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Royal Mail is fined £5.6m for missing delivery targets: Royal Mail has been fined £5.6m by the industry regulator for missing targets covering both first and ...
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Royal Mail is fined £5.6m for missing delivery targets
Quick Glance: Royal Mail Fined £5.6m for Delivery Failures
  • Royal Mail fined £5.6m for missing first and second-class delivery targets.

  • Reported performance results showed only 73.7% on-time delivery for first-class mail.

  • Royal Mail required to deliver 93% of first class mail within one day and 98.5% of second class items within three days.

  • Ofcom can consider evidence of exceptional circumstances for missing targets.
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Royal Mail reports £319m half-year loss - and blames economy and strikes: The company says there remains an "urgent" need for its Universal Service ...
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Royal Mail reports £319m half-year loss - and blames economy and strikes
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New Royal Mail strike dates loom if last ditch talks on pay and change fail: The two sides are due to meet at the conciliation service on Thursday ...
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New Royal Mail strike dates loom if last ditch talks on pay and change ...
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Royal Mail Plunges to £1 Billion Loss After Fight With Union: Royal Mail reported an operating loss of £1 billion ($1.25 billion) after the beleaguered delivery ...
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Royal Mail Plunges to £1 Billion Loss After Fight With Union
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Royal Mail's largest union clears agreement over pay, to vote soon: Royal Mail's largest union on Friday approved an agreement it reached last week with the UK ...
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Royal Mail's largest union clears agreement over pay, to vote soon
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All the Royal Mail deadlines to send parcels and letters in time for Christmas: With Christmas appearing quickly on the horizon the deadline for sending out ...
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All the Royal Mail deadlines to send parcels and letters in time for ...
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Royal Mail chief in talks to put stamp on exit plan: International Distributions Services, Royal Mail's London-listed parent company, could announce Simon ...
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Royal Mail chief in talks to put stamp on exit plan
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Royal Mail workers poised for strikes after Easter as talks fail: CWU union lines up action as MP brands bosses’ threat to put service into administration as ...
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Royal Mail workers poised for strikes after Easter as talks fail
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Royal Mail workers announce another 24 hour strike later this month: Postal workers at Royal Mail will strike for 24 hours on February 16 in a long-running ...
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Royal Mail workers announce another 24 hour strike later this month
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New pictures appear to show the scale of the postal backlog as Royal Mail workers once again walked out 📸 These photos show undelivered Christmas post ... Show more
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Royal Mail Strikes February 2023: When are the postal strikes?: Check when you can expect post this week as thousands of Royal Mail staff strike.
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Royal Mail Strikes February 2023: When are the postal strikes?
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Royal Mail strikes: More action on the way after record vote: Workers of the CWU union have voted in record numbers for strike action.
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Royal Mail strikes: More action on the way after record vote
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Royal Mail Strikes February 2023: When are the postal strikes?: Check when you can expect post this week as thousands of Royal Mail staff strike.
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Royal Mail Strikes February 2023: When are the postal strikes?
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Royal Mail strikes: Northampton postal workers united on the picket line say strike action is a 'necessary sacrifice they have to make'
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Royal Mail strikes: Northampton postal workers united on the picket line ...
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Christmas post strikes to go ahead after Royal Mail rejects latest offer: The CWU said they had offered to suspend the strikes and 'establish a period of ...
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Christmas post strikes to go ahead after Royal Mail rejects latest offer
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Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson accused of giving 'inconsistencies' in evidence to MPs
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Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson accused of giving ...
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Royal Mail strikes 2023: CWU announce fresh strike date: Royal Mail workers with the CWU have announced a fresh wave of strikes amid a long-running dispute over ...
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Royal Mail strikes 2023: CWU announce fresh strike date
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Royal Mail December strikes: Latest wave of walkouts begins as union accused of ‘holding Christmas to ransom’
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Royal Mail December strikes: Latest wave of walkouts begins as union ...
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Royal Mail strikes 2023: CWU announces further action: Royal Mail workers with the CWU have announced a fresh wave of strikes amid a long-running dispute over ...
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Royal Mail strikes 2023: CWU announces further action
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Royal Mail strike: Every date in December 2022: Is there a Royal Mail strike tomorrow?
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Royal Mail strike: Every date in December 2022
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Shoppers' anger as Royal Mail, Evri and DPD fail to deliver: Families worry that the clock is ticking for Christmas deliveries to arrive on time as Couriers ...
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Shoppers' anger as Royal Mail, Evri and DPD fail to deliver
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Inside the Royal Mail crisis that explains why your post is late: Tim Colman has a bone to pick with Royal Mail: letters to and from his HR firm Abacus ...
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Inside the Royal Mail crisis that explains why your post is late
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Royal Mail Christmas jobs in city with 250 temporary workers sought: No previous experience is required for a new role with the Royal Mail this Christmas
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Royal Mail Christmas jobs in city with 250 temporary workers sought
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Royal Mail: Burials and appointments in the Highlands affected by delivery delays and backlogs
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Royal Mail: Burials and appointments in the Highlands affected by delivery ...
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Royal Mail Chief Resigns Following Long Feud With Union: The chief executive officer of Royal Mail is stepping down after just two years in the role ...
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Royal Mail Chief Resigns Following Long Feud With Union
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CWU postal workers warn of further Royal Mail strikes: THERE will be further disruption to the postal service in the coming weeks as the ongoing pay dispute ...
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CWU postal workers warn of further Royal Mail strikes
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Winter walkouts: Outlook is bleak for small businesses: Small business owners have voiced their frustration after Royal Mail workers began a fresh 48-hour strike ...
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Winter walkouts: Outlook is bleak for small businesses
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Christmas post set to be undelivered as more postal strikes confirmed: The CWU accused Royal Mail bosses of trying to 'destroy the jobs of postal workers ...
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Christmas post set to be undelivered as more postal strikes confirmed
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'Chaotic' piles of post at major Royal Mail centre sparks Christmas concerns: The last first class positing date for Christmas has been brought forward to this ...
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'Chaotic' piles of post at major Royal Mail centre sparks Christmas ...
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CWU postal workers warn of further Royal Mail strikes: THERE will be further disruption to the postal service in the coming weeks as the ongoing pay dispute ...
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CWU postal workers warn of further Royal Mail strikes
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When university staff are striking in February and March, and full list of unis affected
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When university staff are striking in February and March, and full list of ...
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Postal workers warn of 'Christmas meltdown' in strike over pay deal: Staff accused bosses of a 'lack of respect' in pay negotiations but the ...
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Postal workers warn of 'Christmas meltdown' in strike over pay ...
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Industrial action: wave of strikes paralyzes everyday life in Great Britain: Long queues at passport control, canceled trains and flight connections ...
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Industrial action: wave of strikes paralyzes everyday life in Great ...
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Royal Mail workers begin wave of Christmas strikes: Millions of pieces of mail have been piling up ahead of the action, the CWU union says.
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Royal Mail workers begin wave of Christmas strikes
Quick Glance: The Norwich post office says the Christmas mailing deadline is December 9th.
  • Christmas card deliveries are being delayed due to Royal Mail executives ordering postal staff to prioritize bulky packages.

