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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Communication Workers Union members at more than 100 Crown Post Offices will walk out on July 11. Larger branches often sited on high streets will close after workers rejected a three per cent rise and a £500 lump sum. It will be the third strike by Post Office workers this …
Read More »A rapid return of people attending face-to-face events has boosted the fortunes of both Hyve Group and its investors. The London-listed exhibitions provider, which was forced to cancel hundreds of shows and conferences over the past couple of years because of pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions, said yesterday that total …
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As part of a Royal Mail initiative, postmen will begin monitoring residents who may be at risk while making their rounds. A experiment is slated for Northumberland as part of a new health division that will include checks on the aged and vulnerable. If the plan is effective, it might …
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The Queen greeted fans in Scotland with a wave and a smile as she arrived in Edinburgh as part of her first outing since the Platinum Jubilee yesterday- and new video shows he alighted the Royal train without any assistance. A Royal assistant stood ready to help Her Majesty down the …
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Post delivery workers will pop in to check on the elderly during their rounds as part of new scheme Checks on elderly and frail will be part of new Royal Mail health division Northumberland trial could lead to scheme rollout nationwide if successful Age UK’s charity director Caroline Abrahams welcomed …
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Post Office workers are due to stage a one-day strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at more than 100 Crown Post Offices – the larger branches often sited on high streets – will walk out on July 11. The Crown Post Offices will …
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