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Scotsman Frank Boyle cartoon: Baby koala and Royal MailScotsmanThe koalas are showing the pandas at Edinburgh Zoo how it's done, and Alex Salmond is keen to reclaim the Royal Mail. Today Frank Boyle looks at the birth of the koala joey at Edinburgh Zoo, while the SNP say they would …

Royal Mail workers balloted on strike actionITV NewsThe Communication Workers Union has served formal legal notice to Royal Mail of its intention to ballot members for strike action. The result will be announced on Wednesday October 16, and if members decide to strike, action could take place on October … …

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The Communication Workers Union has served formal legal notice to Royal Mail of its intention to ballot members for strike action. More: continued here

Workers at Britain's Royal Mail postal service will begin voting next week on whether to strike, the Communication Workers Union said on Friday – just a week after the government formally launched the … More: continued here

Tamworth Herald Royal Mail sorting office in Tamworth could create 600 jobsTamworth HeraldALMOST 600 Tamworth people could receive the gift of a seasonal job in the run up to Christmas this year, as the Royal Mail opens a temporary sorting office in the town. Royal Mail is recruiting around 570 …

The threat of a national strike by postal workers over the Government's controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail has come a step closer with formal notice of an industrial action ballot. More: continued here

LONDON (Reuters) – Workers at Britain's Royal Mail postal service will begin voting next week on whether to strike, the Communication Workers Union said on Friday – just a week after the government formally launched the firm's privatisation. Union leaders seeking guarantees on pay and conditions are opposed to the …

Scotland on Sunday Labour urged to back Royal Mail renationalisationScotland on SundayTHE SNP Government today called on Labour to match its pledge to re-nationalise the Royal Mail if it wins power – insisting this would kill the current privatisation plans “stone dead.” Alex Salmond announced yesterday that the SNP would …

The Guardian Royal Mail strikes could start next month as union announces ballotThe GuardianRoyal Mail faces the threat of days of paralysing strikes from 23 October after the postal union officially served notice of its intention to ballot 115,000 postmen and women for strike action. The strikes, described as "certain" …