Royal Mail workers to strike
13 years, 9 months ago

Royal Mail workers to strike

The Independent  

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Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union

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Commons security guards suspend planned strike action
1 year, 5 months ago

Commons security guards suspend planned strike action

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Whitehall staff to launch five-day strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Whitehall staff to launch five-day strike

The Independent  

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Planned Tube strikes called off following ‘significant progress’ in talks
1 year, 5 months ago

Planned Tube strikes called off following ‘significant progress’ in talks

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DVLA workers to launch two weeks of strike action
1 year, 9 months ago

DVLA workers to launch two weeks of strike action

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Strike by Passport Office workers to be escalated next month
1 year, 11 months ago

Strike by Passport Office workers to be escalated next month

The Independent  

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JobCentre workers to stage fresh strike in pay row
1 year, 11 months ago

JobCentre workers to stage fresh strike in pay row

The Independent  

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DVLA workers to strike in ongoing civil service dispute
1 year, 11 months ago

DVLA workers to strike in ongoing civil service dispute

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More than 130,000 civil servants to strike next month in pay row
1 year, 11 months ago

More than 130,000 civil servants to strike next month in pay row

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Passport Office workers to strike for five weeks in escalation of pay row
2 years ago

Passport Office workers to strike for five weeks in escalation of pay row

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Further talks to take place in long-running Royal Mail dispute
2 years ago

Further talks to take place in long-running Royal Mail dispute

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Royal Mail bosses accused of pointing fingers over ‘rogue posters’
2 years ago

Royal Mail bosses accused of pointing fingers over ‘rogue posters’

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Royal Mail rejects claims it is planning to sack thousands of workers
2 years, 2 months ago

Royal Mail rejects claims it is planning to sack thousands of workers

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Union boss warns travellers could face months of disruption
2 years, 2 months ago

Union boss warns travellers could face months of disruption

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Are Royal Mail on strike today: Worst delivery firms revealed as workers walk out
2 years, 2 months ago

Are Royal Mail on strike today: Worst delivery firms revealed as workers walk out

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What the papers say – December 21
2 years, 3 months ago

What the papers say – December 21

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Private delivery firms struggle with huge demand as Royal Mail workers strike
2 years, 3 months ago

Private delivery firms struggle with huge demand as Royal Mail workers strike

The Telegraph  

Writing on social media, it said the hold-up was because of “significantly increased demand due to Royal Mail and rail strikes as well as the demands of the festive season”. Thousands of Royal Mail staff gathered for a rally in central London last week to protest against pay and conditions in what they claimed was the biggest postal workers’ demonstration …

Royal Mail strike - live: Postal workers hold December rally in London as walkout causes delays
2 years, 3 months ago

Royal Mail strike - live: Postal workers hold December rally in London as walkout causes delays

The Independent  

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Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

The Independent  

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If you care about your postie, you’ll support the Royal Mail strike
2 years, 3 months ago

If you care about your postie, you’ll support the Royal Mail strike

The Independent  

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Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers expected at rally near Parliament
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers expected at rally near Parliament

The Independent  

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Currys drops Royal Mail over strike action
2 years, 3 months ago

Currys drops Royal Mail over strike action

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Britain faces ‘de facto general strike’, says postal union chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Britain faces ‘de facto general strike’, says postal union chief

The Telegraph  

“What happened to the business leaders who were genuine innovators?” said Mr Ward. On Saturday afternoon the union posted videos online which it said showed thousands of undelivered letters and parcels being held in Royal Mail warehouses. Mr Ward said: “If Amazon were in control of Royal Mail’s infrastructure, I guarantee you now they would be leveraging that as a …

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported
2 years, 3 months ago

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported

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Royal Mail workers and university lecturers continue industrial action
2 years, 3 months ago

Royal Mail workers and university lecturers continue industrial action

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Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers on same day
2 years, 3 months ago

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers on same day

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Wave of strikes set to be held across the country
2 years, 3 months ago

Wave of strikes set to be held across the country

The Independent  

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Benefit delays and longer passport waits: What PCS union strike could mean for you
2 years, 4 months ago

Benefit delays and longer passport waits: What PCS union strike could mean for you

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Royal Mail: Why are postal workers going on strike?
2 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail: Why are postal workers going on strike?

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Christmas shopping chaos looms as Royal Mail staff plan 19 days of walkouts
2 years, 5 months ago

Christmas shopping chaos looms as Royal Mail staff plan 19 days of walkouts

The Telegraph  

Postal workers are threatening weeks of disruption in the run up to Christmas with plans for 19 days of strikes in October and November. Dave Ward, general secretary Communication Workers Union, which represents 115,000 postal workers, said: “This is a significant announcement, but it is one which matches the level of anger our members feel at the way Royal Mail …

Royal Mail workers to walk out over pay in ‘summer’s biggest strike’
2 years, 6 months ago

Royal Mail workers to walk out over pay in ‘summer’s biggest strike’

The Independent  

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Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute

Al Jazeera  

Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Decent pay!” Workers at Royal Mail Group, who deliver parcels and letters across the nation in distinctive red vans with a crown logo, are joining picket lines across the UK in protest after being given a pay rise that falls …

‘No letters for four days’ when 115,000 Royal Mail workers go on strike this month
2 years, 7 months ago

‘No letters for four days’ when 115,000 Royal Mail workers go on strike this month

The Independent  

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Letter deliveries to be delayed until 5pm in Royal Mail shake-up
2 years, 7 months ago

Letter deliveries to be delayed until 5pm in Royal Mail shake-up

The Telegraph  

Thousands of households across Britain will not receive their post until after 5pm under a major shake-up proposed by Royal Mail. With many online shopping orders now made late at night, bosses want postmen and women to set off on their rounds later to give time for “next day” packages to arrive at sorting offices. A Royal Mail spokesman on …

Long-running strikes on London’s Night Tube suspended
2 years, 8 months ago

Long-running strikes on London’s Night Tube suspended

The Independent  

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Royal Mail and unions reach an agreement to end two-year dispute
4 years, 2 months ago

Royal Mail and unions reach an agreement to end two-year dispute

Daily Mail  

Royal Mail has struck a ‘landmark’ deal with unions that ends a two-year dispute over pay and conditions. Breakthrough: Royal Mail has struck a 'landmark' deal with unions that paves the way for the postal service to focus on parcel deliveries and to push ahead with technology improvements The deal is a triumph for executive chairman Keith Williams, who was …

Royal Mail wins High Court injunction preventing planned strike action
7 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail wins High Court injunction preventing planned strike action

The Independent  

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Tube strike off: RMT suspends London Underground weekend industrial action
9 years, 1 month ago

Tube strike off: RMT suspends London Underground weekend industrial action

The Independent  

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Tube strike: action next week likely to go ahead as London Underground and unions fail to agree
11 years, 1 month ago

Tube strike: action next week likely to go ahead as London Underground and unions fail to agree

The Independent  

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U.K. Postal Workers On Strike
15 years, 4 months ago

U.K. Postal Workers On Strike

NPR  

Postal Workers On Strike Tens of thousands of British postal workers seeking better pay and employment protection walked off the job Thursday in a 48-hour strike. It's the biggest labor dispute seen in Britain for years, and threatens to severely disrupt mail service across the country. So what I would say to Royal Mail is, if you're serious about this …

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