国际英语资讯:British Royal Mail faces first national strike in decade
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 15-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="overwhelmingly">overwhelmingly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 97 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communication">Communication</span> <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CWU">CWU</span>) <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="action">action</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="was">was</span> 76 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>".</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 110,000 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Strike">Strike</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="post">post</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CWU">CWU</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 503-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="honouring">honouring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="security">security</span>.</p><p><span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> 20,000 <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="denies">denies</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p>
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