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POSTIES have accused Royal Mail bosses of “unforgivable greed” after it emerged they were awarded over £2 million in new shares while workers struck over poor pay.  Four of the firm’s senior staff were handed the hefty conditional share awards this month, according to postal workers’ union CWU, with CEO Simon Thompson …

Postal workers in Dumfries and Galloway have staged two days of strike action as part of an ongoing battle for better pay. They walked out on Friday and yesterday, with further action planned next week. Workers in Castle Douglas were joined on the picket line by Abbey councillor and retired …

R oyal Mail workers have walked out on strike again in a bitter dispute over pay, with further industrial action planned. Members of the Communication Workers Union mounted picket lines outside Royal Mail offices across the country on Wednesday. The union said more than 100,000 workers are involved, making it …

Royal Mail workers have strike action planned across the UK for Wednesday August 31. Further industrial action is expected to take place on Thursday September 8 and Friday September 9. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called for its Royal Mail members to strike for increased pay that “addresses the …

Royal Mail staff across the country will strike today (Wednesday) in a dispute over pay. It is the latest in a series of walk-outs which were confirmed by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) earlier this month. Workers are demanding a “dignified, proper pay rise” after being offered a 2% pay …

First, we need to rip up the rules that were put in place when it was privatised that protect the unions. The Royal Mail is ridiculously over-manned, and riddled with restrictive practices.  Of course, we all sympathise with the posties who want a pay rise that matches inflation, and the …

Royal Mail workers in Paisley joined the ranks of striking workers this summer as they held the first of three days of industrial action yesterday. A picket line, organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), was in place outside the Underwood Road Royal Mail depot from 5.30am with the first …

R oyal Mail workers have begun a four-day strike over a pay dispute with the company, with strike days set for August and September. On Friday, some 115,000 are expected to stage a walkout, which will last throughout the weekend, with Royal Mail warning that letters will not be delivered, …

Cambridgeshire postal workers are among around 115,000 Royal Mail staff taking part in a four-day strike beginning today (August 26). Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) say that they are “striking for a pay rise that fully addresses the current cost of living”. 97.6 per cent of CWU members …

Royal Mail workers across Merseyside took to picket lines today, on their first day of strike action. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) who work for Royal Mail are striking over four days in total, including today, because of a dispute over pay. Workers will also strike on August …