Royal Mail workers have begun voting on whether to walk out in a dispute over salary rises that could become the biggest strike this summer, while tram drivers have begun a 48-hour strike in south London in a separate row over pay. About 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union …
Read More »Royal Mail workers could be the next to strike
Sky News published this video item, entitled “Royal Mail workers could be the next to strike” – below is their description. Royal Mail workers who are members of the Communication Workers Union are to vote on strike action. The CWU leader Dave Ward says they are pushing for a settlement, …
Read More »Postal workers being balloted over strike action during summer period
The largest industrial action taken by workers this summer could be set to move ahead with postal workers beginning to be balloted. It comes as members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents postal workers, start to vote on whether to strike in a dispute over pay. The union …
Read More »Royal Mail Health launched to support communities around the UK
28 June 2022 Transport / Logistics Services Royal Mail Health, a new division of the UK postal operator, has been launched to work into the ‘healthcare at home’ industry. The postal operator is working with pharmacies and other healthcare providers to meet people’s healthcare needs at home. This builds on its …
Read More »Union ballots 115,000 Royal Mail staff over ‘biggest strike’ of the summer
It demanded that the company negotiates to secure a “straight, no-strings pay increase” for employees. A spokesman for the CWU said: “Britain’s postal workers are being forced into accepting a massive pay cut by the same people they have generated incredible profits for. “Our members are going to food banks …
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It's rejecting Royal Mail's offer of a 2pc increase, describing their treatment as "despicable". If workers vote for the walkout, it could result … Source link
Read More »Postal services face summer mayhem as strikes loom
Monday 27 June 2022 6:00 pm The postal service braces itself for a summer of disruption as Royal Mail goes to the ballots tomorrow morning and the union representing Post Office staff confirmed its July strike action this afternoon. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is set to dish out letters …
Read More »Royal Mail strike moves closer as ballot papers are sent out in pay row | Business News
The union representing 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail has begun a vote that could lead to strikes in a bitter row over pay and jobs. The CWU, which is also involved in pay disputes at BT and the Post Office amid the widespread union scramble for awards in line …
Read More »Strikes affecting Hull and the East Riding amid mounting cost of living crisis
Hull and the UK are seeing an upswing in strike action amid spiralling living costs, with workers from a range of sectors walking out as inflation squeezes pay. Barristers were the latest workers to walk out today (Monday, June 27) after 81.5 per cent of the 2,055 Criminal Bar Association …
Read More »Book Review // The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
There isn’t much anyone would be able to tell you about Albert Entwistle: as an extremely private man, his neighbors and colleagues can’t say anything with certainty about him, except that he’s a postman. At least he was a postman, until the Royal Mail sent him a letter thanking him …
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