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More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers have overwhelmingly voted for industrial action, marking the biggest strike of Britain’s “summer of discontent”.  Some 97.6pc of workers voted to walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. Turnout for the ballot was 77pc.  Union barons were accused of refusing to …

Growing up in the north-east market town of Darlington, Simon Thompson has fond memories of attending the nearby Durham Miners’ Gala in the 1970s and 1980s. For many working class families, the annual trade union jamboree was – and remains – a highlight of the social calendar. “My grandfather was …

The owner of a new independent bar in Gloucester believes the city has got great potential. Arron Lang has been running The Common Room in Aldate Street since last month having lived in the city for the past six years. “It’s getting loads of investment at the minute and I …

The union behind June’s national rail strike says it can’t rule rule out more industrial action this summer. A week on from last Saturday’s third 24-hour walk-out, the RMT insists support for its campaign is as strong as ever and it will propose more disruption if an agreement cannot be …

It demanded that the company negotiates to secure a “straight, no-strings pay increase” for employees. A spokesman for the CWU said: “Britain’s postal workers are being forced into accepting a massive pay cut by the same people they have generated incredible profits for. “Our members are going to food banks …

It's rejecting Royal Mail's offer of a 2pc increase, describing their treatment as "despicable". If workers vote for the walkout, it could result … Source link

Train operators have hit back at Mick Lynch’s assault on “fat cat rail bosses”, saying that profits are little more than a third of the £500 million claimed by the head of the striking rail union. Bosses claim that union figures were not based on reality. They cited figures prepared …

A visitor looks at the pieces on display in the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China at The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, on July 23, 2020.Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail The Royal Ontario Museum announced Thursday it had received its largest pledge ever of $50-million from the Hennick …

The so-called flow room upstairs allows its handful of engineers to orchestrate the routes of its 94 trucks, 24 hours a day, and keep an eye on each individual parcel once it enters the warehouse. A wall of CCTV screens and live data feeds capture the health of robots and …

Labour has launched a review of business startup funding driven by a group of industry leaders including the former Goldman Sachs chief economist and Conservative Treasury minister Jim O’Neill as it attempts to improve its credentials with business. Announcing the review amid concern over the strength of the British economy, …