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Wave of strikes gripping UK economy

LONDON Railway and postal staff, dockers too. Britain’s workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high inflation erodes the value of wages at a record pace.     class=’cf’> Britain’s train network faces further heavy disruption today and on Aug. 20 in major walkouts that follow the sector’s biggest strike …

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UK’s Royal Mail staff vote for fresh strike action

A postal worker makes a delivery in London, Britain, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail (RMG.L) have voted to strike in protest at proposed changes to their terms and conditions, a …

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Strike action paralyzes UK – Tehran Times

More and more workers from different sectors in the United Kingdom are taking industrial action as public anger mounts at low wages in the face of a rising cost of living crisis gripping the country.  Both the government and main opposition Labour party leaders have chosen to take sides with …

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Royal Mail workers vote for major UK summer strike

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – More than 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail (RMG.L) have voted to strike over pay, trade union CWU said on Tuesday, putting them on course for what could be the biggest industrial action to hit Britain this summer. Rising inflation and stagnant real wage growth …

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