Royal Mail

A petition protesting against the coalition's part-privatisation of the Royal Mail will be handed in at Downing Street today. Over 120,000 of the 160,000 names were collected by Exeter postman Darren Rowbotham as part of a growing campaign against the sell-off. Union leaders, Labour MPs and campaigners will join a …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail threatened with post strike in six weeksTelegraph.co.ukGraeme Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “Strike action would be unjustified, highly irresponsible and would hit businesses hard. It would serve only to undermine the reputation of the Royal Mail at a time when the focus … …

Royal Mail Sale Petition, With 160000 Names, Handed In To Downing StreetHuffington Post UKOver 120,000 of the 160,000 names were collected by Exeter postman Darren Rowbotham as part of a growing campaign against the sell-off. Union leaders, Labour MPs and campaigners will join a delegation urging ministers to reconsider the …

This is Staffordshire What we risk by privatising Royal MailThe LincolniteWe all rely on the Royal Mail. From families receiving parcels they've ordered online, to grandparents who know the birthday card they've sent is going to arrive in time, to the small businesses that use the Royal Mail for ensuring …

Royal Mail petition goes to No 10expressandstar.comRoyal Mail petition goes to No 10. A 160,000-name petition opposed to the Government's controversial plan to privatise the Royal Mail will be handed in to Downing Street today. b5d0c656-14ae-11e3-855d-0a0c02230000 The petition is due to be handed in … More: continued here

Petition against plans to privatise Royal MailHerald ScotlandA 160,000-name petition opposed to the Government's plan to privatise the Royal Mail will be handed in to Downing Street today. A 160,000-name petition opposed to the Government's plan to privatise the Royal Mail will be handed in to Downing Street … More: …

British Royal Mail strike threat over privatization plansCanada Free PressThe term strike, as in workers refusing to work, should probably no longer be classified as news but should instead appear in the lifestyle section of a newspaper since this appears to be a normal way of doing business for unions. …

Royal Mail workers may strike over post-privatisation payReutersLONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Britain's postal workers may strike next month if the government does not provide guarantees on pay and pensions before privatising the near 500-year-old Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said on Monday. More: continued here

Privatisation row prompts Royal Mail strike ballotCIPD (blog)The Communication and Workers Union plans to ballot 125,000 Royal Mail workers for strike action in a row over privatisation plans, pension changes and the 2013 pay claim. Prior to the ballot, the union had already rejected a three-year 8.6 per cent … …

A 160,000-name petition opposed to the Government's controversial plan to privatise the Royal Mail will be handed in to Downing Street today. Over 120,000 of the names have been collected by Exeter postman Darren Rowbotham as part of a growing campaign against the sell-off. More: continued here