Around 115,000 postal workers in the Communications Workers Union (CWU) are re-balloting on strike action in their dispute with Royal Mail. The ballot opened on January 23 and will close on February 16. Postal workers took 18 days of strike action from last July up to Christmas Eve, in the …
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Concerns have this week been raised by staff at Burnham-On-Sea mail Sorting Office that its customer service front desk could soon permanently close under cost-cutting plans by Royal Mail. It comes amid an ongoing national review of the facilities across the UK by Royal Mail. The customer service point at …
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Royal Mail postal workers will walk out again later this month in an ongoing row over pay and conditions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said. Source link
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Royal Mail workers will walk out in fresh strike action amid a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced that they will walk out on February 16, threatening more disruption to mail deliveries. The strike was announced despite talks last month at the …
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A ransomware attack on Dublin-based software company ION Group has impacted the trading of financial derivatives on international markets. ION Group describes itself as enabling “financial institutions, central banks and corporations to digitize and automate their most business critical processes.” A pop-up notice on its site on Wednesday warned that …
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As we get set to once again celebrate the UK’s best advertising by agencies and brands based outside of London, we take a look back at 2022’s award-winning work. Eleven gold winners of The Drum Roses Awards 2022 were from the south From Specsavers to Irn-Bru, top brands were recognized …
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By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers will strike on Wednesday in the largest coordinated action in a generation which the government says will cause widespread disruption. The mass walkouts will see schools close, the military on …
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In what has emerged as Britain’s largest coordinated strike action in a generation, up to half a million teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers walked out of their places of work on Wednesday over pay and conditions. The strike resulted in the shutting down of schools across Britain, …
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Emma Corrin has described their West End production of Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando as a “celebration of queer joy”. The actor, who played Diana, Princess of Wales in The Crown, is currently starring as the titular character at the Garrick Theatre, directed by Michael Grandage. Corrin, who identifies as non-binary …
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R oyal Mail will mark the 60th anniversary of the X-Men franchise with a special stamp collection. The 17-stamp set will feature some of the most popular characters from the Marvel comic book series, which was first published in 1963. British comic book artist Mike McKone has created the main …
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