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Three union leaders included in King’s Birthday Honours

Dave Ward and Patrick Roach are made CBEs and Sue Ferns is made an OBE.

The Independent UK

Post Office plan to close 115 branches and cut jobs condemned as ‘immoral’

Unions criticise decision that puts up to 2,000 jobs at risk and comes amid inquiry into Horizon IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

Post Office cuts: Full list of London branches at risk of closure

The Post Office is looking to offload 115 branches, putting around 1,000 workers at risk, with hundreds of head office roles also under threat

Evening Standard

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Postal workers union wants Royal Mail staff to have stake in business

CWU calls for new business model and says commitments for takeover do not ‘go far, or long enough’

The Guardian - UK

Abbie Ward caps return to action after pregnancy with try in Bristol cruise

The Bears scored eight tries during a 48-5 victory against Sale Sharks in the Premiership Women’s season opener

The Guardian - UK

Premiership Women’s Rugby 2023-24 preview: new faces and absent friends

A new era for the women’s domestic game in England kicks off on Saturday but there are clouds on the horizon

The Guardian - UK

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

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Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler helping Bristol Bears Women prepare for Premier 15s semi-final showdown

Gloucester-Hartpury host Bristol Bears Women at Kingsholm on Saturday in the semi-final of the Allianz Premier 15s

Bristol Post

CreateFuture and xDesign in all-Edinburgh merger

CreateFuture will relocate its team to xDesign’s headquarters, taking overall headcount to more than 450

Insider 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

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail referred to regulator over letter delivery

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the company had ‘failed to deliver’ the so-called universal service obligation.

The Independent UK

Bristol Bears Women set up huge Harlequins clash with emphatic win over Loughborough

Saturday's game at Shaftesbury Park will have a major bearing on the Allianz Premier 15s play-offs

Bristol Post

Royal Mail issues urgent warning to anyone sending or receiving post in the UK

The letter and parcel delivery company have warned that more industrial action could be near, as the Communication Workers Union is yet to agree a new deal in 2023.

Edinburgh Live

Fresh Royal Mail strikes loom in bitter pay row

New ballot reveals almost 96% of union members in favour of more strikes

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The Independent UK

Royal Mail workers vote to continue strikes campaign

A ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union showed almost 96% were in favour of more strikes.

Bristol Post

Bristol Bears pay price for early setbacks against Gloucester-Hartpury in Premier 15s

Bristol Bears were beaten 19-17 by West Country rivals Gloucester-Hartpury as their challenging start to the year continues

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail boss has a shocker as meeting with MPs doesn’t go well

Simon Thompson seemed to arrive to talk about strikes determined not to answer questions asked

The Guardian - UK

Union warns of more strikes and says Royal Mail is ‘waging war’ on staff

CWU says fresh talks are not heading toward agreement as it prepares to ballot members over further stoppages

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Bristol Post

Bristol Bears Women bounce back with eight-try showing but head coach sends defensive warning

Bristol Bears were electric and efficient in attack but will need to improve on the other side of the ball ahead of next weekend's encounter with Exeter Chiefs

Evening Standard

Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

Communication Workers Union staff have staged a series of walkouts over the increasingly bitter row

The Independent UK

Last Royal Mail post dates for Christmas as strikes delay deliveries

Members of the CWU are planning more strikes in December

Evening Standard

Watch: Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

Thousands of Royal Mail workers have staged a rally to mark another strike in the increasingly bitter dispute over “unachievable” conditions they said would “destroy” the company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) from across the UK congregated outside Parliament in central London to voice their anger about the…

Evening Standard

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

They said conditions proposed by the company are ‘unachievable’ and would ‘destroy’ the service

Evening Standard

Watch: Why Royal Mail workers are striking

Royal Mail workers have begun a wave of strikes that will stretch until Christmas Eve amid a bitter dispute over pay and conditions. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members are walking off the job across the UK on Friday while “millions of pieces of mail” pile up, the union…

The Independent UK

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

The area outside parliament was filled with postal workers in pink fluorescent jackets from the Communication Workers Union

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