Britain has entered a summer of discontent. Amid inflation levels not seen in decades, workers across the land are taking matters into their own hands with the only tool they have: the withdrawal of labour. Depending on which measure you use, inflation is at between 7.9 and 11.7 per cent …
Read More »‘Act of vandalism’ as Stoke Village’s post box removed by kebab shop
Hundreds of locals had signed a petition calling for the return of the post box in Devonport Road Stoke Village could be set to get its post box back after an ‘act of vandalism’ removed it. Hundreds of locals had signed a petition calling for the return of the post …
Read More »Post Office strikes: Full list of Post Offices set to close because of strikes – including one near Herts
Thousands of Post Office staff across more than 100 UK branches are set to strike next month over pay. Following the long-running dispute, members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) who work at 114 Crown Post Offices will strike next month. Members have said that they will walk out on …
Read More »Thousands of postal workers to vote on ‘biggest strike’ of summer
POSTAL workers began voting today on whether to walk out over “despicable” treatment, in what could become the biggest strike this summer. About 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members have been sent ballots on whether to take industrial action in the coming weeks. The union is calling on the Royal …
Read More »Union ballots 115,000 Royal Mail staff over ‘biggest strike’ of the summer
It demanded that the company negotiates to secure a “straight, no-strings pay increase” for employees. A spokesman for the CWU said: “Britain’s postal workers are being forced into accepting a massive pay cut by the same people they have generated incredible profits for. “Our members are going to food banks …
Read More »Strikes affecting Hull and the East Riding amid mounting cost of living crisis
Hull and the UK are seeing an upswing in strike action amid spiralling living costs, with workers from a range of sectors walking out as inflation squeezes pay. Barristers were the latest workers to walk out today (Monday, June 27) after 81.5 per cent of the 2,055 Criminal Bar Association …
Read More »Post delivery workers will pop in to check on the elderly during their rounds as part of new scheme
Post delivery workers will pop in to check on the elderly during their rounds as part of new scheme Checks on elderly and frail will be part of new Royal Mail health division Northumberland trial could lead to scheme rollout nationwide if successful Age UK’s charity director Caroline Abrahams welcomed …
Read More »Post Offices set to close for a day as workers confirm strike action
Post Office workers are due to stage a one-day strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at more than 100 Crown Post Offices – the larger branches often sited on high streets – will walk out on July 11. The Crown Post Offices will …
Read More »Why Ryanair planes circle over East Midlands Airport so often
For most of us who live near or drive past East Midlands Airport, the sound of jet engines is a regular feature of our daily lives. As the summer season brings the usual holiday boom, the noise of planes taking off and coming in to land only gets more frequent. …
Read More »BT workers vote on strike that could disrupt internet services for remote workers
People working from home are facing “clear disruption” to internet services as thousands of BT workers vote this week to go on strike. As many as 45,000 engineers and call centre staff will decide whether to begin industrial action in as little as two weeks’ time. This makes up the …
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