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UK faces fresh wave of strikes amid cost-of-living crisis

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 …

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Royal Mail in a race to the bottom – People’s World

Royal Mail worker Leila delivers mail in Balham, London, Jan. 12, 2021. | Kirsty O’Connor / PA via AP Jon Tait is a former sports journalist and postal worker, now working for the U.K.’s largest public sector trade union. In this op-ed, he discusses the dispute between postal workers and …

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Royal Mail Plans Up To 10,000 Job Cuts

Royal Mail was buoyed by strong parcel demand during the pandemic, but reported a heavy loss for the last six months Justin TALLIS Text size UPDATES with union, latest share price reax British postal operator Royal Mail on Friday unveiled plans to axe up to 10,000 jobs, blaming the move …

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UK Postal Worker Strike: UK postal workers’ trade union leaders to hold negotiations with Royal Mail executives amid strike over wages, working conditions

In order to prevent any disruptive shutdowns in the upcoming months, leaders of the trade union that represents striking postal workers in the UK will meet with Royal Mail executives on Monday for intense negotiations. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) consented to make an appointment with Royal Mail on Monday …

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