The rising costs of social care are impacting local authorities up and down the country Bootle Town Hall.(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo) Sefton Council is forecasting a £5.5m overspend in its budgets for adult and children’s social care. Like many local authorities, the borough of Sefton is reporting increased demand …
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A seven-day long strike at a Merseyside postal depot is today over after Royal Mail bosses took the case to the High Court in London. Posties at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office on Trinity Industrial Estate this morning reluctantly returned to work following the week-long walkout. The dispute surfaced …
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Managers are being driven into a striking Royal Mail depot to cope with an ongoing week-long walkout following an alleged Islamophobic incident. Last week, the ECHO revealed how posties at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office on Trinity Industrial Estate had taken sudden industrial action. It followed claims a female …
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A strike sparked by a manager’s alleged racist comment to a post office worker has now spread to a neighbouring county. On Wednesday, more than 50 workers set up a picket line at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office on Trinity Industrial Estate in Sefton. It followed claims that a …
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UK Royal Mail workers wildcat strike over racist insult by management By Laura Tiernan 4 October 2019 Royal Mail postal workers in Merseyside walked off the job Tuesday to protest a racist comment against a Muslim co-worker. The solidarity action continued yesterday with a picket outside company headquarters in …
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A strike at a Royal Mail depot in Merseyside over claims a manager made a ‘racist’ comment to a Muslim worker has entered its second day. Workers at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office walked out yesterday over claims a manager is alleged to have put a racist question to …
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Royal Mail staff in Merseyside stormed out on strike today over claims a manager made a “racist” comment to a Muslim worker. Employees at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office set up a picket line outside their headquarters on Trinity Industrial Estate in Bootle. It follows an incident this morning, …
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