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CWU members back O2 pay deal

...year and will be paid in August salaries, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said in a statement on Thursday. The union represents more than 3... Read more

20 August, 2010 by David Meyer

Everything Everywhere to cut 1,200 jobs

...not given a timescale for the redundancies. According to Communication Workers Union (CWU) spokesman Kevin Slocombe, many of those affected are IT workers. He told... Read more

1 October, 2010 by David Meyer

BT and union leaders agree pay deal, avert strike

...services giant said in a statement on Friday. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) described the rises, which amount to a 9.3-percent increase over... Read more

9 July, 2010 by David Meyer

BT strike ballot dropped amid legal worries

...technical breaches would potentially invalidate the ballot," said the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in a statement on Monday. "On taking legal advice regarding the questions... Read more

6 July, 2010 by Richard Thurston

CWU secures O2 employees two-year pay deal

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has secured a two-year pay deal for employees of O2 UK... Read more

10 August, 2010

CWU 'disappointed' at BT's leaked pay offer

...percent pay rise in the coming year, leading the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) to say it would poll its members about possible industrial action. "The... Read more

8 June, 2010
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CWU Mobile 1.0

Want to stay connected to Central Washington University wherever you are? CWU Mobile is just for you. Our free and official app keeps you... Read more

21 July, 2011

BT recruits 150 engineers for fibre rollout

...to the project" to more than 3,000. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) welcomed the news but noted that they had been pushing for BT... Read more

12 April, 2012

BT creates hundreds of jobs in West Midlands

...Bromwich, Sandwell, followed "positive discussions between BT and the Communications Workers Union (CWU)". "We all know how difficult the job market is, so the fact... Read more

21 November, 2011

BT to raise prices for line rental, calls to landlines

...hot on the heels of a recently agreed pay deal with the CWU, and a hike in the wholesale price it pays for its sport... Read more

19 July, 2010 by David Meyer

BT strike ballot to go ahead after pay deadline missed

...deadline for offering a two percent pay rise. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will now ballot its more than 50,000 members in BT about... Read more

7 June, 2010

BT strike hailed a success by union

Ninety percent of CWU members did not turn up for work at BT's 150 and... Read more

22 November, 1999 by Jane Wakefield

BT faces strike action over pay dispute

...thousands of its staff going on strike, after the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it will hold a ballot on the action. The union, which... Read more

26 May, 2010 by Richard Thurston

Unions pour scorn on Vodafone layoffs

...Vodafone employees has received a frosty response from the Communication Workers' Union (CWU). "It is a sad day for all those hardworking staff in Newbury... Read more

30 May, 2006 by David Meyer

'Summer of discontent' ahead for O2

...workers and engineers at O2 were balloted by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on the pay offer, with 96 percent of the three-quarters who... Read more

2 August, 2005 by Andy McCue

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