As Brits continue to grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis workers across the UK are ramping up calls for better pay and conditions in the workplace. A number of sectors will be affected in August as workers stage walk-outs with post, deliveries and travel just some of the areas that …
Read More »When is the Royal Mail strike?
Royal Mail workers are set to strike soon (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images) Even in an age of smartphones and emails, physical post is still part of everyday life. Many of us will get bills, mail from HMRC, magazine subscriptions, written notes from loved ones, or even medical appointment notices through …
Read More »MP backs £16.5million Government funding bid to help ‘level-up’ Hartlepool
Sign up to our daily newsletter Jill Mortimer MP. Borough Council chiefs confirmed earlier this month they had submitted an application for the money from round two of the Levelling Up Fund to help redevelop the town centre. At the heart of the plans is the proposed creation of a …
Read More »Help needed for woman hosting event for terminally ill grandma
A WORKINGTON mum is planning to host an event to celebrate her terminally ill grandmother’s life – but she needs your help. Only this week Paige Rourke, was told the devastating news that her grandma, Jean Royale, from Maryport has just weeks to live following a brave battle against cancer. The shock announcement was all the more distressing …
Read More »Royal Mail, Ryanair, Network Rail, London Underground – full list of UK strikes in August
As Brits continue to grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis workers across the UK are ramping up calls for better pay and conditions in the workplace. A number of sectors will be affected in August as workers stage walk-outs with post, deliveries and travel just some of the areas that …
Read More »No post on strike days: national Royal Mail strike to begin in 2 weeks – News from the Frontline
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox The CWU has announced that over 115,000 postal workers will strike for four days over a two week period in their fight for a pay …
Read More »More than 115,000 Royal Mail staff will strike – when will it happen?
Royal Mail workers are planning to strike over six days (Getty Images) Royal Mail workers are set to strike over six days in August and September in a dispute over pay, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) recently announced. The union said it would be the biggest strike of the summer …
Read More »Post Office workers to strike on same day as Royal Mail walkout
Post Office workers are to stage fresh strikes in escalating action over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will walk out on August 26, 27 and 30, with some of the action coinciding with strikes by BT, Openreach and Royal Mail employees. It will be the fourth round …
Read More »More than 115,000 Royal Mail staff will strike – when will it happen?
R oyal Mail workers are set to strike over six days in August and September in a dispute over pay, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) recently announced. The union said it would be the biggest strike of the summer so far, with more than 115,000 workers set to walk out. …
Read More »Post workers say bosses’ scab plans won’t win
News Royal Mail hopes to use agency workers against strikes. Union members won’t be intimidated, writes Sam Ord Downloading PDF. Please wait… Friday 12 August 2022 Issue 2818 Vans for use of agency workers during the strike lined up in Nottingham last week (Picture: @CWUNEWS) As 115,000 postal workers prepare …
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