Royal Mail

The Royal Mail has lost out on a £8m contract to a private firm, delivering a fresh blow to the company as it braces for a national strike. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Britain's Mail Service Workers to StrikeFOXNewsLONDON — A national postal strike is to begin within hours, crippling mail deliveries across Britain. It comes after the Royal Mail and union bosses failed …Royal Mail strike to create three week backlogguardian.co.ukRoyal Mail Strike. Where is Adam Crozier?Wall Street Journal (blog)SNP accused …

Royal Mail, Dunkeld to close earlyWeekly Times Now… Cup races on November 14 will have to find somewhere else to kick-on afterwards because the town's only pub, the swanky Royal Mail, will close at 3pm. … More: continued here

UK mail on national strike soonStraits TimesLONDON – BRITAIN'S mail service will be disrupted on Thursday and Friday after the union representing Royal Mail workers said a 48-hour national strike …and more » More: continued here

SNP ministers have been accused of “utter hypocrisy” after awarding a multimillion pound postal contract to a private company instead of the Royal Mail. More: continued here

The Royal Mail is delivered a fresh blow after the Scottish government awards a multi-million pound contract to a private firm. More: continued here

The Royal Mail strike will begin at midnight tonight after talks broke down between postal workers’ leaders and management. More: continued here

Business Diary: Plane Stupid gatecrash the PR partyIndependentThe entrepreneurial folk at BT have been using the publicity around the strike at Royal Mail as the perfect opportunity to step up marketing of their email … More: continued here

A last ditch attempt to avoid two planned 24-hour strikes by postal workers will be made on Wednesday as Royal Mail bosses resume talks with union leaders. More: continued here

Sky News Survey: How Good Is Post Service?Sky NewsAs Royal Mail staff prepared to strike, we asked people around the country to rate their postal service. And here are the results of our survey. …and more » More: continued here