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R oyal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to continue with a campaign of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. A fresh ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union showed almost 96% were in favour of more strikes unless the deadlock is broken. CWU general …

ROYAL MAIL bosses are “displaying a complete lack of integrity” during a long-running dispute over jobs and working conditions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) charged today, after announcing another 24-hour strike. The union said the walkout — set to involve more than 115,000 workers from 12.30pm on February 16 — is needed after …

World Socialist Web Site reporters spoke to striking postal workers involved in national walkouts on December 23/24. Matt, a postal worker of 20 years was on the picket line at Alder Hills Delivery Office, Bournemouth. Co-worker Neil has 25 years at Royal Mail. Strikers at Alder Hills delivery office Bournemouth, December …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced December 15 that the pay deal it agreed with BT Group was accepted by an 81 percent majority in the ballot covering BT and subsidiaries Openreach and EE. The privatised UK telecoms giant was hit by its first company-wide strike in 35 years after …

R oyal Mail workers will stage fresh strikes in the days before Christmas in the increasingly bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will walk out on Friday and Christmas Eve following a spate of stoppages this year. The company said it will …

S trikes by Royal Mail workers will go ahead in the days before Christmas after their union said the company had turned down an offer of negotiations to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on Friday 23 …

Postal workers completed a 48-hour UK-wide strike on Thursday, as rail workers began a two day national stoppage Friday. The postal strike involves 115,000 workers who are demanding a pay increase, an end to attacks on working conditions and the withdrawal of a plan for 10,000 redundancies. The rail stoppage …

Exclusive: The Communication Workers Union said it has had multiple reports of workers being told sick leave will be seen as ‘unauthorised absence’ for the foreseeable future The backlog of undelivered letters and parcels which has been building up for days outside the Royal Mail sorting office in Bristol ( …

R oyal Mail workers will stage a fresh 48-hour strike from Wednesday in an increasing bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. The two sides have held talks in recent weeks …

R oyal Mail workers will stage a fresh strike on Sunday in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter row which has sparked a serious of walkouts. More strikes are due to be held in …