Royal Mail

The Guardian Royal Mail workers to be balloted for strike action next week over pay …Mirror.co.ukBallot papers calling for strike action will be sent to 120,000 Royal Mail workers next week. A notice from the Communication Workers Union to all branches, seen by the Mirror, says the ballot will open …

Read this before investing in the Royal Mail IPOMoneyWeekYou'll be bombarded with publicity about the Royal Mail share flotation in the next few weeks. A privatisation adds a political dimension to the whole thing, which would already have been a bit of a media frenzy. Hype is part and parcel …

The Times (subscription) Salmond gives his Cabinet a 'surprise' by promising to renationalise Royal MailThe Times (subscription)Alex Salmond vowed yesterday that an independent Scotland would renationalise the Royal Mail— just a matter of hours after his Finance Secretary had publicly conceded that it was impossible to make such a commitment. …

Veterans are honoured at the launch of a new collection of stamps by the Royal Mail depicting historic Merchant Navy ships.         More: continued here

Royal Mail privatisation could hit rural communities worstFarmers GuardianThe Royal Mail's services are safeguarded by its statutory minimum universal service requirements which sets its obligation to the public, including the collection and delivery of letters to every address in the UK from Monday to Saturday. This … More: continued here

Alex Salmond has overruled his Cabinet by promising to renationalise Royal Mail in an independent Scotland without first calculating the cost.         More: continued here

BBC News Brian Taylor: By Royal (Mail) appointmentBBC NewsIt was, we are assured, a grand design – and not in any way an example of policy on the hoof. The renationalisation of the Royal Mail in Scotland, that is. Perhaps one should say the putative renationalisation because, of course, the …

Daily Mail Royal Mail unveils commemorative Merchant Navy stamps designed by Silk …The DrumRoyal Mail has unveiled a new set of Merchant Navy stamps to commemorate its contribution to British life over the last 200 years. Designed by Silk Peace, one set of six stamps features different merchant ships spanning …

The privatisation of Royal Mail would be reversed in an independent Scotland, First Minister Alex Salmond tells MSPs in parliament. More: continued here

Around 280 jobs are being created by Royal Mail at a temporary parcel sorting centre to help deal with demand over Christmas. More: continued here