Day: 27 April 2023

Three days of practice strikes have been introduced by Aslef - together with on the day of the FA Cup last. The resolution to take industrial motion comes because the practice drivers' union rejected a pay supply from 16 practice firms. The dates introduced are Friday 12 May, Wednesday 31 May, and Saturday 3 June - the day of the soccer cup last and the Epsom Derby.Aslef's normal secretary Mick Whelan stated: "Our executive committee met this morning and rejected a risible proposal we received from a pressure group which represents some of the train companies."The proposal - of simply 4% - was clearly not designed to be accepted as inflation continues to be operating north of 10% and our members at these firms haven't had a rise for 4 years." As properly as strikes, Aslef sta...

Sainsbury's has reported a fall in its pre-tax revenue, because it reveals it has spent greater than £560m on "keeping our prices low over the last two years".The grocery store chain mentioned that within the 12 months ending 4 March, its group gross sales had been up 5.4% to £35.15bn, however underlying revenue earlier than tax was £690m - down from £730m on the identical time final 12 months. Chief govt Simon Roberts mentioned: "We really get how tough life is for so many households right now which is why we are absolutely determined to battle inflation for our customers."Our deal with worth has by no means been larger and we've spent over £560m preserving our costs low over the past two years."As a result, we are now the best value compared to our competitors that we have ...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the enterprise lobbying group traditionally aligned with conservatives, stated Wednesday it doesn't help House Republicans’ efforts to repeal Democrats’ clean-energy tax credit in a GOP proposal to boost the debt ceiling. The House is anticipated to vote Wednesday on laws to h...