Royal Mail

The Royal Mail is tearing itself apart as rivals stand ready to poach its business. Christopher Hope explains the origins of a strike that is in no one’s interest. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk World's 'heaviest man': weight problems started when father diedTelegraph.co.ukNHS bosses are having to figure out how to move Mr Mason, 48, a former engineer and Royal Mail worker, from his purpose-built home to a specialist unit for …70st man piled on pounds after dad died..then he lost job & …

Telegraph.co.uk 70st man piled on pounds after dad died..then he lost job & mumMirror.co.ukA former Royal Mail colleague said: "Paul was always a big lad – but doing the deliveries kept him fit. I think he suffered from depression when he lost his …The world's fattest man has been told …

Financial Times Tories fear strike impact on Royal MailFinancial TimesThe threatened Royal Mail strike this week could have a “very serious impact” on the value of the company, …Strikes Seen Putting Royal Mail In The RedNew York TimesUK Govt Urges Postal Workers To Call Off StrikeWall Street JournalUnion members ordered …

BBC News High Street 'slows online spend'BBC NewsJohn Lewis has already announced that it is working with other carriers in order to avoid disruption to its online deliveries from any Royal Mail strike, …Online Retail Sales Growth Slows In SeptNew York Timesall 11 news articles » More: continued here

BBC News Windows 7 ships early to avoid postal strikePC ProThe retailer claims the action is intended to avoid the fallout from Royal Mail's planned 48-hour strike on 22 October – the same day as Windows 7's …Microsoft Windows 7 delivered earlyTelegraph.co.ukImpending postal strike means early Windows 7 for some …

Royal Mail's chief executive has been in the job too longFinancial TimesSir, Many years ago a very experienced supervisor, who had seen lots of young managers come and go (and I was one), observed that "managers usually get the … More: continued here

Royal Mail documents 5-8: 'Bring union to the point where doing a deal on our …Socialistworker.co.ukIF UN-AGREED, CONSIDER PROGRAMME OF REDUCING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNION' By the beginning of 2010, Royal Mail aims to have ended the dispute on its own … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk The world's fattest man has been told lose weight or dieNEWS.com.auThe former engineer and Royal mail worker suffers from a compulsive eating disorder and has repeatedly tried to diet over the last 23 years. …World's heaviest man must have surgery or dieTelegraph.co.uk70st man piled on pounds after dad died… …

Union activists have long argued that Royal Mail is out to break the union – now we have it in the company’s own words. Here Royal Mail admits that it wants to ram through massive cuts and smash workers’ conditions, either by beating the union into submission or by sidelining …