the run-up to Christmas. Royal Mail and the …
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The Communication Workers Union has dismissed an improved pay offer from Royal Mail as ‘derisory’ and has called for further strike action. Royal Mail put forward a new salary increase of 7% over two years and a 2% lump sum this year – an improvement on the 4% offer rejected …
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Months after ministers said they would launch a national security probe into Royal Mail’s parent company, the group today confirmed there would be no further action. International Distributions Services (IDS), which changed its name from Royal Mail Group earlier this year, had faced potential intervention after the firm’s largest shareholder, …
Read More »The uncertainty surrounding the future of Royal Mail has intensified after the government gave the green light for a Czech tycoon to increase his control over the postal group and as unions rejected a new pay offer. Grant Shapps, the business secretary, notified Royal Mail that the government would take …
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(Bloomberg) — Royal Mail’s main union said a new pay offer submitted by the UK postal service in the latest round of negotiations is too low and would bring unnecessary upheaval to delivery rounds. The proposal would provide a 7% raise spread over two years plus a 2% lump sum …
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Planned strike action by Royal Mail workers has been called off for two weeks. The Communication Workers Union has been striking over a pay dispute and working conditions in recent weeks, and a further series of strikes involving 115,000 postal workers was set to take place in early November. However, …
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