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The World Socialist Web Site has received information in recent days from Royal Mail workers about the current dispute that is pitting 115,000 postal workers against a company intent on slashing thousands of jobs and re-writing employment contracts to establish a gig-economy style conditions along the lines of Evri, DPD …

Shoppers may be left dissatisfied on Black Friday and Cyber Monday since their deals can take longer to arrive. On Black Friday and Cyber Monday, more than 100,000 Royal Mail employees are scheduled to walk off the job as part of their continuous service disruption campaign. Retailers will take a …

R oyal Mail workers are set to stage two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday in a dispute over pay. The “historic” walkout was announced for November 25 and November 28 by the CWU union in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. However, the union withdrew strikes …

On Monday, Royal Mail made a pay offer, but the CWU called it a “surrender document” because it included changes to terms and conditions as well as … Source link

On Sunday, Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials unilaterally cancelled six days of strikes due to start Wednesday, capitulating to legal threats from Royal Mail. One day later, the company unveiled sweeping attacks on employment contracts that it will start imposing from tomorrow. Royal Mail presented a revised below-inflation offer of …

Over 115,000 postal workers are striking again today (25 October) but the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has agreed to enter into talks with Royal Mail through ACAS. Following an invitation from the arbitration body, the union – which represents postal workers – will now be attempting to resolve the ongoing …

MORE than 115,000 postal workers walked out on strike again today as talks with arbitration service Acas began. The Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) warned against building up hopes of a resolution to the dispute through the talks with Royal Mail and said scheduled strike action will continue.  Both the CWU and …

B T and Openreach workers will stage a fresh strike on Monday in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), including 999 call handlers, will walk out for 24 hours following a wave of stoppages in recent weeks. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said his …

R oyal Mail workers are striking on Thursday, October 20, the latest of 19 days of industrial action that began on October 13 in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Special delivery parcels should still get to their destination, and Covid-19 test kits and prescriptions would be prioritised, said …

Royal Mail announced today that it will axe 10,000 full time jobs—over 6 percent of its 150,000-strong workforce across the UK. The jobs massacre was unveiled by parent group International Services Distribution and will be realised in two tranches, with 5,000 redundancies by March and a total of 10,000 by …