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Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking in a dispute over job security and employment terms and conditions, raising the threat of industrial action in the run-up to Christmas. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed action by 97% in a huge turnout of almost 76%. …

(Press Association) Royal Mail will discover on Tuesday if it is facing the threat of a national strike by postal workers in a dispute over job security and … Source link

The Confederation of British Industry is barking up the wrong tree when it howls about the “eye-watering” cost of Labour’s nationalisation plans, which it puts at almost £200bn. Of all the arguments against nationalisation – and there are many strong ones – the claimed upfront cost is the weakest. The …

Both Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Lloyds Banking Group Plc's … giant's earnings per share, Jefferies analyst Ed Mundy said in an email. Source link

Royal Mail staff has returned to work after holding a strike yesterday. Postal workers at the Royal Mail sorting office in Chapel Street in Diss resorted to industrial action in a dispute over health and safety issues. One employee, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Diss Express that, due …

Updated PUBLISHED: 10:33 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 16:34 10 October 2019 Simon Parkin Postal workers outside the sorting office in Diss following a walk out. Picture: Simon Parkin Archant Postal workers at a sorting office covering towns and villages in South Norfolk have walked out in a dispute over …

PUBLISHED: 15:00 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 15:12 10 October 2019 Mike Brooke Picket outside Royal Mail’s eCourer service in Whitechapel. Picture: IWUGB IWUGB Veteran film-maker Ken Loach has come out in support of striking Royal Mail couriers at the Whitechapel eCourier headquarters over their working status. Email this article …

Questor Income Portfolio: several of our holdings have fallen during this week’s bout of pessimism but we have no reason to fear for our income The stock market took a severe tumble on Wednesday and some of our stocks bore the brunt: Lloyds Banking Group and Legal & General both lost 3.3pc …

Hundreds of postal workers are voting on strike action which could affect Christmas deliveries in North and North East Lincolnshire. A ballot of more than 200 Royal Mail staff at Grimsby is underway and includes hundreds of other sorting office and postal staff in Immingham, Scunthorpe, Louth Alford and Barton. …

Fulwell 73, the film and TV production firm which counts actor James Corden as a partner, is increasing its presence in London with a large new Islington HQ. The company, which has worked on shows such as Carpool Karaoke, has signed a 15-year lease for 25,000 square feet at a …