A Royal Mail workers' strike by the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) due to take place in Plymouth and around the rest of the country on Monday (4 November), has been called off after significant progress in talks between the two sides over pay and pensions.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday (30 October), the Royal Mail and the CWU said they are committed to finalising an...
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has announced two further firefighters’ strikes to take place on Friday 1 November between 6.30pm and 11pm and Monday 4 November between 6am and 8am.
The union says it has called the four and a half hour and two hour walkouts after government and fire employers failed to offer any firm guarantees for firefighters facing "no job and no pension" as a...
Cleaners on First Great Western (FGW) trains are embarking on their second 24-hour strike today (Friday 25 October) over pay and contracts.
Members of the RMT union working for sub-contractors MITIE on First Great Western are walking out in a dispute over a 2% pay offer and zero hours contracts.
In a statement, the union described the action as a "fight for a living wage and...
A second strike called by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) that was due to disrupt services in Plymouth has been called off.
The industrial action had been scheduled for Saturday (19 October) between 6.30pm and 11.30pm, but the Union says this has been postponed due to progress in talks with the Government over pensions.
Further negotiations are due to take place between the FBU...
The Fire Brigades Union has announced a second strike date of Saturday 19 October, in a dispute with the Government over pension reforms.
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue say that while the issue is a matter between the Fire Brigades Union and Government, they have a legal duty to maintain a level of service to local communities as best it can.
The local Fire and Rescue Service has thanked the public of Devon and Somerset for taking extra care during the industrial action on Wednesday (25 September 2013).
Between the strike hours of 12 noon and 4pm, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received four calls to automatic fire alarms - none of which involved a fire - and attended one.
Update: The FBU strike ended without major incident in the Devon today (25 September).
Commenting on today's four-hour strike by firefighters over government attacks on pensions Matt Wrack, Fire Brigades Union General Secretary, said: "This was solidly supported strike action by firefighters across England and Wales. It has demonstrated their anger and their determination.
Following Tuesday's announcement by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) that it will mount a four-hour strike on Wednesday 25 September, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed it will maintain a level of service to local communities, in line with legal requirements.
The strike, which will be actioned between 12noon-4pm, has been confirmed following a ballot of FBU members...
