Last week was bruising for Royal Mail as the postal service posted losses for the first six months of 2022, a planned series of strikes kicked off, and it announced a wave of redundancies. This follows first quarter results published earlier in this year that showed Royal Mail was losing …
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Pubs and clubs are facing the prospect of beer shortages while fast food firms including Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut are also under threat of disruption from industrial disputes. It was announced early on Tuesday that the GMB union was launching a strike vote among its near-600 members at …
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News Striking workers at Royal Mail and BT Group have the power to win if they join together and escalate their strikes By Nick Clark Downloading PDF. Please wait… Tuesday 18 October 2022 Issue 2827 Workers on picket lines in Balham, south London, during a previous Royal Mail strike (pic: …
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Royal Family set to lock in a date for a trip to Australia after the Queen’s death – and it will be the first time ever a King has come Down Under Royals could be set to visit Australia in 2024 to celebrate Bicentenary King Charles is in discussions with …
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Traffic and Travel The improved offer came as Unite union prepared to ballot members for industrial action. This comes after the union announced that it was preparing to ballot members for industrial action. The agreement with bus operator Go-Ahead will benefit workers who operate routes across south London, and makes …
Read More »Romford postal workers joined the picket line in a battle with Royal Mail for increased pay. On October 13, striking members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) took to protesting outside the Romford Mail Centre in Crow Lane to demand what the union calls a “fair settlement” in the midst of the cost-of-living …
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Paisley Posties jobs may be in jeopardy after the Royal Mail announced it will create up to 6,000 surplus jobs across the UK. The company, which was sold by the Conservative/Liberal Democrat government to private investors less than a decade ago, said it would cut about 10,000 dollars in total. …
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The Scotch Whisky Association has slammed Jeremy Hunt’s decision to abandon the freeze in alcohol duty after just two weeks. The new Chancellor on Monday ditched most of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss’s proposals from their September mini-Budget. Mark Kent, the Scotch Whisky Association’s chief executive, said: “Business can only …
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An unprecedented 98 percent of teachers in the National Education Union (NEU) voted yes to a fully funded, above-inflation pay rise. A huge majority (86 percent) indicated they would be prepared to strike. Teachers have been offered a pay deal of just 5 percent, which will not be funded nationally …
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Torrington’s Post Office has re-opened, after it closed down only last month. The old branch had been located at the back of the former Spar. But last month, staff were given just days to move out, leaving locals without a Post Office in the town. Peter Hood, Chair of the …
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