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Read More »Royal Mail staff to strike on six more days in run-up to Christmas – BBC News
Royal Mail could cut weekend letter delivery service in major shakeup
Royal Mail has asked permission from the Government to stop delivering letters on Saturdays. The proposed five-day letter service will take place Monday to Friday after it was revealed that the group suffered a huge £219 million loss in profits – with industrial action set to affect this even more. …
Read More »Royal Mail workers announce six more strike dates
Royal Mail workers in the UK are to stage six fresh strikes next month, including on Christmas Eve, in the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December. This is in …
Read More »Royal Mail: Christmas chaos as workers to strike in December
Postal workers are walking out over pay (Picture: Getty) Postal workers are to stage six fresh strikes next month, including on Christmas Eve. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) which represents 115,000 Royal Mail posties, announced the wave of strikes Thursday evening. Workers will walk out on December 23 and 24, in …
Read More »Royal Mail workers announce walkouts on Dec 23 and 24 – making SEVEN strike days through December
Royal Mail workers will strike on seven days in December, including on Christmas Eve, in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, their union has announced. The workers will now walk out on December 23 and 24, in addition to December 1, 9, 11, 14 and 15, the Communication …
Read More »U.K.’s Royal Mail workers to strike right before Christmas in dispute over pay: union – National
Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in the run-up to the busy Christmas period in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, their union said on Thursday. The workers will strike on Dec. 23 and 24, in addition to Dec. 9, 11, 14 and 15, …
Read More »Royal Mail planning to stop Saturday service as it urgently looks to reduce costs
Royal Mail are fighting for survival and feel stopping their Saturday service can cut costs – but the government say there are “no current plans” to change the six-day deliveries Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Thousands of postal workers strike over pay …
Read More »International Distributions sags as Royal Mail tumbles into loss
Operating costs haven’t budged More strikes planned for November The parent company of Royal Mail has blamed weak parcel volumes, strike action and faltering productivity for a hefty operating loss, and has repeated plans to cut 5,000 full-time roles by next spring. Revenue at International Distributions Services (IDS) only decreased …
Read More »Royal Mail asks to cut letter service to just FIVE days a week after tumbling £219M operating loss
Royal Mail has asked the Government for an early move to cut its letter service to five days a week after unveiling an approximately £219million loss bosses say was worsened by strike action. The postal service is looking to switch from a six-days-a-week letter delivery service to five, covering Monday to …
Read More »Strikes cost Royal Mail £100m as it loses £219m in six months and will axe 6,000 jobs
Royal Mail has slumped to a first-half loss and reiterated warnings it will tumble deeper into the red for the full-year after strike action cost it around £100 million. Owner International Distributions Services (IDS) said Royal Mail fell to a £219 million underlying operating loss in the 26 weeks to …
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