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Unions reject TNT deal to prevent massive job cuts

Amsterdam :: NY :: USA | 2 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The risk of strike action at Dutch mail company TNT NV grew on Monday after members of its two largest unions rejected proposals that included a pay cut of up to 3.5 percent to prevent massive job cuts. A TNT spokesman said the company was determined...

Tags: TNT NV, Amsterdam, TNT N.V., Trade union, Royal Mail, Ansett Australia, Express mail, Labor

Threat of Christmas postal strikes

London :: United Kingdom | 5 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Christmas postal strikes loom as union and Royal Mail talks lack progress Union may suspend talks if no headway made over modernisation plans A Communication Workers Union picket during the October industrial action. Photograph: AFP/Getty The postal...

Tags: Royal Mail, CWU, industrial action, strike action, United Kingdom, London, Poole, Postal worker, Politics, Communication Workers Union, Royal Mail industrial disputes, Labor

Royal Mail faces threat of VAT charges on business contracts

Brussels :: Belgium | 9 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

for many of its services, having previously been exempt. At a stroke, that would add 17.5 per cent to the prices it charges businesses, rendering it at a serious competitive disadvantage. European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a case brought by TNT Post,...

Tags: Royal Mail, HMRC, Mr Pearce, TNT Post, Belgium, Brussels, Business Finance

Majestic Wine uncorks 9 per cent rise in profits

London :: United Kingdom | 9 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Majestic Wine promised not to pass on the 1 January VAT increase to its customers for a month yesterday, as it toasted a jump in half-year pre-tax profits which was ahead of market expectations. Steve Lewis, the chief executive of the wine merchant,...

Tags: Asos, First Quench Retailing, sales growth, chief executive, international sales, uk sales, United Kingdom, London, Business Finance, Masayuki Naoshima, Yesterday, Stronger, Hospitality Recreation, Majestic Wine, Value added tax, Tax, ASOS.com, Tesco, Topshop, Inditex, Prosecco, French wines, Wine, Storage of wine, Sparkling wines, Oddbins, Royal Mail, Online shopping, Electronic commerce, Postal organisations, Postal system of the United Kingdom

Leading article: Scandalous profiteering

London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The energy supplier is set to make £541m this year, massively up from £379m the year before. Its parent company, Centrica, is expected to report a full year operating profit of £1.84bn. That is an outrage at a time when wholesale oil and gas prices are...

Tags: British Gas, gas profiteering, gas prices, operating profiteering, Centrica, United Kingdom, London, British Energy, Price of petroleum, British Gas plc, Energy in the United Kingdom, Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, Business Finance, Tax, Common Agricultural Policy, Animal virology, Foot-and-mouth disease, Picornaviruses, Postal system of the United Kingdom, Royal Mail, Energy conservation, Environment, Consumer Focus, Government of the United Kingdom, Social Issues, Fuel poverty, Energy policy, Scottish Power, Galiform, Howden, Futures contract

Postal strikes enter second day

London :: United Kingdom | 27 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Reports suggest that the two parties will resume talks to try and thrash out a deal. The two parties are embroiled in a bitter row about pay and modernisation. Four hundred workers at three sites in Plymouth, Stockport and Stoke, who assist mail centres...

Tags: Royal Mail, postal workers, million items, Communication Workers Union, post strike, postal strike, CWU

New Postal Strike Announced, Sky Sources

Plymouth :: United Kingdom | 28 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

27pm UK, Wednesday October 28, 2009 New Postal Strike To Spark Big Delays The latest postal strike will go ahead tomorrow sparking more big delays. Royal Mail bosses have condemned union leaders for 'walking out of talks' Hopes of averting a fresh...

Tags: Royal Mail, talks collapse, CWU General, Communication Workers Union, postal workers, union leaders, mail centres, mail strike, picket lines, hour strike

Union mulls post strike decision

London :: United Kingdom | 29 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Union chiefs will meet on Wednesday afternoon to discuss any progress made during talks with Royal Mail. If no deal on working conditions and pay is reached, up to 120,000 CWU members will stage three 24-hour strikes from Thursday. Talks between the two...

Tags: TUC, Royal Mail, Communication Workers Union, post strike, Postal Strike Decision, postal union, general secretary, CWU, talks aimed

Fresh talks seek post strike deal

London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Communication Workers Union leader Billy Hayes said he was confident of moving forward if Royal Mail was "genuinely seeking agreement". Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier said he hoped "common sense prevails". 'Complete nonsense' Royal Mail, which...

Tags: Royal Mail, Adam Crozier, UK Mail, London

Fresh Hopes Ahead Of Postal Strike Talks

Brussels :: Belgium | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Two 24-hour strikes last week have already led to a backlog of around 30 million items of mail. Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier said he hoped "common sense" would prevail when leaders of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) resume talks with...

Tags: Adam Crozier, Royal Mail, postal strike, Communication Workers Union, chief executive, TUC, Mr Blair

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