Royal Mail

UK Postal Workers Begin Nationwide StrikeWall Street JournalThe Royal Mail has struggled to make money since it lost its 350-year-old monopoly, and has had to deal with falling mail volumes as customers switch to …and more » More: continued here

Worst to come in Royal Mail strikeStoke & StaffordshireAround 78000 collection and delivery workers are due to stage a 24-hour walkout over Royal Mail's modernisation plans, including about 600 in North …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail strike gets the go-aheadLiverpool EchoUp to 120000 members of the Communication Workers Union will stage two 24-hour walk-outs, crippling mail deliveries across the country. … More: continued here

Do We Really Need Royal Mail Any More?Sky NewsAs things stand Business Minister Lord Mandelson believes the Royal Mail is in "terminal decline". The red pillar box may have an emotional resonance but do …and more » More: continued here

Sky News Sky Probe: Signed, Sealed, Not DeliveredSky NewsSky News has carried out an experiment involving the tracking of letters to discover the current state of the Royal Mail as its workers stage a national … More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Postal Chaos As Royal Mail Workers Walk OutSky NewsA two-day national postal strike has begun after last-ditch talks between the Royal Mail and union bosses broke down without agreement. …Royal Mail's one-man competitorBBC NewsBritain's Mail Service Workers to StrikeFOXNewsPostal strike: extra Royal Mail staff not ready to start workTelegraph.co.ukIndependent –guardian.co.uk –Scottish …

Times Online Mail pickets say they have no choiceIndependentAt Birmingham's main Royal Mail centre in Aston up to 100% of the workers are expected to join the picket line throughout the day, the union said. …Royal Mail's one-man competitorBBC NewsBritain's Mail Service Workers to StrikeFOXNewsPostal strike: extra Royal Mail staff …

Telegraph.co.uk Mail strike will lead to 'inevitable' post delaysBelfast TelegraphBy Victoria O'Hara ROYAL Mail has warned that despite launching a contingency plan today to cope with the two-day national postal strike, …Royal Mail's one-man competitorBBC NewsBritain's Mail Service Workers to StrikeFOXNewsRoyal Mail strike to create three week backlogguardian.co.ukReuters –NewsBlaze –Wall Street Journal …

Mirror.co.uk Thousands Of UK Postal Workers Start 2 – Day StrikeNew York TimesBy REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of postal workers at Britain's state-owned Royal Mail walked out on Thursday, starting a 48-hour nationwide strike …Royal Mail's one-man competitorBBC NewsBritain's Mail Service Workers to StrikeFOXNewsPostal strike: extra Royal Mail staff …

POSTAL STRIKES: Union and Royal Mail must 'get their act together' as strikes …News ShopperDespite union leaders and Royal Mail bosses spending much of this week trying to thrash out a deal, they were unable to come to an agreement. … More: continued here