LONDON Britain is facing a fresh wave of industrial action, including by nurses, postal workers and university lecturers, sparked by a bitter cost-of-living crisis triggered by soaring inflation and a deteriorating economy. The annual inflation rate in the UK jumped to 11.1% in October from 10.1% in September, its highest …
Read More »Britain's Royal Mail workers announce strikes around Black Friday, Cyber Monday
On Monday, Royal Mail made a pay offer, but the CWU called it a “surrender document” because it included changes to terms and conditions as well as … Source link
Read More »UK's Royal Mail to cut 6,000 jobs by next August – Anadolu Agency
In a statement, Royal Mail's parent group International Distribution Services announced it will post an adjusted operating loss of £350 million ($395 … Source link
Read More »UK to celebrate Brexit not with a bang, but whimper
LONDON A week from today, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will leave the European Union on Jan. 31 at 11 p.m. After the most tumultuous period in post-war British politics, Brexit will finally happen. When it does, however, it will not be with a bang, but …
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