Morning Financial Press Review 19/09/19

Below are the key morning press headlines, featuring the The Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail & more – see the full Press section here. The main trade union at Royal Mail (RMG) FOLLOW has served notice for a strike ballot among 110,000 workers. The Communication Workers Union is in dispute with the …

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Business Live: August retail sales fall

Business Live: August retail sales fall – BBC News BreakingBreaking news Close breaking news Summary Get in touch: bizlivepage@bbc.co.uk Next profits rise, shares fall Unexpected fall in August retail sales Bank of England rate decision due Parcel companies in ‘illegal’ behaviour Kier plunges to loss JD Sports’ Footasylum deal faces …

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Royal Mail’s Parcelforce arm admits breaking competition law

The Royal Mail Group has admitted breaking competition law after an Ofcom investigation. The UK delivery giant has admitted “being part of an illegal anti-competitive agreement” with Salegroup, a reseller of its business parcel delivery services, for more than four years. Last year, Royal Mail Group informed the competition watchdog, …

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Trade union movement must put its stamp on swirling events

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1056/29574 From The Socialist newspaper, 18 September 2019 Editorial of the Socialist, issue 1056 Trade unions shook the government during the N30 mass public sector strike in 2011, photo Senan   (Click to enlarge) The routine is pretty well routine now. At Trade Union Congress, Jeremy Corbyn …

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