Union leaders were warned that the Government cannot afford inflation-busting pay rises for public sector workers today as the country braces for a wave of brutal Christmas strikes. Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he did not have ‘a bottomless pit of taxpayers money’ to hand out to rail workers, nurses …
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Postal workers in Northern Ireland are to take part in further strike action, a trade union has confirmed. The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) said an ongoing dispute about pay and conditions, which led to strikes on Thursday and Friday, would lead to further action next week. There are believed to …
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Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and teachers are walking out on strike in coordinated action as industrial unrest continues to spread across the country in disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Picket lines are being mounted outside postal delivery and sorting offices, universities and schools as unions edge closer to …
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New details on Royal Mail’s Christmas strikes have been revealed, with customers warned to ‘allow plenty of time’ for festive post and presents to arrive. Britain is facing the prospect of a winter of chaos with industrial action set to cripple railways, impede deliveries over Christmas and force students and …
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Union bosses reject Royal Mail’s ‘best and final offer’ to postal workers as 115,000 staff prepare for 48-hour walkout on Thursday and Friday Communication Workers Union said this is the ‘end of Royal Mail as we know it’ Royal Mail said strikes which have already taken place have cost them …
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(Alliance News) – Workers at International Distributions Services PLC’s Royal Mail will hold a series of meetings on Tuesday to vote on whether they have confidence in the company’s chief executive ahead of fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers Union is organising …
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Royal Mail workers will strike on seven days in December, including on Christmas Eve, in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, their union has announced. The workers will now walk out on December 23 and 24, in addition to December 1, 9, 11, 14 and 15, the Communication …
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Royal Mail has asked the Government for an early move to cut its letter service to five days a week after unveiling an approximately £219million loss bosses say was worsened by strike action. The postal service is looking to switch from a six-days-a-week letter delivery service to five, covering Monday to …
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The CWU, which represents more than 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail, has said workers will strike on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25, the bargain shopping day known as Black Friday, as well as on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The two sides began talks last week aimed at resolving …
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More than 550,000 working days were lost to strikes in August and September – the highest in a decade ONS has published estimates for number of days lost to strikes over the summer More than 550,000 missed due to industrial action in August and September Most disputes over pay as …
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