The rainbow stamps with first class Pride: Royal Mail launches brightly-coloured collection to mark 50th anniversary of first Gay Pride march These latest vibrant designs show the Royal Mail has changed a lot since 1840 Stamps will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the UK’s first Gay Pride march It comes …
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Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register OTTAWA, June 21 (Reuters) – Canada’s lower house of the parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that would bring online streaming platforms under …
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The current rail strike and talk of other industrial action by teachers, post office workers, NHS staff and even barristers has seen a huge 184% increase in Google searches for ‘join union’, according to a new report. The analysis reveals the increase seen on June 22 in the United Kingdom …
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London commuters today complained ‘there are no strikes, but there may as well be’ after Tube stations stayed shut as late as 9.30am this morning and TfL warned of delays across the Underground – as Britain braces for further travel mayhem tomorrow. Massive crowds formed queues outside shuttered Tube stations …
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Quick thinking workers at a New York cafe saved a kidnapped woman on Sunday from an accused serial rapist after she sent a note through the GrubHub delivery app to call the police. Employees at The Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers sensed something was wrong when they received the garbled …
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Royal Mail workers will be sent ballot papers on Tuesday Royal Mail workers could be the next to go on strike as they prepare to vote in the coming weeks on proposed industrial action. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will be voting on the proposal after the union …
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European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova addresses the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) – The United States should play a more active role in combating Russian propaganda and …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced it will ballot 115,000 postal workers for national strike action against the imposition of a 2 percent pay award for this year by the highly profitable Royal Mail Group. The ballot will open on June 28 with results to be announced on July …
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The UK faces the growing prospect of a “summer of discontent” as unions threaten strike action unless workers are given pay rises in line with soaring inflation. Rail workers launched the biggest national strike in a generation on Tuesday, which saw 80 per cent of train services grind to a …
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A Gorebridge postie has shared the amazing transformation that he carried out of an old school Volkswagen Beetle into a movie replica of Herbie The Love Bug. Ross Nicholson, 27, who works for the Royal Mail, says that he is a movie enthusiast and has always had a dream of …
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