Ministers face escalating disputes over pay and cutsYorkshire PostDisputes in the Royal Mail and the fire service are set to escalate in the coming weeks, while councils are also being hit by industrial action. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »British Design: Not What It Used to Be – New York Times
British Design: Not What It Used to BeNew York TimesThere are (sadly) lots of reasons for the British to indulge in the popular national pastime of grumbling about the Royal Mail this summer. … More: continued here
Read More »Mail staff launch 24-hour strike (BBC News)
Royal Mail staff in a delivery office in the County Antrim town of Carrickfergus have gone on a 24-hour strike. More: continued here
Read More »Last post for the Royal Mail bike: Af… – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Last post for the Royal Mail bike: After 120 years, cycles give …Daily MailRoyal Mail is to phase out nearly all of the 25000 British-made bikes used by postmen and women across the country because they can't carry enough mail or … More: continued here
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“Starburst” is a word I’ve heard used to describe what happens when a military helicopter lands and troops leap out at speed scattering in all directions. More: continued here
Read More »15°C – Sunny Spells with only patchy cloud (Daily Record)
A MAN has died and three others were in hospital with life threatening injuries after a car crash involving a Royal Mail lorry today. More: continued here
Read More »Mail staff launch 24-hour strike – BBC News
BBC News Mail staff launch 24-hour strikeBBC News… Workers Union over pay, job security and working conditions. Union representatives have called for negotiations over Royal Mail's modernisation plans.Postal worker strike action beginsThe Press AssociationPostal Strike makes UK the sick man of EuropeFresh Business ThinkingTown hit by mail strikeManchester Evening NewsBBC …
Read More »Your say on post strikes – TeleText
Your say on post strikesTeleTextRoyal Mail will soon be completely part-time then Joe Public will moan. Jo, Cardiff Like most industrial disputes this one has its roots in poor, … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail finally recognises Quinton… – BirminghamMail.net
Royal Mail finally recognises Quinton – 160 years lateBirminghamMail.netRESIDENTS in a suburb of Birmingham are celebrating after the Royal Mail finally officially recognised that they exist. In November Quinton will mark its … More: continued here
Read More »Support the Royal Mail strikes – guardian.co.uk
BBC News Support the Royal Mail strikesguardian.co.ukSome bright spark at the Royal Mail decided it would be a good way to deliver letters. A team of postmen and women is put into a vehicle and driven to a …Mail staff launch 24-hour strikeBBC NewsPostal worker strike action beginsThe Press Association'Provoked' …
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