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

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

The Independent  

✕ Close Rishi Sunak says government’s pay offers ‘reasonable’ despite strikes For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Royal Mail workers have gathered for a rally in Parliament Square after walking out in the first of a series of strikes in the run-up to Christmas. The area outside parliament was filled with postal workers in pink fluorescent jackets from the Communication Workers Union, who earlier said 15,000 Royal Mail workers were expected to attend the rally. CWU claims Royal Mail imposed a 2 per cent pay increase on members without consultation, with general secretary Dave Ward saying that the organisation is “refusing” to treat employees with respect.

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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Royal Mail workers have endured …

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
1 year, 9 months ago

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day

Live Mint  

About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget. “When the Chancellor leaves Downing Street to go to Parliament to deliver the budget, he will see picket lines outside the Cabinet Office and various government departments that are on strike,” said Mark …

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike
1 year, 10 months ago

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike

LA Times  

Teachers march in protest in London, joining hundreds of thousands of workers who went on strike Wednesday. Thousands of schools closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports Wednesday in what was shaping up to be Britain’s biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade, as unions stepped up …

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes
2 years ago

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes

Firstpost  

In its first-ever national walkout, National Health Service staff staged strikes across the country today. After a 48-hour strike by rail workers which lasted till Wednesday, now nurses across the UK have walked out demanding higher pay amid soaring inflation. Rail services hit The Rail, Maritime and Transport, the UK’s biggest rail union, has organised strikes over the holiday season …

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

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

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers expected at rally near Parliament

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Royal Mail workers …

UK airport staff plan Christmas walkout, joining strike wave
2 years ago

UK airport staff plan Christmas walkout, joining strike wave

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s Conservative government on Wednesday threatened “tough” action to curb strikes, as airport passport officers became the latest public sector workers to announce December walkouts. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday he was considering more “tough new laws.” “If the union leaders continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action to protect the …

UK strikes to hit ambulance services, hospitals and trains in the run up to Christmas
2 years ago

UK strikes to hit ambulance services, hospitals and trains in the run up to Christmas

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain is bracing for further disruption from strikes heading into the Christmas period, as ambulance drivers and nurses join rail operators and postal workers in the worst wave of walkouts the country has endured for at least a decade. More than 20,000 ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, are expected to strike on December 21 …

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

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

The Independent  

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

Royal Mail workers and university lecturers continue industrial action

The Independent  

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In Britain, nearly 200,000 workers are striking on Black Friday
2 years ago

In Britain, nearly 200,000 workers are striking on Black Friday

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is already taking the shine off Black Friday. Strike action by as many as 115,000 Royal Mail staff on Thursday and Friday threatens to disrupt Black Friday sales and deliveries at a crucial time of the year for retailers. Network Rail’s chief negotiator, Tim Shoveller said that striking makes the “precarious financial hole” …

Royal Mail workers will walk out AGAIN tomorrow in long-running row over pay
2 years, 1 month ago

Royal Mail workers will walk out AGAIN tomorrow in long-running row over pay

Daily Mail  

By Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail Militant lecturers yesterday threatened to bring every university in the UK 'to a complete standstill' with strikes in a bitter dispute over pensions and pay. More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities could walk out before Christmas, causing massive disruption to millions of students across the country In previous UCU walk outs, individual …

More than 100,000 UK postal workers begin holiday season strikes
2 years, 2 months ago

More than 100,000 UK postal workers begin holiday season strikes

CNN  

London CNN Business — Postal workers in the United Kingdom are walking out during the busiest period of the year to demand higher pay as cost-of-living pressures mount. The Communication Workers Union, representing the workers, said in a Tuesday press release that the walkouts were part of the “biggest ongoing strike of the year.” The CWU said it is fighting …

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

Royal Mail: Why are postal workers going on strike?

The Independent  

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Christmas shopping chaos looms as Royal Mail staff plan 19 days of walkouts
2 years, 2 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, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Communication Workers Union said its members are taking …

Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute
2 years, 3 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 …

Post Office workers will walk out for three days in August in pay row - as BT workers plan strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

Post Office workers will walk out for three days in August in pay row - as BT workers plan strikes

Daily Mail  

Post Office workers will stage fresh strikes on for three days in August as part of an escalating row over pay, continuing the summer of discontent. BT and Openreach workers will also strike in a dispute over pay, adding to the swathes of industrial action this summer by hundreds of thousands of union members - including train drivers walking out …

Letter deliveries to be delayed until 5pm in Royal Mail shake-up
2 years, 4 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 …

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