[ad_1] The boss of Royal Mail has said he is happy to meet striking union leaders but warned them to “think carefully about their members’ jobs and saving Christmas”. Speaking to Sky News’ Kay Burley on Tuesday, head of the Communication Workers Union Dave Ward had called on Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson to debate…
[ad_1] LONDON – Strikers from the CWU Trade Union attend the picket line at Peckham Royal Mail centre on November 24, 2022 in London, England. Strikes planned for the Black Friday weekend and the run-up to Christmas will go ahead after talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union ended without agreement. Guy Smallman/Getty…
[ad_1] SOUTHEND’s Royal Mail postal workers were joined on the picket line by union chief Dave Ward. Royal Mail workers and university lecturers continued their 48-hour walkout today amid a long running dispute over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions. READ MORE Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) first walked out on Thursday, with more…
[ad_1] London CNN Business — Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is already taking the shine off Black Friday. Now, the annual shopping bonanza faces an additional threat from strikes that could disrupt deliveries, subdue online sales and deliver another blow to the slumping economy. Some 235,000 workers have gone on strike across the United Kingdom this week,…
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers and university lecturers will continue with a strike on Friday in long running disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and University and College Union (UCU) walked out on Thursday for 48 hours, with more action planned in the coming weeks. Picket lines were…
[ad_1] There are just six days left to post certain Christmas cards and presents for guaranteed delivery before December 25 using Royal Mail. Each year, the delivery service posts “last posting dates” in the run-up to Christmas, these will be the last days parcels or cards can be sent to arrive before December 25. This…
[ad_1] What you need to know about the strikes Royal Mail, teachers, nurses, railways – they’re all going on strikes. But if you’re not sure how that happens or why, here’s a quick rundown of how the whole system works. Postal workers and teachers are on strike Royal Mail staff, lecturers at English and Welsh…
[ad_1] Postal workers, teachers and university staff across UK went on strike on Thursday to demand better pay, with warnings that there will be more industrial action and widespread disruption in the run-up to Christmas. More than 70,000 staff at British universities, teachers across Scotland and Royal Mail postal workers walked out amid a growing…
[ad_1] A large number of postal workers have launched a 48-hour strike leading up to Black Friday as talks between the Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union resulted in disagreement. Since the Royal Mail was privatised in 2013, the company has paid its shareholders £1.9billion. Despite this large pay out, Royal Mail chief executive…
[ad_1] Murray Lambell // eBay UK Vice President Murray Lambell slams upcoming strike action by Royal Mail workers // He writes in City AM that small businesses up and down the country will be devastated by the interruption of service” eBay UK Vice President Murray Lambell has slammed posties’ strike action, saying small businesses are…