MORE than 115,000 Royal Mail workers are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay, their union announced today. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will vote in the coming weeks on whether to mount a campaign of industrial action. Ballot papers will go out on …
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More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers are set to vote on industrial action in a row over pay with union bosses ‘convinced’ staff will vote for action. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will vote on whether to walk out with the result known next month. Ballot papers will go out on …
Read More »Royal Mail staff could be among next group of workers to strike for higher pay, after their trade union moved to ballot them over a possible walkout. More than 115,000 postal workers will have the chance to vote in the coming weeks on whether to take industrial action, after the …
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Postal workers across the UK could be set to strike this summer in a row over pay. More than 115,000 workers will vote in the coming weeks over whether to take industrial action. Notice of the ballot has been served to the Royal Mail by the the Communication Workers Union …
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Looking ahead… what will be disrupted on Wednesday and Thursday? Britain’s train services will continue to be disrupted on Wednesday due to the knock-on effects of Tuesday’s strike. Here we answer 10 key questions about what passengers should expect. – How many trains will run on Wednesday? Only around 60 …
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More than 115,000 postal workers could stage a mass walk-out later this summer, after the Communication Workers Union (CWU) served Royal Mail with an industrial action balloting notice. The union – which represents postal workers – served the notice today (June 21). Ballot papers will be dispatched on June 28, …
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Nadine Dorries says she doesn’t ‘fancy’ Boris Johnson Downing Street has not refuted claims that Boris Johnson spoke with aides about getting wife Carrie Johnson two top jobs while prime minister. Mr Johnson discussed environmental roles for his wife in autumn 2020, either for the Cop26 summit or with the …
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A woman was left “horrified” after finding bleach sprayed on the bottom of Marlow’s gold postbox. Liz Wilks was walking down Marlow High Street on Thursday (June 16) afternoon when she noticed a “frothy white milk substance” which she was later told was bleach. Thames Valley Police has confirmed they are investigating …
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Royal Mail today unveiled its new state-of-the-art North West Super Hub in Warrington which can process more than 800,000 parcels a day and is set to transform the company into a parcels business. Officially opened by Andy Carter, MP for Warrington South, the Super Hub measures 32,000m2 – equivalent to 4.5 …
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A union representing 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail is giving formal notice of a ballot that could lead to strikes in a bitter row over pay and jobs. As rail and Tube workers staged the biggest national rail strike for 33 years on Tuesday, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
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