ROYAL Mail vans lined the streets of Barrow to bid farewell to a much-loved postie and dad who tragically died. Crowds of people filled Cemetery Hill on Tuesday to applaud the late Stuart Metcalfe who died suddenly at the age of 57. Stuart was husband to Cheryl, dad to Laura and …
Read More »Royal Mail to issue new stamps honoring Queen Elizabeth’s legacy
The U.K.’s Royal Mail will honor the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II with the release of four commemorative stamps featuring portraits of the monarch at different points of her 70-year reign. The stamps are the first to be approved by King Charles III and are based on photographs taken of …
Read More »Stand by your post as Royal Mail workers escalate pay fight
News The pressure is back on Royal Mail as new strike dates promise nine strike days for each Royal Mail worker By Nick Clark Downloading PDF. Please wait… Wednesday 28 September 2022 Issue 2825 Lively Royal Mail picket line outside Whitechapel, London, office in August (Picture: Guy Smallman) Royal Mail …
Read More »Maidstone Borough Council buys former Royal Mail site on Sandling Road for £2.5 million
A council has bought a former sorting office for £2.5m with plans to turn it into homes. It has been revealed that Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has purchased the former Royal Mail sorting office site, in Sandling Road, Maidstone. Royal Mail sorting office, Sandling Road, in 2014. Picture: John Wardley …
Read More »Royal Mail symbol used to warn employees of dangerous dogs
Royal Mail has shared some tips for dog owners after it was reported there’s an average of 32 attacks on its delivery staff each week in the UK. This adds up to around 1,673 attacks last year, with some leading to permanent and disabling injuries. The postal company has responded …
Read More »Royal mail workers set to strike for 19 days over the next two months
Royal Mail workers will be taking strike action for 19 days over a pay dispute in the run up to peak season. Walk-out dates include Black Friday on the 25th November, and Cyber Monday on the 28th November. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said that the industrial action is set …
Read More »When is the next postal strike? Full list of Royal Mail strike dates in 2022 and how post will be affected
Royal Mail workers are continuing to stage strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Staff members represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced 19 further days of action taking place throughout October and November 2022. These follow a pre-existing two-day walkout which is expected to cause …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes before Christmas — dates and how your online shopping is affected
Freshly announced Royal Mail strikes will disrupt some massive online shopping days in the lead-up to Christmas 2022, as pay negotiations between the firm and union officials blow up Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Thousands of postal workers strike over pay Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail: Christmas post to be affected by fresh strike action
Reuters Royal Mail workers have voted to go on strike again – this time affecting post in the lead-up to Christmas. They’ll be striking for 19 days from Thursday 13 October, including days when there tends to be a lot of deliveries like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s the …
Read More »Royal Mail postal workers to hold 19 days of strike action — and here is why they are striking
The Communications Workers Union has announced the strike action across the Royal Mail Group in the lead-up to Christmas. A CWU spokesman said the union had signed off on an agreed change document, but Royal Mail had begun to impose changes without negotiation and without agreement. And the CWU has …
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