Post Office

ROYAL Mail has refused a postmistress’s offer to spare customers a ten-mile trip to collect post by storing it at her post office. More: continued here

Staff at the Post Office are set to go on strike for two days later this month over closures, job security and pay after talks between executives and the union broke down. More: continued here

I attended the meeting on Wednesday, June 5, in the Civic Centre regarding the closure of the Crown Post Office in Uckfield, to be replaced by a franchise in a retail outlet or similar. There were two representatives from Post Office Counters and two representatives from the Post Office Union. More: continued here

Post office staff are threatened with a handgun during a robbery in Southampton, police say. More: continued here

Spring Valley's Post Office Square project stalls; builder didn't pay permit feeThe Journal News | LoHud.comWork on Post Office Square began this winter after a village building inspector told developer Larry Weinstein he had permission to start construction, Spring Valley Deputy Attorney Edward Katz said. But the village's permission was contingent on …and more » More:…

CWU members at 373 Crown post offices will walk out for sixth and seventh times in dispute over franchising plans Workers at hundreds of post offices are set to strike later this month in the latest round of industrial action over plans to franchise out 76 high street branches. The walkout by around 4,000 workers…

Post Office workers will go on two more one-day strikes before the end of June, in an ongoing dispute over closures, job security and pay. More: continued here

Post Offices working to drum up businessVirgin Islands Daily NewsGibbs is postmaster of Ottley Post Office in Sugar Estate, and said her post office, along with the DeLugo Post Office in downtown Charlotte Amalie, have been selected to participate in a national program. The program sets three performance levels … More: continued here

The Guardian Post office workers set new strike datesThe GuardianThe walkout by around 4,000 workers in 373 Crown post offices will be the sixth and seventh strikes since Easter, with staff unhappy at plans by management to franchise sites and cut up to 1,500 jobs. The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) said staff …Crown Post Office workers…

The Independent Crown Post Office workers plan two fresh strikes in JuneThe IndependentCWU officials said they believed the Post Office is preparing to announce a £94 million profit, “smashing” its target by £10 million which the union predicted will mean large bonuses for senior executives. Dave Ward, CWU deputy general secretary, said …Post office workers…