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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 …

B T and Openreach workers are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on October 6, 10, 20 and 24. The action will include the tens of thousands of Openreach engineers and BT call centre workers …

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the opening ceremony of the One Young World summit, in Manchester, Britain, on Sept. 5.MOLLY DARLINGTON/Reuters Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, delivered her first speech in Britain since she and husband Prince Harry stepped down from their royal duties, telling a …

Britain is in the midst of widespread industrial unrest as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have undertaken or threatened strike action: RAILWAYS Large sections …

Up to 170,000 telecom and postal workers will take six days of selective strike action across Britain from Friday. The largest contingent in the national strike action are 115,000 post workers at Royal Mail who strike across 1,500 workplaces August 26/31 and September 8/9. This is the first national strike …

STRIKES are multiplying. Train drivers’ action at the weekend will be followed by other transport workers this week.  RMT and TSSA members will be taking action across the rail network on Thursday and Saturday. The capital will be paralysed on Friday as RMT and Unite members strike on the underground …

June 29 (Reuters) – Britain faces a summer of disruption as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have either already announced strike action or are …

Prince Charles speaks during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in Kigali, Rwanda, on June 24.Dan Kitwood/The Associated Press Commonwealth leaders settled in 2018 that Britain’s Prince Charles should succeed his mother Queen Elizabeth as head of the organization, but as they gathered again in Rwanda …

Tom Rachman is a Canadian-British writer based in London. His new novel, The Imposters, comes out next year. Horses dragged the golden carriage through London, eight glum beasts clopping no faster than you’d walk, owing to the tonnage of the absurd vehicle, with its carved cherubs, palm trees and sea …

UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, tracking a sour global mood with energy stocks leading declines and shares of British utilities slumped after a media report fuelled speculation of a windfall tax. The benchmark FTSE 100 fell 0.4% with oil majors Shell and BP among top drags, while the …