Postal workers back strike action unless Royal Mail can agree a deal on pay and working conditions. More: continued here
Read More »Postal workers’ strike: Royal Mail should expect a battle royal – The Guardian
Postal workers' strike: Royal Mail should expect a battle royalThe GuardianFirst, there is the most obvious sense in which the jobs and conditions of Royal Mail workers are under even greater threat. The company has continually been in a state of being prepared for privatisation so some 50,000 jobs have …
Read More »Royal Mail investors in rush to cash in as shares race ahead – Evening Standard
Royal Mail investors in rush to cash in as shares race aheadEvening StandardDave Ward, deputy general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, said: “The Royal Mail share price has soared further today, bringing more proof that the company was undervalued by the Government's City mates. Related stories. Top broker slams … …
Read More »Privatised Royal Mail faces strike threat – Evening Standard
Privatised Royal Mail faces strike threatEvening StandardNewly-privatised Royal Mail will today face the prospect of a national strike by more than 100,000 postal workers amid continuing controversy over the "scramble" to sell off the company. The Communication Workers Union has balloted around 115,000 of … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail workers vote for strike
Postal workers are to stage a one-day strike after voting 4-1 in favour of walkouts over issues linked to the controversial privatisation of Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail workers vote to strike on November 4 – Reuters UK
BBC News Royal Mail workers vote to strike on November 4Reuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Workers at newly privatised Royal Mail postal service voted on Wednesday to strike on November 4 if they have not reached agreement with the firm over pay and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which …Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to go on strike in November – BBC News
Herald Scotland Royal Mail workers to go on strike in NovemberBBC NewsThe vote, which the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said was four-to-one in favour, would be the first national strike at Royal Mail in almost four years. It says it is holding the strike to protect workers' terms and conditions …
Read More »Royal Mail: Free Shares Worth £489m For Staff – Sky News
Royal Mail: Free Shares Worth £489m For StaffSky NewsEach eligible full-time employee in Royal Mail is entitled to 725 free shares with an initial market value of £3,545.25 – above the £3,000 maximum amount that can be allocated to an individual member of staff in a tax year under HMRC …
Read More »Royal Mail staff agree on November strike: union
London (AFP) – Royal Mail postal workers have voted overwhelmingly to stage a one-day strike next month in opposition to the government's recent part-privatisation of the group, a trade union ballot showed Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail boss lines up stamp price increase as shares surge on first day of … – Scottish Daily Record
Scottish Daily Record Royal Mail boss lines up stamp price increase as shares surge on first day of …Scottish Daily RecordA Royal Mail spokesman later denied that Greene had been suggesting imminent price hikes – but bosses have already said they are looking to increase the price of a 60p …
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