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The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature. Europe Belgian postal workers strike against job cuts and reorganisation to focus on parcels Workers at the Belgian postal service Bpost began a series of strikes this week, with delivery workers stopping work on …

Hensoldt, a sensor solutions provider and a leader in the European defense industry, announced the development of its next-generation collision warning system in a press release on Tuesday, 1st August. Commissioned by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), Hensoldt will develop a “detect-and-avoid radar” …

Tevva 7.5 ton battery electric truck is approved for mass production and volume sales by a European … [+] regulatory body. Tevva As last-mile and short-range delivery companies increasingly turn to battery-electric vehicles a British manufacturer has been given the go-ahead for mass production of its entry into the segment. …

Despite the written warnings by the worker’s Unions, the airlines have decided to operate their flights entirely during the holiday season. The travellers coming into the UK have been warned that they might face disruptions. The advice is that they quickly cross the borders during that period and also travel …

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 …

London CNN Business  —  Britain’s cost-of-living crisis is already taking the shine off Black Friday. Now, the annual shopping bonanza faces an additional threat from strikes that could disrupt deliveries, subdue online sales and deliver another blow to the slumping economy. Some 235,000 workers have gone on strike across the …

London CNN  —  British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted mistakes had been made with her government’s controversial “mini-budget” announced last week – which sent the pound to historic lows and sparked market chaos – but stood by her policies. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning Truss said: …

The walkout over a pay dispute comes after failed negotiations, hitting postal deliveries across the UK. Picket lines have been mounted outside Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices in the United Kingdom after workers launched a 48-hour strike in a worsening dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked …

Britain is in the midst of widespread industrial unrest as workers across the economy struggling with the rising cost of living resort to strike action in disputes over pay and conditions. Below are some of the industries in which trade unions have undertaken or threatened strike action: RAILWAYS Large sections …

Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Thousands of postal workers in the United Kingdom have launched a series of strikes over pay, as the cost-of-living crisis prompts mass industrial action in numerous sectors. In east London, …