Royal Mail

Talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union have ended without agreement. The two sides have been negotiating for 11 months over pay, jobs and conditions for the 112,000-strong workforce. There were 18 strike dates called last year and 2023 has seen the …

The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) spoke to postal workers who took part in the April 2 online meeting hosted by the Socialist Equality Party, Those who attended included postal workers based in delivery offices and mail processing centres from around the country in London, the south, Midlands, the Eastern …

The postal service explained that on Wednesday April 5, deliveries are “operating as normal” across the country, and that Royal Mail “aims to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week”. However, due to local issues including sickness absences and resourcing, this may “temporarily not be …

The company has been meeting the Communication Workers Union to try to reach a deal over pay, jobs and conditions. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “After 11 months of talks, including mediation by Sir Brendan Barber and Acas, we are deeply concerned that our talks with CWU have concluded without …

A fresh round of postal strikes is on the horizon after talks between Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) collapsed once again. Union leaders rejected a 10 per cent pay rise, plus a bonus of up to £1,500, they announced on Wednesday. The dispute over pay and working …

The development risks deepening the financial crisis at Royal Mail, which has faced opposition from postal workers as it shifts its focus from letters … Source link

Royal Mail strike talks have collapsed after union leaders rejected a 10pc pay rise plus a bonus of up to £1,500. In an announcement that raises the spectre of a fresh wave of postal strikes, Royal Mail said it was “deeply concerned” that talks had failed to reach an agreement. …

Talks between Royal Mail and postal workers have ended without a deal, raising the prospect of further strikes disrupting the UK’s letter and parcel deliveries. The talks between postal service bosses and the Communications Workers Union (CWU) at the Westminster-based Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ended after 1am on Wednesday …

Anyone who regularly posts letters has been warned that Royal Mail is hiking the cost of stamps from next week. Household finance guru Martin Lewis’ website MoneySavingExpert advises people to stock up on stamps by this weekend before prices go up from Monday, April 3. Standard stamp prices will jump …

Margaret Thatcher famously left the Royal Mail out of her privatisation sights in the 1980s. She felt its monarchical connections and distinguished history going back to the creation of Master of the Posts in 1516 gave it a unique position. It had been in public ownership since 1635 and possessed …