Royal Mail is seeking permission from the government to stop making letter deliveries on Saturdays as it tries to reverse its multi-million pound losses in the first half of the year. Its non-executive chair, Keith Williams, said “urgent reform” was now needed after the business reported a £219m operating …

Andy, a postman from Suffolk, has come home soaked through after his rainy shifts this week, but he can’t put his heating on. It’s why after 20 years in the job he’s joining fellow postal workers taking part in strike action this winter, due to a long-running dispute over pay …

The strike action is on top of the four days already announced for late November, which covers peak delivery periods including Black Friday on 25 November and Cyber Monday on 28 November. The CWU, which represents employees working for the UK’s telephone, cable, digital subscriber line and postal delivery companies, …

Royal Mail workers have announced they will be adding six more strike dates before the end of the year, including one on Christmas Eve. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has stated that its members would walk out on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. These strikes come at key dates before Christmas and …

News CWU union leaders announced further walkouts, but PCS leaders put off national action By Nick Clark Downloading PDF. Please wait… Friday 18 November 2022 Issue 2832 CWU union members on the picket line in south London during a previous round of Royal Mail strikes (Picture: Guy Smallman) Groups of …

Royal Mail workers are set to go on strike on December 23 and Christmas Eve, after new strike days were announced by the The Communication Workers Union (CWU). December 23 and 24 would normally be two of the busiest days of the year for postal workers – the strikes could …

The CWU has announced a raft of new strike dates that will hit Royal Mail in the busy run up to Christmas, including Christmas Eve. The six new dates are: Friday 9 December, Sunday 11 December, Wednesday 14 December, Thursday 15 December, Friday 23 December and Saturday 24 December. …

If you’re thinking of sending Christmas presents via post to the UK this year you might want to post them early, as Royal Mail workers are going on strike right up to Christmas Eve. Cork post offices are urging customers who are hoping for parcels or letters to reach Britain …

R oyal Mail workers are set to strike in November and December, potentially causing disruption to the delivery of Christmas letters and parcels. It’s always important to be aware of the final Christmas posting dates, but even more so this year amid the industrial action in the run-up to the …

Royal Mail workers are to launch a fresh wave of strikes throughout December in a round of industrial action set to cause misery for millions of households posting gifts in the run up to Christmas. The walkouts have been organised by the Communication Workers’ Union amid a row with the …