Postal workers in Stoke-on-Trent have joined 115,000 Royal Mail colleagues across the country in what union leaders have described as ‘the biggest strike of the summer so far’. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is calling for a ‘dignified, proper pay rise’, with members voting overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. …
Read More »Thousands of British postal workers walk out over pay
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – More than 115,000 workers at Britain’s Royal Mail (RMG.L) began the first of four days of strike action on Friday in a pay dispute which the postal group said was likely to cause significant disruption for customers. It is the latest in a spate of …
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LONDON, AUGUST 26: Striking postal workers on the picket line in Whitechapel on August 26, 2022 in London, UK. More than 100,000 postal workers walk out across the country today in a dispute over pay. Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images LONDON — Postal workers across the U.K. went on strike …
Read More »Royal Mail Strike 2022: When is the postal strike in Scotland and how post will be affected
ROYAL Mail postal workers will be taking strike action over four days in August and September, but how will your post be affected? The CWU has said that it will be the biggest strike of the summer so far to demand a “dignified, proper pay rise”. The Royal Mail responded by saying that the …
Read More »British postal staff walk out at start of biggest UK summer strike so far
Rejecting a 5.5 per cent pay offer, more than 115,000 workers at Britain’s Royal Mail launched a four-day strike on Friday, with the postal group warning customers of significant disruption. Employees across the UK workforce are demanding higher wages in the face of a cost-of-living crisis, with energy bills soaring …
Read More »Hundreds of Royal Mail workers in Northampton set to strike over pay rates
Hundreds of postal workers in Northampton, and across the country, are set to go on strike on Friday (August 26) over pay rates. Royal Mail workers at both the Crow Lane and St James Mill Road sites are set to go on strike on Wednesday (August 31) and then on …
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Ministers are to conduct a national security review into the ownership of Royal Mail, after it emerged the Czech billionaire who is the 500-year-old postal firm’s largest shareholder has increased his stake. The intervention came as Royal Mail executives braced for the first of four days of national strike action …
Read More »Kwarteng to review Czech billionaire’s plan to increase stake in Royal Mail | Business News
The business secretary has warned Royal Mail that a Czech billionaire’s bid to raise his stake in the company faces a national security investigation. The news was revealed by Royal Mail in a notification to the London Stock Exchange, saying that Kwasi Kwarteng “reasonably suspects” that Vesa Equity Investment might …
Read More »Royal Mail strike: What to expect as widespread disruption to services predicted
More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers are striking today (August 26) in a move that will cause widespread disruption to postal services. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are striking for a “dignified, proper pay rise” after they voted in favour by 97.6% in a ballot. General Secretary …
Read More »Royal Mail strike: 115,000 postal workers walk out in summer’s biggest strike
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a “dignified, proper pay rise” after they voted in favour by 97.6 per cent in a ballot Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Thousands of postal workers strike over pay …
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