R oyal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” …
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Leaked footage and images, obtained by i, show Royal Mail sorting offices across Britain crammed full of trolleys piled high with parcels as workers warn that Christmas post may not be delivered on time. Even before the latest wave of strike action began on Wednesday, images and video show sorting …
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Image source: Getty Images Shares in International Distributions Services (LSE:IDS), owner of Royal Mail, leapt by double-digit percentages over the course of November. But they remain 55% cheaper than they were at the start of 2022. Could this be the start of a stunning recovery for the IDS share price? …
Read More »Union says allegations ’embarassing’ and ‘untrue’ as Royal Mail reports incident on Welsh picket line to police
//= do_shortcode(‘[in-content-square]’)?> Postal workers from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in London on the picket line. Picture by Yui Mok / PA Wire Incidents on a picket line in Gwent are among those the Royal Mail is saying it has reported to police in a clash with a union representing …
Read More »Royal Mail slams union’s ‘wholly unacceptable behaviours’ at strikes
Thursday 01 December 2022 4:55 pm Credit: @CWUnews Royal Mail has today written to union bosses to intervene in “wholly unacceptable behaviours” on the picket line. Writing to the general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) Dave Ward, the delivery giant said there had been more than 100 allegations …
Read More »Royal Mail workers out for second day of strike action
ROYAL Mail workers in Northern Ireland joined thousands across the UK for a second day of strike action today. Workers in Belfast, Downpatrick, Dungannon, Derry, Antrim, Ballyclare, Crumlin and Portadown were among many posting pictures from the picket line. An estimated 115,000 from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) joined the …
Read More »Royal Mail Recommended Last Posting Dates for Christmas Delivery (2022)
Royal Mail has published its recommended last posting dates for parcels and letters to arrive by Christmas this year (before December 25, 2022). Unfortunately, this year, the national Royal Mail worker strike action has added an additional dimension of uncertainty about the timely delivery of posted items. And there does …
Read More »Labour frontbencher calls for Royal Mail inquiry; strike impact laid bare
Shadow secretary of state for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds has written to secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps to address his “extreme concerns” over the conduct of Royal Mail management. Reynolds has called for a government inquiry into the situation at the …
Read More »Piles of post stack up as Royal Mail strikes threaten Christmas mail and Sunak sets up task force
Piles of undelivered post have been pictured stacking up at depots across the country as Royal Mail strikes threaten to cause havoc over Christmas. Images, taken in the last few days, appear to show mail bags piling up in North West England, South West London and Essex. More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers will …
Read More »Royal Mail clashes with union over ‘unacceptable behaviour’ on picket lines
Royal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” on …
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