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2022 will be remembered as the year of three prime ministers, record-breaking temperatures, the war in Ukraine, and strikes. Over the last 12 months a number of industries, all with employees dealing with inflation eating away at their paychecks, have taken action in a bid to force employers to improve …

Exclusive: Photos show mountains of packed mail bags and cages piling up at Royal Mail depots, with bosses under pressure to halt a Christmas meltdown during a wave of strikes Images said to have been taken in the last few days show mountains of packed mail bags and cages piling …

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 …

Thousands of postal workers are set to strike for 11 days between November 24 and Christmas Eve, including Black Friday. Here’s what you need to know. Royal Mail has warned of delays after postal workers agreed to strike on 11 days between November 24 and Christmas Eve ( Image: Anadolu …

LONDON The Communication Workers Union in the U.K that said postal workers had voted overwhelmingly for more strikes this year and next, affecting deliveries in the run-up to Christmas and opening hours at post offices.   class=’cf’> The CWU said those in charge of Royal Mail, which employs delivery workers, …

Andy, a postman from Suffolk, has come home soaked through after his rainy shifts this week, but he can’t put his heating on. It’s why after 20 years in the job he’s joining fellow postal workers taking part in strike action this winter, due to a long-running dispute over pay …

R oyal Mail workers are set to strike in November and December, potentially 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 …

A round 100,000 civil servants have voted to go on strike, joining nurses, rail workers, university staff and potentially teachers in industrial action that threatens to cripple public services in the coming weeks. Workers represented by the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, backed industrial action in strike ballots called …

Postal workers are striking over pay and working conditions. … Royal Mail workers are set to take part in two 48-hour strikes that land across … Source link

On Sunday, Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials unilaterally cancelled six days of strikes due to start Wednesday, capitulating to legal threats from Royal Mail. One day later, the company unveiled sweeping attacks on employment contracts that it will start imposing from tomorrow. Royal Mail presented a revised below-inflation offer of …