9 December 2022, 07:52 | Updated: 9 December 2022, 08:42 A huge pile of Christmas post at a sorting office. Picture: CWU Over 100,000 Royal Mail workers go on strike today in the run-up to Christmas in a bitter ongoing row over pay and conditions. A total of 115,000 workers …
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17 November 2022, 23:35 Royal Mail workers will walk out on Christmas Eve and throughout December. Picture: Alamy Christmas present deliveries will be thrown into turmoil as Royal Mail workers strike throughout December – including Christmas Eve. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said Royal Mail needed to “wake up” and …
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