ATTEMPTS by bosses at Royal Mail to impose massive real-terms pay cuts on workers proves that they are “P&O in sheep’s clothing,” the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said today. Deputy general secretary Terry Pullinger warned of a “major breakdown in trust” after management took the “ridiculous strategic decision” to boost wages by …
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Staff at the privatised postal giant could go on strike in the coming months, severely impacting postal and parcel deliveries. If there is a yes vote for action, it would be the biggest yet in what is turning into a summer of discontent among workers demanding higher pay in the face of …
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Thousands of Royal Mail workers will be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay. Staff at the privatised postal service could go on strike in the coming months impacting postal and parcel deliveries. Royal Mail yesterday (Wed) announced a two per cent pay rise for workers, back-dated to …
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Thousands of Royal Mail workers will be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay. Staff at the privatised postal service could go on strike in the coming months impacting postal and parcel deliveries. Royal Mail yesterday (Wed) announced a two per cent pay rise for workers, back-dated to …
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Royal Mail today unveiled its new state-of-the-art North West Super Hub in Warrington which can process more than 800,000 parcels a day and is set to transform the company as a parcels business. Officially opened by Andy Carter, MP for Warrington South, the Super Hub measures 32,000m2 and can sort …
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Published: 7:30 AM June 16, 2022 A resident of a west Suffolk village has complained that first-class mail deliveries have been delayed and feels the problem is getting worse. Martin Hedges, a Glemsford resident, said he used to get his weekly news magazine delivered on time but now delivery is always a few …
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Labour has launched a review of business startup funding driven by a group of industry leaders including the former Goldman Sachs chief economist and Conservative Treasury minister Jim O’Neill as it attempts to improve its credentials with business. Announcing the review amid concern over the strength of the British economy, …
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A WOMAN claims she was left in disbelief after she witnessed an incident with a postbox in a Herefordshire town. Ursula Pritchard, of Ross-on-Wye, shared a picture on social media showing a Royal Mail employee opening a postbox in the town’s marketplace. But she claimed they “committed criminal damage” when a …
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(PA) (PA Archive) Managers at the Royal Mail – currently being balloted for industrial action over threatened job losses – are working huge amounts of unpaid overtime, their union is claiming. Unite said a survey of 1,000 of its Royal Mail manager members showed they are giving the company almost …
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