Royal Mail handed out £400m to shareholders. Now it’s threatening to cut 10,000 jobs.
Royal Mail has blamed postal worker strikes for threatened job cuts
Trade Unions
Union warns of further poverty if benefits aren’t brought in line with inflation
‘Attempting to balance the books on the backs of the poorest in society is fundamentally wrong at any time and it will be especially devastating for many workers in the midst of a cost of living crisis.’
A weekend of resistance: Thousands set to protest at Tory Party Conference
Protest, resistance and strikes will accompany the party’s meeting in Birmingham this weekend.
Liz Truss is planning a “full frontal assault on working people” – Frances O’Grady interview
TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady speaks to Left Foot Forward about the government’s plans for workers’ rights, the current wave of strikes and how trade unions can help tackle the climate crisis
Fresh rail strikes threaten to throw Tory conference into chaos
The train strikes look set to disrupt people travelling to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
Amazon workers to ballot for strike action for the first time ever
The workers are being balloted on a pay offer of 35 per cent
Reach journalists’ three-day strike postponed
The industrial action that was due to take place this week will no longer go ahead, as new talks over low pay get underway.
Fresh wave of strike dates announced for the autumn
Workers at Felixstowe port and dozens of further education colleges are set to walk out
TUC postpone annual Congress following death of the Queen
The Congress will be rescheduled to a later date.
Rail and postal strikes cancelled after Queen’s death
Industrial action planned by several trade unions representing postal and transport workers has been called off as the country enters a period of mourning.