[ad_1] 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. And it is also…
[ad_1] Paisley posties will walk out on strike again later this month – as they target one of the busiest periods in the calendar. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced that 115,000 Royal Mail workers will be striking on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, which is Black Friday – the biggest shopping…
[ad_1] Planned strikes by Royal Mail workers in the next two weeks have been called off following a challenge by the company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are involved in a long running dispute over pay and conditions. A series of strikes have taken place in recent weeks and more action had been…
[ad_1] Strike action by workers across sectors in Perth in Kinross are set to hit the county in the coming days. No trains will run in the region once more on Saturday (October 29) due to another round of 24-hour walkouts over an ongoing pay and working conditions dispute. It means the only services available…
[ad_1] 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 talks this week through…
[ad_1] Railway staff in Scotland will go on strike this weekend after a union rejected ScotRail’s latest offer of pay. Members of the RMT working for the rail company will stage a 24-hour walkout on Saturday, October 29, as part of an ongoing row over pay and conditions. ScotRail had said the latest offer would…
[ad_1] 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 dispute over pay and…
[ad_1] Royal Mail staff will go on strike on Tuesday in a long-standing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. Efforts to break the deadlock are continuing despite the ongoing industrial action. More strikes are planned in the…
[ad_1] Posties, BT workers and emergency call handlers in Dumfries and Galloway braved a downpour and walked out yesterday in their ongoing battle for fairer pay. Staff, represented by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), downed tools for 24 hours in protest over the deals they have been given this year. BT handed workers a £1,500…
[ad_1] Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross could be at risk after the national postal service company announced plans to cut up to 10,000 roles by next August. Ongoing strike action and huge financial losses at the parcel giants has been blamed for the decision. Mail bosses said on Friday it will begin notifying…