Explainer-in-brief: Summer of Discontent, continued July 16, 2022 Brace for more industrial action. The RMT, led by media sensation Mick Lynch, will be striking again on the July 27, right before the Commonwealth Games open in Birmingham. On top of that, the union has announced two additional strike days on August 18 and 20, in the middle of the holiday season. Meanwhile, the [...]
Bleak Christmas: Royal Mail strikes could last until January unless pay deal made August 26, 2022 115,000 Royal Mail workers have started their strike action today over worker pay, raising question marks for how the delivery firm will cope as it heads into the Christmas trading period.
‘Huge blow’: London Heathrow Airport slams new £10 transit charge despite record passenger traffic April 11, 2024 Speaking to City A.M. in November, Virgin Atlantic chief Shai Weiss described the so-called Electronic Travel Authorisation as “short-sighted.”
Bob Diamond says Barclays should be ‘radical’ on investment bank amid calls to ditch division January 7, 2024 Former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has called on the lender to be “radical” with its investment bank by either putting more money into the business or selling it.
BA workers join the industrial action wave by voting in favour of strike June 23, 2022 British Airways (BA) workers are set to join the wave of industrial action that is bringing the country to a standstill after members of the unions GMB and Unite have voted in favour of strike action. The unions announced the results this afternoon, with GMB’s national officer Nadine Houghton saying 95 per cent of those [...]
Railway industry sets up contingency plans ahead of potential RMT strike May 16, 2022 The UK railway industry has set several contingency plans ahead of a potential strike by the union RMT, which could involve up to 40,000 workers. Network Rail said it had measures in place to “better understand the disruption it may cause to passengers and freight services.” The government-owned railway operator said it was working with [...]
Royal Mail faces biggest strike of the summer as 115,000 posties gear up for action July 19, 2022 Royal Mail workers have voted in favour of strike action, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) confirmed this afternoon. Over 80,000 Royal Mail workers took to the ballot, with 97.6 per cent voting in favour of action on a 77 per cent turnout. The announcement means that Royal Mail now faces the biggest strike of the summer, with [...]
Amazon strikes: Coventry workers say they are ready for ‘David and Goliath battle’ against employer over poor pay conditions February 28, 2023 Amazon workers have said that they are ready for a “David and Goliath battle” as they begin their second round of strikes this year over poor pay and working conditions. More than 350 workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse will walk out today in anger at a pay rise of 50 pence. Employees at the warehouse [...]
Cameron faces calls to restore funding to UNRWA to help ease suffering in Gaza March 30, 2024 Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has come under pressure to restore funding to the UN’s humanitarian relief agency in Palestine.
Royal Mail shares jump on union pay proposals February 20, 2020 Shares in Royal Mail jumped this afternoon after it proposed a six per cent three-year pay deal to the Communications Workers Union in a bid to avoid strike action. The company’s share price increased 4.76 per cent after it announced its new pay proposals. Earlier this month Royal Mail said the union was preparing for [...]