Royal Mail

Royal Mail workers are striking on Friday as part of a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have held a series of walkouts in recent months, which Royal Mail claims have cost it £100m. Workers walked out over Black Friday, one of …

The CWU has claimed the programme of modernisation the company is seeking would turn Royal Mail into a "gig economy-style parcel courier, … Source link

Britain was hit with more pre-Christmas disruption today, as Royal Mail staff went on strike over pay and conditions – the first in a series of walkouts. They’re just the latest set of workers to take industrial action – with more planned this month by unions representing train drivers, nurses …

Investigations to check for ancient caves have taken place as demolition continues at the site of Nottingham’s former Royal Mail sorting office where a student block is planned. The Bendigo Building off Bath Street and Brook Street, which stood vacant for 20 years after its use by Royal Mail, will …

Thousands of stamps are set to become unusable, meaning Royal Mail customers could be slapped with extra postage fees. Barcoded stamps are planned to replace the traditional ones. One the postal company makes this switch, the old style stamps will no longer be valid, the ECHO reports. Any customers with …

In a heated disagreement over wages and conditions, Royal Mail employees have begun a wave of strikes that will last until Christmas Eve. More than 115,000 workers walked out on Friday, the 13th day of strike action this year, with more to come in the coming days. While millions of …

Mountains of packages were piled up in cages outside Warrington delivery office as postal workers continue to strike for better pay. Images and videos shared with The Mirror by the Communication Workers Union this week showed cages full of undelivered post both outside and inside mail centres this week, causing …

Mountains of post has been piling up at Royal Mail centres across the country amid ongoing strikes. Photos show cages full of undelivered packages outside two centres this week. The pictures, which were sent to the Mirror, were taken before today’s walkout by 115,000 workers even began. Photos show cages full …

Huge piles of undelivered post are reportedly being left out in the elements at Bristol Mail Centre. And staff at the Filton site claim they have been told by management to bin flyers and promotional mail with questions raised by the union over the legality of that decision. A Royal …

Postal workers were massing in central London this afternoon after talks to resolve the long-running strike action at Royal Mail broke down again. The CWU organised a rally at 1pm in Parliament Square, with Royal Mail workers travelling from across the UK to attend.  Around 100,000 workers across the …