REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 7.10am: Inflation rises Inflation in June jumped to 9.4%, its highest level since February 1982, from 9.1% in May. Food inflation is running at 9.8%. Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said: ‘The increase was driven by rising fuel and food prices, these were only …
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Is 1st class post really quicker than 2nd? We put Royal Mail to the test CalendarAn icon of a desk calendar.CancelAn icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.CaretAn icon of a block arrow pointing to the right.EmailAn icon of a paper envelope.FacebookAn icon of the Facebook “f” mark.GoogleAn …
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 97.6% of members who voted in the ballot backed strike action in a dispute over pay The strike could severely impact postal and parcel deliveries ( Image: Getty Images) Postal workers have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. …
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Thousands of postal workers at Royal Mail have voted in favour of taking strike action following a pay dispute. More than 115,000 workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWC) – around 96.7% of the vote – balloted in favour of industrial action from a 77pc turnout. Members have been balloting …
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More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action, marking the biggest strike of Britain’s “summer of discontent”. Some 97.6pc of workers voted to walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. Turnout for the ballot was 77pc. Union barons were accused of refusing to …
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R oyal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over pay, the Communication Workers Union have announced. A ballot of union members showed huge support for industrial action in protest at a 2% pay offer. A total of 97.6%, of those who voted, backed strikes, on a …
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Royal Mail has urged the UK regulator Ofcom (The office of communications) to rethink its latest decision that tracking for post and packages would not be allowed under the Universal Service Obligations (USO) rule. The Universal Service Obligations rule outlines the minimum standards that everyone in the UK should be …
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More than 115,000 Royal Mail staff have voted in favour of a national strike in what could be the first in a wave of public sector walk outs in the coming months as essential workers continue to struggle with the cost of living crisis. In a ballot announced today, the Communication Workers …
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Postal services in Scotland are likely to be hampered in the near future after Royal Mail workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay. A ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) showed huge support for industrial action in protest at a 2% pay …
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Royal Mail faces a possible nationwide strike by more than 115,000 postal staff that would be the biggest walkout by British workers this summer https://t.co/wRdh21SGHy— Bloomberg (@business) July 19, 2022 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and …
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