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R oyal Mail workers are set to strike in November and December, causing disruption to the delivery of Christmas letters and parcels. It’s always important to be aware of the final Christmas posting dates, but even more so this year amid the industrial action in the run-up to the festive …

Hundreds of thousands of workers in the UK are coming into struggle against the savage offensive on their jobs, wages and working conditions being mounted by the government and the employers. Wednesday is the second day in less than a week that Royal Mail workers and university workers have struck …

A fresh wave of strikes will be held on Wednesday as the year of industrial unrest continues across the country. Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside universities, colleges …

More strikes will be held across the country tomorrow as unions gear up for Christmas walkouts – including 100,000 nurses in mid-December.   Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside …

Royal Mail bosses are being branded as “woke” after they banned postmen from flying patriotic flags on the company’s 48,000 vans and lorries during the World Cup. All flags – of England, Wales and other countries – are barred from the Royal Mail’s delivery vehicles, as well as from tens …

With inflation, the rising cost of living and bills going through the roof, this year has been one gripped by strike action. Workers across a range of industries have walked out, taking part in industrial action to demand better working conditions from bosses. We have seen Birmingham New Street turn …

Royal Mail workers are to launch a fresh wave of strikes throughout December in a round of industrial action set to cause misery for millions of households posting gifts in the run up to Christmas. The walkouts have been organised by the Communication Workers’ Union amid a row with the …

A hunt for a new postmaster or mistress has been launched in Portishead – with a package on offer of £80,000. Post Office Limited is advertising for a new franchise to run a main post office in the town following news McColls is to close. Retail giant Morrisons announced earlier …

Royal Mail has issued an update on a long-running dispute about pay and working conditions as strikes continue. Employees are set to strike on November 30 and December 1, 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. Around 115,000 postal workers are walking out during the strike action. This means deliveries …

Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson has warned CWU leadership to “reflect on saving Christmas and their members’ jobs” amid ongoing strike action at the group. In a video clip and interview broadcast on Sky News yesterday as the two-day strike began, Thompson said: “We are always available to talk …