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Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have reached an agreement in principle following a long-running dispute over pay and employment terms. In a joint statement with Royal Mail, CWU confirmed the agreement will now be considered by the executive of the union before it goes before the membership. …

Mountains of packages were piled up in cages outside Warrington delivery office as postal workers continue to strike for better pay. Images and videos shared with The Mirror by the Communication Workers Union this week showed cages full of undelivered post both outside and inside mail centres this week, causing …

A striking Royal Mail worker has voiced fears up to 25,000 staff could be sacked and new working conditions imposed on those left after the core Christmas season has finished. The man, who usually delivers letters and parcels in the London area and is being identified as ‘Derek’ because he …

Rail passengers have been urged to only travel if “absolutely necessary” today as members of four trade unions stage a 24-hour walkout. The latest strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) is expected to cause the worst …

Royal Mail workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike starting at the end of this month in a dispute over pay and conditions. Some 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were already preparing to walk out on Thursday and Friday this week. But they will now also …

BT call centre staff “can’t afford to buy themselves or their children food” while the company pays its CEO millions of pounds. More than 40,000 of the telecom giant’s workers, mostly engineers and call centre staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), are going on strike on July 29 …

Some workers at Royal Mail have been forced to turn to foodbanks to make ends meet, according to a top Cheshire union boss. The claim comes days after Communication Workers Union (CWU) members voted 97.6 per cent in favour of taking industrial action over a below-inflation pay rise offer. “We …

Royal Mail workers could be asked to check up on vulnerable residents during rounds, despite some postal staff relying on foodbanks and struggling to make ends meet themselves. The scheme will be trialled in Northumberland, with Royal Mail’s chief executive telling The Times their “great, trusted teams see things that …

MKFM The National Apprenticeship Show is at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes for two days, showcasing thousands of apprenticeship opportunities. There are thousands of opportunities available at the National Apprenticeship Show this week, with employers and providers showcasing some amazing opportunities to visitors in a lively, interactive, fun and informative …

With the local elections less than three weeks away, how will the voting process work during the COVID-19 pandemic? Last year, the government made the decision to delay the local elections until 2021 as they were deemed unsafe to carry out during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social …