This summer has seen the most significant period of industrial action of the century unfold, with workers across the UK pushing for better pay amid a worsening cost of living crisis. An eight-day action at the UK’s biggest container port began yesterday, as around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe walked out, …
Read More »Felixstowe strike could disrupt retail supply chain until Christmas
Strike at Felixstowe port threatens supply chain until Christmas // Walk-out at Britain’s Felixstowe port could hit availability and prices at supermarkets // Experts are warning could go way beyond eight day action and last until Christmas Supermarkets are braced for yet more supply chain chaos following the start of …
Read More »Royal Mail postal workers in second industrial dispute
22 August 2022 Transport / Logistics Services As well as the four days of strike action planned for late August and early September, Royal Mail’s postal workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a separate action over working conditions. According to the the Communications Workers Union (CWU), almost 99% of members …
Read More »Man arrested after reports of sexual assault in Hartcliffe
A man has been arrested on suspicion of entering properties in Hartcliffe this morning. Two calls were made to Avon and Somerset Police between 6.20am and 6.40am in Hartcliffe. On both occasions the man was disturbed, but officers received reports of attempted sexual assault before he fled the scene. A …
Read More »Felixstowe strike: Shops could ‘see shortages until Christmas’
The port handles around four million containers a year from 2,000 ships (Picture: Reuters|PA/Gareth Fuller) British shops could see gaps on shelves for months after a huge strike at the UK’s biggest container port, it’s claimed. Around 1,900 members of the Unite union at Felixstowe are walking out for eight days …
Read More »Felixstowe port strike could signal Christmas disruption as £700m of trade hit – Retail Week
Royal Mail workers to stage four-day strike, heaping further pressure on retailers. 9 August 2022. More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers will stage … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail workers to go on strike demanding Pay Rise
Royal Mail workers to go on strike demanding “Proper Pay Rise” Over 100,000 Royal mail workers will form the biggest strike of the year in order to demand a proper, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Royal Mail workers will go on strike for four days in the coming …
Read More »Brighton maintain unbeaten start as West Ham suffer third straight defeat
Goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Leandro Trossard condemned West Ham to a 2-0 defeat at home to bogey side Brighton. Mac Allister’s first-half penalty and Trossard’s breakaway goal maintained Brighton’s unbeaten start to the season and made it three defeats from three matches for the Hammers. West Ham have …
Read More »UK hit by massive strikes
The Herald Railway and postal staff, dockers too. Britain’s workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high inflation erodes the value of wages at a record pace. Britain’s train network faces further heavy disruption Thursday and Saturday in major walkouts that follow the sector’s biggest strike action for 30 years …
Read More »First Bus acknowledges services are ‘not where we want it to be’
First Bus for the West of England has come under fire again as further cancellations and delays have left passengers feeling frustrated and let down. But in the aftermath of a Twitter exchange between the public transport company and a passenger, the firm acknowledged the poorer standard of its services …
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