  • "If we don't strike, Royal Mail will turn into a version of Amazon."

  • Another unnamed Royal Mail employee stated, "There is low morale."

  • According to a Royal Mail representative, "The CWU is striking at our busiest time, holding Christmas to ransom for customers."
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Simon Thompson urges striking union to 'think carefully about members' jobs and saving Christmas'
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Simon Thompson urges striking union to 'think carefully about ...
Quick Glance: The RCN Wales has announced strike dates in connection with the nurse pay dispute.
  • The Welsh Government, which administers the NHS in Wales, has stated repeatedly that it supports a fair wage offer for nurses but is limited by the funds it receives from Westminster.

  • "The Welsh Government was allocated an extra £1.2bn in the Autumn Statement," she stated.

  • The Welsh Conservatives' shadow health minister, Russell George, said a strike would have "will have devastating consequences for patients"

  • Instead, the Senedd approved an amended motion urging the Welsh Government to "to meet with the Royal College of Nursing Wales to discuss its campaign for fair pay and safe staffing to avoid strike action this winter"
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Currys drops Royal Mail ‘for now’ as strikes threaten deliveries: Retailer says its responsibility is to ensure customers ‘get hold of their technology’ for ...
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Currys drops Royal Mail ‘for now’ as strikes threaten deliveries
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Royal Mail strikes threaten Christmas chaos as piles undelivered mail spotted: Royal Mail workers have been on strike for 48 hours
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Royal Mail strikes threaten Christmas chaos as piles undelivered mail ...
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Royal Mail: Christmas chaos as workers to strike in December: Royal Mail workers are to stage six fresh strikes next month, including on Christmas Eve ...
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Royal Mail: Christmas chaos as workers to strike in December
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Royal Mail workers strike over pay and conditions: Union announces 19 days of industrial action in long-running dispute in run-up to Christmas
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Royal Mail workers strike over pay and conditions
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Workers say they have no choice as strikes grip UK: THE new “winter of discontent” continues to rumble on, with the impact of strikes hitting hard in the run-up ...
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Workers say they have no choice as strikes grip UK
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Royal Mail issues warning to anybody who sends or receives post: The warning means postal disruption is likely to sweep the UK - AGAIN.
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Royal Mail issues warning to anybody who sends or receives post
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Royal Mail strikes risk businesses going bust and house sales stalling as deliveries delayed
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Royal Mail strikes risk businesses going bust and house sales stalling as ...
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When you should post your Christmas cards amidRoyal Mail Strike: Whilst Royal Mail advises post sent as late as December 21 should make it in time for ...
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When you should post your Christmas cards amidRoyal Mail Strike
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What should I do if I still haven't received my Christmas presents?: More than a week on from Christmas Day, some Scots are still waiting for gifts to ...
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What should I do if I still haven't received my Christmas presents?
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Warning to anyone waiting for a parcel after 400 reports of Royal Mail scam: You could see your bank account emptied before Christmas
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Warning to anyone waiting for a parcel after 400 reports of Royal Mail ...
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Royal Mail workers to strike on 19 days over next two months: The action will cover peak delivery periods like Black Friday and Cyber Monday ...
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Royal Mail workers to strike on 19 days over next two months
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Royal Mail strikes off as legal letter prompts union to cancel action over next two weeks
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Royal Mail strikes off as legal letter prompts union to cancel action over ...
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Royal Mail strikes: How they will affect your letters and parcels and what services are open
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Royal Mail strikes: How they will affect your letters and parcels and what ...
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When Royal Mail workers are on strike in October and how postal services will be affected
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Royal Mail strikes: Huge piles of undelivered post stack up outside Bristol mail centre
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Royal Mail strikes: Huge piles of undelivered post stack up outside ...
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Royal Mail postal strikes: Dates called off after legal challenge: Portal workers from the CWU have called off two strike dates planned for later this month ...
