Posties, BT workers and emergency call handlers in Dumfries and Galloway braved a downpour and walked out yesterday in their ongoing battle for fairer pay. Staff, represented by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), downed tools for 24 hours in protest over the deals they have been given this year. BT …
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Postal workers for the Royal Mail are currently undergoing industrial action in a row with bosses over pay after Royal Mail imposed a 2% pay increase despite UK inflation being close to 10% There are 15 more Royal Mail strike dates scheduled for 2022 ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty …
Read More »Black Friday and Christmas present delay chaos as Royal Mail to strike for 19 days
The Communication Workers Union announced the action across the Royal Mail Group’s network over October and November, which could hamper Black Friday and Christmas deliveries Royal Mail workers are due to strike for a further 19 days ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Christmas and Black Friday online deliveries …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes before Christmas — dates and how your online shopping is affected
Freshly announced Royal Mail strikes will disrupt some massive online shopping days in the lead-up to Christmas 2022, as pay negotiations between the firm and union officials blow up Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Thousands of postal workers strike over pay Royal …
Read More »115,000 Royal Mail workers could stage 8 days of strikes as posties vote for new action
Posties had already voted for four days of strike action and now more days are planned in a dispute over terms and conditions Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Communications Workers Union announces strike action Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour …
Read More »Royal Mail staff back strike action in row over pay and conditions
Disruption to postal deliveries is to be expected after Royal Mail workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed strikes by 98.7% on a turnout of more than 72%. It was the second ballot of Royal …
Read More »Dumfries and Galloway Royal Mail workers set for strike action
Royal Mail workers in Dumfries and Galloway are set to stage four days of strikes as they battle for better pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is demanding a “dignified, proper pay rise” for staff following mail bosses imposing a two per cent rise that the union say was without …
Read More »Royal Mail strike action to start later this month amid union pay dispute
More than 100,000 Royal Mail staff members will strike over four days in a call for a “dignified, proper pay rise.” The industrial action is set to take place on August 26 and 31 as well as September 8 and 9. It comes after a 77 percent ballot turnout from …
Read More »UK Johnson government imposes massive real-terms pay cut on millions as unions suppress strikes
The Conservative government, immediately following the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the triggering of a leadership contest, last week announced massive de facto pay cuts for more than two million public sector workers. Clinical staff care for a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the …
Read More »Royal Mail workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strikes after 2% pay offer
Postal services in Scotland are likely to be hampered in the near future after Royal Mail workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay. A ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) showed huge support for industrial action in protest at a 2% pay …
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