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Union calls huge postal recruitment drive to cover for striking staff 'stupid' and warns move could be illegal Union leaders today condemned Royal Mail's plans to recruit an extra 30,000 temporary staff to combat a postal strike beginning this week and warned that the move would face a legal challenge. …

Privatisation looms over Royal Mail this autumnNouseAn Imperial Bus roamed the long streets of London early last week, working its way through the City in a protest against the privatisation of Royal Mail. The protest signals a move of defiance by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), with general … More: …

The future of Royal Mail is expected to be spelled out today amid reports that up to a third of the company could be sold to a foreign competitor. The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, is expected to publish the findings of an independent review of Royal Mail — perhaps as …

Royal Mail goes to Specsavers for eye examsFleet DirectoryAshleigh Fairhurst, world class mail people development manager, says: “Royal Mail takes the health and well-being of all our colleagues very seriously. Many of our colleagues work in active, non-desk-based roles – and we wanted to ensure they have …and more » More: continued …

Leading backbencher says to call vote without compromising would be kamikaze move Gordon Brown will be forced to back down over plans for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail, a Labour MP claimed today. John Grogan, one of the backbenchers leading the campaign against the government's proposal to sell …

Unions try to tighten grip on Royal MailThe Sunday TimesPOSTAL STAFF want to set up a “workers' trust” to hold their 10% stake in Royal Mail, in an attempt to gain more power over the business. The trust would control the stake the government has promised to set aside for …

South Cotswolds Gazette Stroud Labour Party shows concerns about Royal Mail privatisationSouth Cotswolds GazetteStroud Labour Party shows concerns about Royal Mail privatisation. THE people of Stroud district are being urged by Stroud Labour Party to write to their MP about Royal Mail privatisation. Labour warns that prices will go up …

Mark Milner Industrial Editor Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, today said he hoped the government's plan to recruit a strategic partner for Royal Mail would bring a "gale force of fresh air" to the state-owned company's management culture. With the government already prepared to take on responsibility for Royal Mail's …

Daily Mail Princess Royal channels Charlie Chaplin in look at Gatcombe Horse TrialsDaily MailWhen it comes to fashion, Princess Anne has always been very much her own woman. But it seems she may have drawn on a little Hollywood inspiration for her outfit at the Gatcombe Horse Trials over the …

Royal Mail offers eye screening for staffEmployee BenefitsRoyal Mail has offered an eye-screening programme to employees at its Southampton Mail Centre. The aim of the event, which tested the vision of 500 staff, was to encourage non-desk-based employees to get their eyesight tested and to be referred to a …and more » …