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Talks to avert Royal Mail strikes over pay ‘could collapse within the next 48 hours’ – as bosses ‘threaten to put postal service into administration if deal with union chiefs can’t be reached’  The explosive idea is regarded as a last resort but has been raised with the Union  Next …

Royal Mail may now have a fancy new structure at the top, with the creation of International Distributions Service (IDS), but its difficulties remain the same. It has a large, radicalised union workforce deeply resistant to changing working practices. In contrast to the railways, which do have a future irrespective …

Martin Lewis is urging everyone who sends letters or parcels using Royal Mail that they need to act fast – within the next four days – to beat a price rise that’s set to take effect. The money expert explained how people can stockpile stamps in the next few days …

Royal Mail bosses have threatened the nuclear option in the protracted dispute with workers over pay and working conditions. With hopes for a resolution between the loss-making postal business and the  Communication Workers Union (CWU) dwindling, the threat of insolvency presents a unique problem for the broader postal sector, not …

Find out if there are any more Royal Mail postal strikes coming in April as the dispute over pay continues in 2023. Royal Mail workers have been striking for more than seven months, since August 2022, as they want a pay rise that reflects rising inflation in Britain. The action …

A Cumbrian MP has accused Royal Mail of turning its back on people in Sedbergh after failing to make a decision on the future of the town’s delivery office. Last September, Royal Mail announced they were consulting on plans to transfer services from Sedbergh’s delivery office to Kendal. This led …

Communication Workers Union executives met yesterday and a Royal Mail spokesman again stressed the firm’s parlous plight as pay talks rumble on Royal Mail bosses are concerned over failure to reach deal with unions ( Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Source link

Today Royal Mail gave customers an update on the ongoing postal delays across the country. The postal service explained that in some local offices, customers may expect delays due to issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing or other local factors. Weather conditions including snowfall, ice and flooding …

Post Office workers are being recommended to vote in favour of a 9 per cent pay rise, lump sum payments and additional benefits following walkouts in a dispute over pay and conditions. After negotiations, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is endorsing the deal that includes a wage increase from April, …

Businesses in Truro are urging Cornwall Council to think again about a controversial road project which they fear could endanger lives if it goes ahead. Work is due to start next month on the latest phase of the Truro Loops project which aims to improve walking and cycling links on …