Carrying the can: Out and about with the postal workersTimes OnlineFlicking through his mail bundles he counts the number of parcels and letters stamped with a Royal Mail logo. The vast majority don't have it. … More: continued here
Read More »Hidden gems and hardy annuals – guardian.co.uk
Hidden gems and hardy annualsguardian.co.uk✒It's a cliche about the Royal Mail that we get fewer and fewer letters. Maybe so, but we seem to get more and more post. Catalogues, charity appeals … More: continued here
Read More »30m letters delayed after Royal Mail strike action (PrintWeek)
Around 30m letters, the equivalent of 40% of the average daily postal volume, have been delayed as a result of nationwide strike action, the Royal Mail has said. More: continued here
Read More »David Cameron challenges the Prime Minister over Royal Mail (Conservative Party)
At Prime Minister’s Questions David Cameron used his questions to call on Gordon Brown to condemn the planned strike at the Royal Mail, and to join him in “sending a direct message to the trade union to call this strike off”. More: continued here
Read More »Unite tries to broker postal strike peace – with Brown’s approval – Times Online
Times Online Unite tries to broker postal strike peace – with Brown's approvalTimes OnlineDerek Simpson and Tony Woodley, its joint general secretaries, are understood to be telephoning Royal Mail and CWU executives, with the tacit approval of …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Strike Shows U.K. Needs Rival Post Service, TNT Says (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — The strike by workers at Royal Mail Group Plc highlights the need for an alternative U.K. postal carrier, said the chief of TNT NV’s British unit, which is planning to roll out a competing service. More: continued here
Read More »30m letters going nowhere as other unions warn of walkouts – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk 30m letters going nowhere as other unions warn of walkoutsguardian.co.ukRoyal Mail's managing director, Mark Higson, said it was "appalling but sadly not surprising" that more strikes had been called. Speaking about this week's …Royal Mail Strike Shows UK Needs Rival Post Service, TNT SaysBloombergU.K. Postal Workers Plan More StrikesWall …
Read More »No guarantees to clear backlog before next Royal Mail strike (This is Oxfordshire)
ROYAL Mail last night could not guarantee hundreds of thousands of letters and parcels would be delivered in Oxfordshire before postal workers next go on strike. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail CEO Adam Crozier is accused of ‘going missing’ during national … – Telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail CEO Adam Crozier is accused of 'going missing' during national …Telegraph.co.ukThe chief executive of Royal Mail, one of Britain's highest paid public servants, was last night being accused of “going missing” for a month and failing to … More: continued here
Read More »Postal strike: 30m items of delayed post as managers join action – Telegraph.co.uk
Postal strike: 30m items of delayed post as managers join actionTelegraph.co.ukThere are 30 million items of post delayed in the system, the Royal Mail admitted on Friday, while unions claimed it was over 100 million, as the postal … More: continued here
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