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R oyal Mail workers and university lecturers will continue with a strike on Friday in long running disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and University and College Union (UCU) walked out on Thursday for 48 hours, with more action planned in the …

Around 115,000 postal workers walked out nationally across 1,115 workplaces Thursday, on the first day of 48-hour strike action against the destruction of terms and conditions and pay restraint demanded by Royal Mail. The dispute, which has seen eight previous days of strike action taken since late August, has intensified. …

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 …

A wave of industrial action is sweeping across the country, affecting various industries including postal services, the education sector, and the railways. Some of the strikes will be taking place on the same day, leading to widespread disruptions. Today (November 24) picket lines will be mounted outside schools, universities and …

Every year, Royal Mail issues “last posting dates” in the run-up to Christmas, to ensure cards and gifts arrive before the big day. This year is no different, with the postal service urging customers to “beat the festive rush and get all your letters and parcels in the post on …

There are just six days left to post certain Christmas cards and presents for guaranteed delivery before December 25 using Royal Mail. Each year, the delivery service posts “last posting dates” in the run-up to Christmas, these will be the last days parcels or cards can be sent to arrive …

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 …

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 …

Christmas is truly just around, and it means there is a lot of organising to do. And one thing that many will be planning to do is sending letters and presents to friends and family up and down the country or overseas. Things tend to take a little longer over …

Hundreds of Royal Mail workers across Merseyside are set to go on strike on one of the busiest days of the year, Black Friday. Thousands of Royal Mail workers across the UK, who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) went out on strike on Thursday, November 24, as …