Royal Mail

TENS of thousands of striking Royal Mail workers will descend on London’s Parliament Square tomorrow for the “biggest demonstration by posties in living memory,” their union has warned.  The Communication Workers Union (CWU) told the Morning Star that members “will not be cracked by intimidation and bullying” from bosses, who it said …

Meghan and Harry today took a series of new swipes at the Royal Family and Britain in their new and incendiary Netflix series being described as a transatlantic ‘TV bomb’ aimed at The Firm. Episode one begins with a thinly veiled attack on Buckingham Palace’s decision not to co-operate with …

Carla Lockhart said: “In recent days I have been contacted by constituents who have been awaiting correspondence relating to health care appointments, and who received the letter with the appointment details after the scheduled date. They have therefore missed important health intervention, whilst valuable time for healthcare clinicians at a …

Postal workers are set to walk out for several days in December over a dispute on pay and working conditions – here’s when it’s happening and what it means for your post. You’ll still be able to post letters on strike days, but collections will be less frequent. Huge numbers …

R oyal Mail workers are striking this month – including tomorrow – in an escalating row over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communications Workers Union (CWU), the main UK trade union for people working for telephone, cable, digital subscriber line and postal delivery companies, confirmed six strike dates in December …

LONDON Britain is facing a fresh wave of industrial action, including by nurses, postal workers and university lecturers, sparked by a bitter cost-of-living crisis triggered by soaring inflation and a deteriorating economy. The annual inflation rate in the UK jumped to 11.1% in October from 10.1% in September, its highest …

eBay UK has reconfirmed its commitment to protecting a seller’s reputation as a result of the Royal Mail postal worker strike as the situation intensifies during the holiday peak shipping season. Background: More than 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers have been striking several days each month since August, demanding higher wages, better …

WEST of Shetland-focused Hurricane Energy is facing complications as a result of strike action launched by Royal Mail workers. The oil and gas firm is seeking investor approval for a plan under which it could return up to $70 million (£62m) to shareholders early next year. However, Hurricane said the …

The last day that you can send something through the Royal Mail has been brought forward this year by almost a week due to ongoing industrial action, meaning Gloucestershire residents have just days to get Christmas cards and presents in the mail if they want them to arrive in time …

Royal Mail has issued a warning to customers to send out their Christmas post earlier than usual if they want their letters and parcels to arrive in time for the big day. It comes ahead of planned strikes by members of the Communication Workers Union starting this week right up …