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Royal Mail postal strikes: Dates called off after legal challenge
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Workers at UK postal firm Royal Mail vote for more strikes: Thousands of workers at Britain's Royal Mail have voted in favour of further strikes ...
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Workers at UK postal firm Royal Mail vote for more strikes
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Postal strikes hit York ahead of busy Christmas period: ROYAL Mail workers are staging more strikes this month over rows regarding pay and working conditions - ...
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Postal strikes hit York ahead of busy Christmas period
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday strike action for Royal Mail workers: The Communications Workers Union says its staff will walkout around the time of two of the ...
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday strike action for Royal Mail workers
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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 ...
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Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay ...
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Royal Mail plans to make up to 6,000 people redundant by August: Royal Mail has announced it will begin a process to make 5,000 to 6,000 roles redundant by ...
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Royal Mail plans to make up to 6,000 people redundant by August
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Piles of letters left behind in delivery offices as Royal Mail staff struggle with workload
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Piles of letters left behind in delivery offices as Royal Mail staff ...
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Post ‘piles up’ at Royal Mail offices amid warning cancer screening letters could be missed
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Post ‘piles up’ at Royal Mail offices amid warning cancer screening ...
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Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries: It comes as the business seeks to revive its fortunes after slumping to a half-year loss.
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Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries
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Christmas postal strikes threat after Royal Mail announce up to 6,000 job cuts: Union members accused the Royal Mail of ‘essentially bullying’ its workers and ...
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Christmas postal strikes threat after Royal Mail announce up to 6 ...
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Royal Mail staff postpone planned strike action in November: The Communication Workers Union (CWU) have postponed strike action after a letter the Royal Mail.
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Royal Mail staff postpone planned strike action in November
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Royal Mail to axe thousands of jobs as it swings to loss: Up to 10,000 jobs at risk as strikes hobble UK postal service with £70mn hit
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Royal Mail to axe thousands of jobs as it swings to loss
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Royal Mail to strike for 19 days in the run up to Christmas, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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Royal Mail to strike for 19 days in the run up to Christmas ...
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December strikes: Border Force, nurses and every worker walkout date: Walkouts by train, Royal Mail and NHS workers set to cause mass disruption on several days ...
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December strikes: Border Force, nurses and every worker walkout date
Quick Glance: UPDATED: How strikes will affect Christmas travel between France and the United Kingdom
  • The RMT union in the United Kingdom will likewise go on strike from December 24th to December 27th.

  • Border guards from the Public and Commercial Services union have called a strike at Heathrow (Terminals 2, 3, 4, and 5), Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and Cardiff airports from December 23rd to December 31st, with the exception of December 27th.

  • French rail workers are also on strike from Friday, December 23rd to Monday, December 26th, and SNCF reports that just two out of every five normal services will run on those days, with cancellations concentrated on high-speed TGV lines.
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All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023: strike dates in january 2023
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All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023
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Royal Mail to stage 48-hour strikes on Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Staff will walk out around Black Friday and Cyber Monday in a dispute over pay ...
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Royal Mail to stage 48-hour strikes on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
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Royal Mail redundancies 2022: Postal service to axe 6,000 jobs saying strike action ‘increases risk’ of cuts
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Royal Mail redundancies 2022: Postal service to axe 6,000 jobs saying ...
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UK's Royal Mail workers call off 24-hour strike, union says: Postal workers at Britain's Royal Mail called off a planned 24-hour strike over pay next week after ...
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UK's Royal Mail workers call off 24-hour strike, union says