Around 115,000 postal workers in the Communications Workers Union (CWU) are re-balloting on strike action in their dispute with Royal Mail. The ballot opened on January 23 and will close on February 16. Postal workers took 18 days of strike action from last July up to Christmas Eve, in the …
Read More »Royal Mail reveals £200m cost of strikes as revenue dives
T he owner of strike-ravaged Royal Mail today revealed the scale of the devastating impact of industrial action on its profits after strikes brought chaos to the peak Christmas parcel and card delivery season. International Distribution Services said 18 days of industrial action by postal workers — including seven in …
Read More »NAHT will re-ballot members, Whiteman says
Leader says union will ‘test members’ views again when talks conclude or break down’ Leader says union will ‘test members’ views again when talks conclude or break down’ More from this theme Recent articles The NAHT school leaders’ union will re-ballot its members for industrial action, its leader has …
Read More »Keir Starmer ‘right’ not to join picket lines as doing so would be ‘gesture politics’,…
10 January 2023, 19:16 Former Labour Leader said Keir Starmer was “right” not to join strike pickets. Picture: Getty/LBC Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has suggested Keir Starmer is “right” not to join strike picket lines as doing so would be “gesture politics”. Appearing on Tonight with Andrew Marr, Lord …
Read More »UK strikes 2023: Which services and sectors are striking or threatening to strike?
H undreds of thousands of workers across multiple sectors have voted to go on strike, including rail workers, ambulance workers, Royal Mail workers, and civil servants. With long-running disputes throughout December, what sectors will be striking in January? University lecturers and teachers In November, 70,000 lecturers, librarians, and researchers across …
Read More »UK strikes 2022: Which services and sectors are striking or threatening to strike?
H undreds of thousands of workers across several sectors have voted to go on strike in recent months, including rail employees, bus drivers, teachers, Royal Mail workers, and civil servants. Here’s all you need to know about those involved: Rail workers Rail unions announced on November 22 several 48-hour walkouts …
Read More »NHS nurse and ambulance strikes face UK government, army and sellout by union leaders
Tens of thousands of National Health Service (NHS) nurses will strike again Tuesday, after the first such action in British history was taken last Thursday. They will be followed by more than 10,000 ambulance workers Wednesday. Health workers are fighting a massive real-terms pay cut imposed by the Sunak government, …
Read More »NHS strike dates and times: Why nurses and ambulances are striking this December
12 December 2022, 12:33 Nurses and ambulance staff are set to strike in December over pay and working conditions. Picture: Getty For the first time in history, nurses and ambulance staff will be going on strike in a huge dispute over wages – here are the strike dates for this …
Read More »UK postal workers speak on fight against Royal Mail and wider strike movement
The WSWS spoke with postal workers attending the Communication Workers Union (CWU) rally in London’s Parliament Square on Friday, the thirteenth day of national strike action since August. Part of the delegation of postal workers from Wolverhampton Mail Centre, West Midlands [Photo: WSWS] A postal worker who was part of …
Read More »National Milk Records : Royal Mail national strike action
Royal Mail national strike action will take place on the below dates Friday 9th December Sunday 11th December Wednesday 14th December Thursday 15th December Friday 23rd December Saturday 24th Decembe All orders will be dispatched as soon as possible however any special and tracked deliveries cannot be guaranteed to arrive …
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