An Edinburgh resident has been left frustrated after spotting a Royal Mail postie van parked over a well used cycle lane in Leith. The image was captured shortly after 8am on Tuesday, August 24 and appears to show a red van blocking the entirety of a cycle lane at a …
Read More »Summer of discontent as UK hit by huge energy bills, axed flights and strike delays
Brits are bracing themselves for a summer of discontent amid strikes, rising bills and flight cancellations. Workers are staging walkouts across the country as they demand proper pay rises to help them cope with spiralling inflation rates. Inflation is currently at a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent, with US …
Read More »UK: 170,000 telecom and postal workers to strike at BT Group, Royal Mail and Post Office
Up to 170,000 telecom and postal workers will take six days of selective strike action across Britain from Friday. The largest contingent in the national strike action are 115,000 post workers at Royal Mail who strike across 1,500 workplaces August 26/31 and September 8/9. This is the first national strike …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes: Limited post expected on strike days, but some items will be prioritised
Royal Mail workers are set to go on strike on Friday, August 26 – the first day of four planned walkouts which have been planned across August and September due to disputes over pay. Friday will be the first time that postal staff will have striked since 2013, with more …
Read More »High stakes for Royal Mail as posties walk out
Friday marks the first of four days of stoppages by 115,000 postal workers. For the Communication Workers Union it is a dispute about pay. The union has rejected a 5.5% offer from management and insisted that its members must be protected from the ravages of inflation. On first look that …
Read More »Royal Mail prepares to tear up union agreement in battle to cut costs
A Royal Mail spokesman said: “While our competitors work seven days a week, delivering until 10pm to meet customer demand, the CWU want to work fewer hours, six days a week, starting earlier and finishing earlier. “Their plans to transform Royal Mail come with a £1billion price tag, are predicated …
Read More »Robodebt royal commission to be outlined | Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
The details of a royal commission into the controversial robodebt scheme are set to be unveiled by Prime… Source link
Read More »Royal Navy warship shadows Russian tanker through the Channel
A Russian navy vessel has travelled through the English Channel under the watchful eye of a British warship. HMS Mersey shadowed tanker Akademi Pashin from the North Sea, through the Dover Strait and down the leg of the Channel towards the North Atlantic. Following HMS Portland’s recent tracking of two …
Read More »Are there more UK train strikes in September 2022?
Over the past few months, rail strikes have caused chaos across Britain. Commuters have been unable to get to work and weekend plans halted for many as the country faced some of the worst strikes it’s seen in decades. Transport unions are calling strikes over pay and job cuts, with …
Read More »Frankie Boyle set to front documentary about the Royal Family after ‘foul’ joke about the Queen
Frankie Boyle is set to present a documentary about the Royal Family after previously coming under fire for a ‘foul’ joke about the Queen. The controversial comedian, 50, has been lined up by Channel 4 bosses to front Frankie Boyle: Monarchy, where he will explore the future of the monarchy. The …
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