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Imagine you’ve been striking over a pay rise to combat the cost of living. Then relief as the company tells you it has agreed to a big increase. But then it dawns that there’s a catch — it’s April Fools’ Day!

The April Fools prank was widely condemned by Royal Mail staff and came days after another round of negotiations between Royal Mail and CWU as a dispute over pay continues.

Royal Mail have been forced to apologise after a manager at the Gloucester North branch put up a tone deaf letter detailing a breakthrough pay rise of a whopping 11 per cent for staff - despite strikes.

Article examining the role of unions in the exploitation of workers, focussing in particular on the US car manufacturing industry from the 1930s to 1970s.

MEMBERS of several unions have been on strike this week as part of separate ongoing disputes over pay and conditions.

Jon Tait is a former sports journalist and postal worker, now working for the U.K.'s largest public sector trade union. In this op-ed, he discusses the dispute between postal workers and the U.K.’s Royal Mail, which has been simmering since summer.

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