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Lorry drivers want high-winds ban
Lorry drivers are urging the Government to implement a ban on heavy good vehicles travelling during gale-force
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A £1,500 Royal Mail windfall for posties?
Business minister Michael Fallon is set to push for a £1,500 privatisation Royal Mail windfall for every single British postal worker - around 140,000 workers across the UK, in total. But this sweetener will be contingent on union co-operation
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Fallon readies Royal Mail for sell-off
The Royal Mail, even for Margaret Thatcher, was a privatisation too far. The recently deceased prime minister claimed she would not be "prepared to have the Queen's head privatised". But business minister Michael Fallon has declared
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Unions win fire staff pay battle
Hundreds of workers in the country's biggest fire authority are in line for a payout after unions won a four-year campaign over a long-term wage deal. Unison and the GMB announced that the Court of Appeal had found in their favour over a
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Union 'furious' over redundancies
A union has attacked news of 130 job losses by the owners of Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, saying those affected would find it tough to get other employment. Unite said it was "furious" at the announcement by the National Australia
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Union in Amazon conditions protest
A leading union will stage protests outside sites run by online shopping giant Amazon in a row over workers' pay and conditions. The GMB claimed the firm was denying staff the right to union representation and collective
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Economic policy 'complete disaster'
Unions have launched a fresh attack on the Government's economic policies after the latest grim figures, saying its strategy had been a "complete disaster". Business leaders were less critical, saying economic momentum would
