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The Guardian Unions threaten battle with Royal Mail over pension scheme changeThe GuardianRoyal Mail's plan to switch 90,000 workers out of their current pension arrangements into a new scheme that will pay out lower benefits emerged on Wednesday. If the cuts are similar to plans at the Post Office's near-identical …

Bloomberg Royal Mail Union Threatens Strike to Protect Pension PlanBloombergRoyal Mail Plc workers could go on strike to protect their pension plan after the operator of the U.K. postal service said it might not be able to keep the program running beyond 2018, a union leader said. The company failed …

ITV News Royal Mail will not commemorate Rio successITV NewsRoyal Mail have no plans to commemorate the success of Team GB athletes at Rio 2016. During London 2012, Royal Mail sold around £8m worth of Olympic and Paralympic stamps and painted post boxes gold to honour the sporting achievements of …

Newtown Abbey Times Royal Mail delivery office now open on Sundays – Newtownabbey …Newtown Abbey TimesRoyal Mail has extended the opening hours at its Newtownabbey Delivery Office Customer Service Point.and more » More: continued here

ITV News Royal Mail will not commemorate Rio 2016 successITV NewsRoyal Mail have no plans to commemorate the success of Team GB athletes at Rio 2016. During London 2012, Royal Mail sold around £8m worth of Olympic and Paralympic stamps and painted post boxes gold to honour the sporting achievements …

Newtown Abbey Times Royal Mail delivery office now open on SundaysNewtown Abbey TimesMike Newnham, Royal Mail's Chief Customer Officer said: “We are continuing to be more responsive to our customers and are providing even more options for people to receive items they have ordered online. Sunday opening is just one …

Theft of Royal Mail post box doors, Wolds area – Lincolnshire PoliceLincolnshire Police (press release)Rural residents are being asked to be vigilant and report suspicious activity after three Royal Mail post box doors were targetted by thieves. The door of a post …and more » More: continued here

The Guardian Big cuts in store for Royal Mail and Post Office workers' pensionsThe GuardianNearly 100,000 workers at the Royal Mail and the Post Office are likely to be the victims of turmoil in markets as the companies plan big cuts to their “simply unaffordable” pension schemes. One manager in …

Financial Times Royal Mail set to close 'gold-standard' pension scheme – FT.comFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's “gold-standard” pension scheme is at risk of closure and the company is braced for crunch negotiations with trade unions after it told workers the …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail's pension scheme under pressure as costs set to doubleCity A.M.Royal Mail's pension scheme is facing closure after it warned trade unions the plan will be "unaffordable" in as little as two years. Costs to maintain the fund are expected to balloon to over £900m by March of 2018, …