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What will Royal Mail’s takeover mean for customers and postal workers?

The billionaire Daniel Křetínský, AKA the Czech Sphinx, is poised to buy the business – but what does he have planned?

The Guardian - UK

Union appears to accept Royal Mail proposal to cut most Saturday deliveries

CWU seems to concede six-day service is financially unviable as company battles takeover bid

The Guardian - UK

Sen. Markey staffers announce progress in Hill union push

Sen. Edward J. Markey formally recognized his aides’ bargaining unit and signed a ground rules agreement, setting the stage for contract negotiations.

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‘It’s sad’: is the UK real living wage under threat as Capita and BrewDog pull out?

Unions and some employers push back against claims that the pay standard is unaffordable after two years of 10% rises

The Guardian - UK

Postal workers vote to strike in row over staff dismissals

The Communication Workers Union said its members based in the Wirral had backed industrial action by 95% over the ‘petty’ sacking of four workers.

The Independent UK

‘Absolutely physically knackered’: UK workers on intensifying conditions

Teachers have to fill in social worker gaps while postal workers report being physically exhausted after having to walk miles with heavy bags at speed

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail owner appoints Martin Seidenberg as new chief executive

Former head of Dutch subsidiary will take up role in August, after year of disputes and heavy losses for IDS

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Royal Mail strikes to end as union votes overwhelmingly for pay deal

ROYAL Mail strikes are set to come to an end after members of the union involved voted to accept a pay deal.

The National (Scotland)

Railway ticket offices plan is 'a direct attack' on our society as unions blast plans

RMT and CWU chiefs pen joint article savaging review of train station facility that could see closure of ticket offices at transport hubs across the country

Daily Mirror

In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel’s Democratic staffers look to unionize

The campaign to unionize Capitol Hill took another step forward Thursday, as the Congressional Workers Union announced that committee staffers filed to hold union elections for the first time.

Tribune News Service

In a first, House Education and the Workforce panel's Democratic staffers look to unionize - Roll Call

The campaign to unionize Capitol Hill took a step forward Thursday, as committee staffers filed to hold union elections for the first time.

Roll Call

BT CEO criticized for £1.8m bonus as company plans major job cuts

BT aiming to cut some 40% of its workforce by the end of the decade.

TechRadar

Young, educated and unionized: Hill staffers at vanguard of white-collar labor movement - Roll Call

The rise of unions in congressional offices follows unions' sudden and rapid rebound after decades of slow, steady decline.

Roll Call

Royal Mail slumps to loss of more than £1bn after year of strikes

The group’s owner, International Distributions Services, revealed Royal Mail swung to an operating loss of £1.04 billion for the year to March 26.

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The Guardian - UK

Bank of England denies QE caused double-digit inflation; mortgage arrears and repossessions jump – as it happened

Central bank chiefs tell MPs that unwinding QE is more like descending a mountain than decommissioning a nuclear submarine

Evening Standard

Royal Mail made £1 billion loss after damaging strikes: ‘We failed...and we apologise’

Royal Mail made a loss of £1 billion in the year to the end of March 2023 after the postal service was hit by a wave of strikes and slump in demand for parcel deliveries.

Daily Mirror

Royal Mail chief quits after wave of strikes - and trousers six-figure payoff

Under-fire Simon Thompson claimed it was the “right time” to go, but his departure comes after a long-running pay dispute with its postal union

The National (Scotland)

Royal Mail boss quits after union deal ends year of postal strikes

THE boss of Royal Mail has quit the top job in order to allow the company to move on following a bruising fight with its main union which…

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After a year of organizing, staff union leaders look ahead to collective bargaining - Roll Call

It's been an historic year for the Congressional Workers Union, representing the House offices that have formed unions.

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail agrees upon pay deal with postal workers’ union

Agreement includes a 10% salary increase and a one-off lump sum of £500 for all CWU-grade employees

Evening Standard

Royal Mail pay offer accepted by Communication Workers Union

A 10 per cent salary increase over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500 are among the conditions

The Independent UK

Details of proposed pay deal for CWU workers unveiled by Royal Mail

A 10% salary increase over three years and a one-off lump sum of £500 are among the conditions.

Daily Record

Long running dispute involving Dumfries and Galloway posties and Royal Mail nears the end

Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have reached a provisional agreement over pay and employment terms

Manchester Evening News

Royal Mail and union reach potential agreement after a year of talks over pay dispute

More details expected to be released next week

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reach deal on pay

Agreement in principle follows strikes and 11 months of negotiations over pay, jobs and conditions

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