LONDON (Reuters) – A British workers union said it has secured a 10% pay rise for 1,600 bus drivers at transport company London United after four days of strikes last month led to further talks with the employer.
“This was a hard fought victory. By sta…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police detectives are questioning a tow truck driver who they said fatally shot a man Wednesday morning.
The shooting was reported around 10:10 a.m. in the 100 block of Carolina Avenue.
According to police, offic…
Supply chain visibility platform FourSails said the strike of over 560 port operatives at Liverpool for two weeks will have a less significant impact than Felixstowe’s strike in August as companies seek to minimise disruption.
“All parties need to be i…
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Container operations at the Port of Liverpool will be affected from 19 September to 3 October after workers rejected a pay offer of 8.3% plus a one-off £750 payment per container operative. Representing the workers, Unite the union said the offer was a…
Trade union Unite and Müller UK & Ireland are at loggerheads over changes to the dairy processor’s milk delivery rota that will require staff responsible for milk deliveries to work on a five days on, two days off system. As a result of the dispute…
Lady Redmond, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire
Lady Redmond, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire – Credit: Cheshire Lieutenancy
The Queen’s warmth and wry sense of humour are well known, readily reflected in her adventures with James Bond and Paddingt…
Dock workers at the Port of Liverpool – one of the UK’s main freight ports serving trade to Ireland and the US – have announced two weeks of strike action – after rejecting a pay offer from the port’s management.
Workers at Britain’s fourth-largest han…
Their names are not carved on the city’s Cenotaphs like their brothers in arms who fell in the First and Second World Wars. But they too paid the ultimate price for serving their country.
The theatres of conflict where they died came after 1945 – Pales…
A sea of tens of THOUSANDS of flowers for The Queen: Incredible scenes of community spirit in Green Park as well-wishers help tear off mountains of plastic wrapping to help royal gardeners while huge crowds gatherTens of thousands of people have contin…