A long-running dispute between Royal Mail workers and their bosses is a step closer to ending. The company and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached a provisional agreement over pay and employment terms. The proposal will be considered by the union’s executive before being voted on by members. However …
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Posties are set to stage a walkout on some of the busiest shopping days of the year as their dispute with Royal Mail continues. The Communication Workers Union will consult with members, including those based at Castle Douglas, on the possibility of more strikes in the run up to Christmas. …
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Stewartry posties were back on the picket line this week. Staff based at the Royal Mail office in Castle Douglas went on strike on Tuesday. But there may be an end in sight to a dispute between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail. The two parties entered into …
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Postal workers in Dumfries and Galloway have staged two days of strike action as part of an ongoing battle for better pay. They walked out on Friday and yesterday, with further action planned next week. Workers in Castle Douglas were joined on the picket line by Abbey councillor and retired …
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Royal Mail workers in Dumfries and Galloway are set to stage four days of strikes as they battle for better pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding a “dignified, proper pay rise” for staff following mail bosses imposing a two per cent rise that the union say was without …
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His dedication and service to the community has become something of a legend in Castle Douglas. So when postmaster Colin Wilson was named as Dumfries and Galloway’s High Street Hero many glasses were undoubtedly raised. The accolade under the Scotland Loves Local scheme came in November, 2020, after he single-handedly …
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