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Royal Mail prepares for union talks

Action from Thursday planned amid fears of massive backlog, as head of Royal Mail tells union leaders to 'shut up' The head of Royal Mail was due to hold more talks with leaders of the communications workers' union (CWU) today to reach agreement over pay, conditions and modernisation. If the …

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Royal Mail faces up to postal revolution

TNT Post trial in west London is one of several challenges from which the national institution is seeking deliverance Like many postmen who have pounded the pavements of London over the years, Michael Rigby carries out his round with a bundle of letters, an encyclopaedic knowledge of his route and …

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Poll blames government as postal strike goes ahead

Gordon Brown's handling of the Royal Mail strikes comes under strong criticism from the public and Labour backbenchers today, with a new poll showing most voters believe the government should get directly involved in the dispute and force management and unions to go to the conciliation service Acas. The Communication …

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TNT's big investors reject Royal Mail plan

Shareholders in TNT are warning the Dutch postal firm against buying a stake in Royal Mail. Investors contacted by the Observer said they were concerned that the British government would prevent TNT from cutting thousands of postal workers' jobs to make Royal Mail's letters business more profitable. Gordon Brown is …

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