Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Thousands of postal workers in the United Kingdom have launched a series of strikes over pay, as the cost-of-living crisis prompts mass industrial action in numerous sectors. In east London, …
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Royal Mail employees staged a walkout on Friday (26 August) in what is being described as the biggest strike action of the summer. Communication Workers Union boss told Sky News they are “angry and have lost all confidence” in Royal Mail leadership. Dave Ward said: “This is a group of …
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After today, the next CWU strikes are due on August 31, meaning letter delivery will return to normal over the weekend. But the action may have left a backlog in some deliveries, resulting in some post arriving later than intended. And offices will remain closed, so while people will receive …
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Postal workers join together in solidary on strike at Kingswinford Delivery Office Post was left unsorted and parcels undelivered at the distribution centres in Wolverhampton and Kingswinford as members of staff joined the first of several days of national strike action. Some 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers nationally have walked …
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The Royal Mail’s plans to build a new base in Patcham could have harmful effects on the water supply for the whole of Brighton and Hove, an engineer has warned. The plans also look likely to waste millions of gallons of water a year and could also increase the risk …
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There has been an “amazing” atmosphere and support from the public say Royal Mail workers who are striking at the Crow Lane site this morning (August 26). Hundreds of postal workers in Northampton, and across the country, are striking today over pay rates – and will do so again on …
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R oyal Mail workers have begun a four-day strike over a pay dispute with the company, with strike days set for August and September. On Friday, some 115,000 are expected to stage a walkout, which will last throughout the weekend, with Royal Mail warning that letters will not be delivered, …
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Cambridgeshire postal workers are among around 115,000 Royal Mail staff taking part in a four-day strike beginning today (August 26). Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) say that they are “striking for a pay rise that fully addresses the current cost of living”. 97.6 per cent of CWU members …
Read More »Royal Mail was forced to rely on a skeleton staff to deliver only “essential items” on Friday after 115,000 postal workers went on strike in the year’s biggest industrial action so far. The 500-year-old postal service’s employees are planning further industrial action for Wednesday next week and 8 and 9 …
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More strikes are due over the coming weeks. (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire) This summer has seen industrial action taken by unions across multiple sectors over pay and conditions. Railway workers, bin collectors, barristers, and more have been striking, with many citing insufficient pay rises when factoring in the rising cost …
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