R oyal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over pay, the Communication Workers Union have announced. A ballot of union members showed huge support for industrial action in protest at a 2% pay offer. A total of 97.6%, of those who voted, backed strikes, on a …
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The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Europe Widespread strikes in European aviation industry continue Workers at airlines and airports throughout Europe continue to fight to improve working conditions, made unendurable by increasing passenger numbers and record low staffing levels, and …
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Around 1,500 Post Office workers walked off the job on Monday, in the first 24-hour strike over pay at the state-owned company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Crown post offices were taking part in the action on Monday, after the company offered a 3% pay rise for …
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R oyal Mail staff are set to go on strike later this month in a dispute over “further attacks on jobs and pay.” Unite, the managers’ trade union, says the industrial action will go ahead over Royal Mail’s plan to cut 700 jobs and cut pay by up to £7,000, …
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The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute http://www.wsws.org/wsws/dd-formmailer/dd-formmailer.php to this regular feature. Africa National public sector strike in Tunisia over pay and conditions Public sector workers walked out Thursday in a national strike to demand salary increases and oppose attacks on conditions. The strike by …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1153/33227 From The Socialist newspaper, 27 October 2021 Photo: Paul Mattsson (Click to enlarge) Former Royal Mail worker Despite the promise of benefiting delivery workers’ conditions, the rollout of the ‘Pathway to Change Agreement’ between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is proving to …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1152/33208 From The Socialist newspaper, 20 October 2021 Llanelli picket line. Photo: Swansea Trades Council (Click to enlarge) Gareth Bromhall, Swansea and West Wales Socialist Party Postal deliveries in Llanelli ground to a halt on 13 October when workers at Llanelli Delivery Office walked out to …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1129/32362 From The Socialist newspaper, 14 April 2021 Put Tories and capitalism in the dock photo Alberto Giuliani/CC (Click to enlarge) Rob Williams, Socialist Party workplace and trade union organiser Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presided over a coronavirus catastrophe that has left over 127,000 …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1116/31826 From The Socialist newspaper, 13 January 2021 CWU to ballot on national agreement Gary Clark, CWU Scotland No.2 branch secretary (personal capacity) The Communication Workers Union (CWU) postal executive has unanimously agreed to propose to the membership a national agreement that, if agreed, would end …
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Whitehead & Aldrich News: Due to a rise in online shopping, Royal Mail is aiming to hire 33,000 additional workers for the Christmas pe… https://t.co/61s1EzdYvv 2 hours ago Drapers .@RoyalMail is hiring thousands more Christmas workers in anticipation of a bumper online peak season. #ecommerce… https://t.co/wVB8VkU85o 2 hours ago isabelle tracy RT @thesundaytimes: Royal Mail …
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