Royal Mail has accused Unite of misleading its members after more than 2,000 managers voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action, and action short of a strike. Unite said that some 2,400 Royal Mail managers working across more than 1,000 delivery offices had voted by 86% for strike action …
Read More »40,000 BT workers in UK vote to strike, but Communication Workers Union pledges no “knee jerk reaction”
Thousands of BT telecoms and call centre staff could strike within weeks. On June 15, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) balloted workers in three categories—BT, Openreach and EE subsidiaries—across the BT group. If the strike goes ahead it will be the first national stoppage of BT workers in 35 years. …
Read More »Royal Mail managers vote to strike over threats to 542 jobs, pay and working conditions
PARCEL delivery chaos beckons, Unite has warned, after its members in Royal Mail voted to strike over more job cuts. The union slammed the privatised company on Wednesday evening, saying it was “awash with cash” while trying to axe 542 front-line managerial positions on top of the 420 jobs already lost. About 2,400 managers …
Read More »Thousands of postal workers to vote on ‘biggest strike’ of summer
POSTAL workers began voting today on whether to walk out over “despicable” treatment, in what could become the biggest strike this summer. About 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members have been sent ballots on whether to take industrial action in the coming weeks. The union is calling on the Royal …
Read More »Editorial: New strike votes show the workplace fightback is gathering strength
MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …
Read More »UK Royal Mail workers ballot for national strike action against imposition of 2 percent pay award
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced it will ballot 115,000 postal workers for national strike action against the imposition of a 2 percent pay award for this year by the highly profitable Royal Mail Group. The ballot will open on June 28 with results to be announced on July …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to be balloted for industrial action over pay
MORE than 115,000 Royal Mail workers are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay, their union announced today. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will vote in the coming weeks on whether to mount a campaign of industrial action. Ballot papers will go out on …
Read More »UK: BT facing first national strike in 35 years as 40,000 telecoms workers ballot over pay
BT Group, the UK telecoms giant, is facing a national strike over pay by 40,000 frontline staff across BT and its subsidiaries, Openreach and EE. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will begin balloting from June 15. BT announced its decision to impose a pay award for this year of between …
Read More »Royal Mail to increase prices and slash costs due to inflation
Royal Mail has said it will need to raise its prices and cut costs due to rising inflation and weak economic growth. In its full-year results for the 52-week period ended March 2022, the postal operator achieved revenue of £12.71bn, up 0.6% on the £12.64bn it achieved a year …
Read More »Royal Mail pushes ahead with CDC plans following member consultation
Royal Mail Group (RMG), the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite the Union have confirmed plans for a new collective pension scheme following a successful consultation process, with the scheme to be launched by the end of 2022 or early 2023. The positive outcome to the consultation, which was launched …
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