Communication Workers Union Archives - Telecoms Tech News https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/tag/communication-workers-union/ M2M, Small Cells, OTT VoiP, Wimax, 5G, LTE, IPTV Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:54:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.telecomstechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/telecom-icon-60x60.png Communication Workers Union Archives - Telecoms Tech News https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/tag/communication-workers-union/ 32 32 BT staff pencil in further strikes over ‘insulting’ pay deal https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bt-staff-pencil-further-strikes-insulting-pay-deal/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bt-staff-pencil-further-strikes-insulting-pay-deal/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:54:16 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=97443 The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is organising further BT and Openreach strikes over the coming months. Around 40,000 Openreach engineers and BT call centre staff undertook strike action last month over “weak, insulting” below-inflation pay rises. “Workers will not accept a massive deterioration in their living standards,” said Dave Ward, General Secretary of the CWU,... Read more »

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]]> https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bt-staff-pencil-further-strikes-insulting-pay-deal/feed/ 0 Over 40,000 BT staff to strike at the end of July https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/over-40000-bt-staff-to-strike-at-the-end-of-july/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/over-40000-bt-staff-to-strike-at-the-end-of-july/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:34 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=97354 A telecoms union has confirmed that over 40,000 BT staff will go on strike at the end of July due to below-inflation pay rises. Earlier this month, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) warned that it would move forward with plans to strike over a “weak, insulting” pay deal unless BT put a better offer on... Read more »

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]]> https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/over-40000-bt-staff-to-strike-at-the-end-of-july/feed/ 0 BT staff to strike after ‘weak, insulting’ pay deal https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bt-staff-strike-weak-insulting-pay-deal/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bt-staff-strike-weak-insulting-pay-deal/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2022 16:37:26 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=97304 BT employees will go on strike following a “weak, insulting” pay deal that fails to counter the impact of high inflation. Earlier this year, BT offered a £1,500 pay increase for employees. With RPI inflation levels hitting 11.7 percent, it’s been labelled a “dramatic real-terms pay cut”. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) – a union... Read more »

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]]> https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/bt-staff-strike-weak-insulting-pay-deal/feed/ 0 Telecoms union pressures BT for inflation-countering pay rises https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/telecoms-union-pressures-bt-for-inflation-countering-pay-rises/ https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/telecoms-union-pressures-bt-for-inflation-countering-pay-rises/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:25:36 +0000 https://www.telecomstechnews.com//?p=96931 Britain’s largest telecoms union is rejecting BT’s flat pay rise offer of £1200, which would leave employees worse off this year. UK inflation is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years as fuel, energy, food, and other costs increase. The Bank of England expects inflation to reach around eight percent over spring and “it... Read more »

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