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A STRIKE wave is hitting Britain — and the Communications Workers Union is at the heart of it.
Overwhelming votes for action at BT and its subsidiary Openreach were posted last month. Workers at another BT Group company, EE, also voted to strike but the union was just eight votes short of the participation threshold. It’s now balloting for action at Royal Mail.
“These companies need to recognise that they are losing the support of the workers in a big way by prioritising shareholder value over the needs of their workers,” CWU general secretary Dave Ward says.
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