Royal Mail

Werrington Royal Mail disputeSocialist PartyThe dispute at Werrington Royal Mail (Peterborough North) was still ongoing on Saturday, 6 July, with enthusiastic support from a crowd of around 100 strikers on the green just down the road from the depot entrance. Andy Beeby, CWU branch chair, … More: continued here

Belfast Telegraph Peterborough Royal Mail sorting office staff continue industrial actionPeterborough TelegraphMonday 9.30am: Royal Mail staff at the Werrington sorting office in Peterborough have not returned to work following industrial action which started on Friday. About 200 staff walked out of the sorting office at Papyrus Road on Friday morning. …

Cambridge News Royal Mail sell-off banks targetedCambridge NewsBilly Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: "Royal Mail is thriving in public ownership, increasing its profits, providing good quality services and decent jobs. We want it to remain that way. Privatisation would be a throwback to the tired old politics …CWU takes its …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it will target the headquarters of UBS, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch during a bus tour across London. More: continued here

The CWU continues to fight against the privatisation of Royal Mail. The 650-year-old institution is being touted around the City and to overseas investors with no thought to the respected public service it has delivered for so long. More: continued here

Belfast Telegraph Royal Mail sell-off banks targetedBelfast TelegraphBilly Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: "Royal Mail is thriving in public ownership, increasing its profits, providing good quality services and decent jobs. We want it to remain that way. Privatisation would be a throwback to the tired old politics …CWU takes its …

Investec, Nomura, RBC Said to Get Roles in UK Royal Mail SaleBloombergThe planned sale of Royal Mail will be the largest privatization in Britain since former Prime Minister John Major broke up the country's railway in the 1990s. The 360-year-old company, one of the nation's biggest employers with about 159,000 …

ANSWERS on whether Royal Mail staff will ballot on strike action are expected on Thursday. Union chiefs were set to find out whether bosses had met their demands after discussions between the two parties earlier this week. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail pay rise rejected by CWUBBC NewsThe union that represents postal workers has rejected a proposed 8.6% pay increase from Royal Mail, amid privatisation plans. Royal Mail has offered 125,000 workers the three-year pay rise, as well as bonuses and other changes to conditions. But the …Royal Mail …

BBC News Royal Mail workers in Peterborough in wildcat strikeBBC NewsStaff at a Royal Mail sorting office in Cambridgeshire have walked out in a wildcat strike. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said about 170 staff walked out of the Werrington office in Peterborough at 06:30 BST. The strike was triggered …