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A union leader warned that there could be a Christmas ‘mail meltdown’ if a breakthrough over issues including pay is not found between Royal Mail bosses and postal workers. Images said to have been taken in the last few days shows mountains of packed mail bags that have reportedly started …

Mr Thompson’s interview was later declared a “car crash” by BBC breakfast viewers with a recording going viral online.  The Royal Mail CEO began: “This morning on my way in I was listening to one of our customers. “One of our customers from a company called Biscuiteers, who said that …

A fresh war of words has escalated the bitter dispute at Royal Mail, as union leaders across the communications, rail, health and education sectors said that only fair pay and job security can end the UK’s waves of strike action. Dave Ward, the secretary general of the Communication Workers Union, …

Strikes could cause havoc over Christmas as rail, Eurostar and Royal Mail staff will walk out over the festive period – putting present deliveries at risk.   Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on December 16, 18, 22 and …

R ishi Sunak faced a grilling from Keir Starmer on Wednesday over government cash given to private schools. The two leaders locked horns at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. Mr Starmer continued to press the Prime Minister to end the “scandal” of private school charitable status. Sir …

Royal Mail are striking again this week 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 last Thursday and Friday, coinciding …

Exclusive: Photos show mountains of packed mail bags and cages piling up at Royal Mail depots, with bosses under pressure to halt a Christmas meltdown during a wave of strikes Images said to have been taken in the last few days show mountains of packed mail bags and cages piling …

ROYAL Mail workers protested outside the delivery office in Basingstoke on Wednesday, November 30, as part of a nationwide strike by a workers’ union. Members of Communication Workers Union (CWU) were picketing in an attempt to resolve a dispute over national agreements and protections. This is the first of seven strikes …

HARD-UP postal workers are using a food bank in their delivery office amid a row over who put it there. Striking staff were on the picket line outside the office in North Road, Brighton, yesterday as part of long-running strike action in a dispute over pay. Postman Tom Bancroft, a …

Post has been “piling up” at sorting offices during Royal Mail strikes, with an NHS mammographer warning that women could miss breast cancer screening letters. The fresh wave of industrial action launched this week is understood to be “catastrophic for Christmas”, according to a union source, with Royal Mail staff …