Unions representing millions of workers in the UK are seeing a greater willingness to strike, as the cost of living worsens and living standards drop at their sharpest rate since the 1950s. While wages stagnate and inflation soars, many workers have seen their wages cut in real terms, setting up …
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– Britain faces a summer of disruption as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have undertaken or threatened strike action: RAILWAYS Much of Britain’s rail …
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A person walks along a platform at Liverpool Street station, during heavily reduced rail services on the third day of national rail strikes, in London, Britain, June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register July 21 (Reuters) – Britain faces a summer of disruption …
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By Eva Mathews and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) – Royal Mail is losing one million pounds a day, the British post and parcel delivery firm said on Wednesday, as it struggles to cut costs as inflation-hit consumers cut back on online shopping and postal workers threaten to strike. While the pandemic …
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LATE-summer strikes by 115,000 Royal Mail workers have moved a step closer after an overwhelming vote in favour of walkouts, threatening massive disruption to postal deliveries across the country reports Sky News. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 97.6% of members who voted backed strikes in a 77% turnout, threatening …
Read More »Royal Mail has delivered a profit warning and said that it is changing its name and preparing for a radical demerger of its international business. On a bumper day of announcements for the company, it also confirmed that a ballot for industrial action by its workers had received the strongest …
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Image source: Getty Images The Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) share price has failed to excite this year. Down over 45%, this builds on what has been a rough period for the business, with the last five years seeing the stock pegged back by over 30%. This disappointing performance continued yesterday …
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One of the UK’s biggest uniform producers Mi Hub, who make clothes for McDonald’s, Royal Mail, and Sainsbury’s among others, has shared their best tips and advice for those struggling to find the best way to dress for work as London gets ready for another heatwave. Whilst some might be …
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The cost-cutting move comes as UK sales fell 11.5 per cent in the three months to the end of June Royal Mail is set to scrap Saturday post deliveries as the struggling company said it needed to “transform the way we work”. The cost-cutting move comes as bosses claim the …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has expertly trolled Royal Mail after the company’s workers vote to take strike action. Yesterday, postal service workers at Royal Mail voted in a ballot to take strike action in a dispute over pay. The vote comes not long after rail workers with the RMT …
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