BBC News Second day of postal strike in NIBBC NewsDisruption to postal services in Northern Ireland is set to continue as local Royal Mail staff take part in the second day of a nationwide strike. … More: continued here
Read More »Union goes to court to stop Royal Mail hiring 30,000 ‘strike-breakers’ (Evening Standard)
Union chiefs are to seek a High Court injunction to prevent Royal Mail from using 30,000 temporary workers as ‘strike-breakers’. More: continued here
Read More »Small businesses will be ‘hardest hit’ by Royal Mail strikes – Constructaquote
Constructaquote Small businesses will be 'hardest hit' by Royal Mail strikesConstructaquoteSmall businesses will be most affected by the Royal Mail workers' strikes, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said. The Federation said that a …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Alternative: 5,500 Couriers Stand By As Royal Mail Strike (PRWeb)
Over 5,500 independent couriers and transport companies step in to help in the face of Royal Mail industrial action. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/royal-mail/alternative/prweb3094804.htm More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail walkout to disrupt post deliveries – Herald.ie
Royal Mail walkout to disrupt post deliveriesHerald.ieThousands of postal workers at state-owned Royal Mail walked out yesterday, starting a 48-hour nationwide strike and blaming bosses and the British … More: continued here
Read More »Post competition could provoke strike action – Guernsey Press and Star
Guernsey Press and Star Post competition could provoke strike actionGuernsey Press and StarBy Juliet Pouteaux Today is the first day of a 48-hour national stoppage by Royal Mail workers in a row over job security and conditions and Communication …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Ken Holder, Britain’s first one-man cycle-courier postal service – Times Online
Ken Holder, Britain's first one-man cycle-courier postal serviceTimes OnlineBusiness has never been brisker for the first cycle courier to win a licence from the Royal Mail to deliver ordinary letters. Ken Holder, 39, spends 12 … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Mallusk staff join industrial action – Belfast Telegraph
Royal Mail Mallusk staff join industrial actionBelfast TelegraphAround 700 workers at the main Royal Mail sorting office in Mallusk staged a walkout during the first day of strike action yesterday. … More: continued here
Read More »RPost Helps Businesses Avoid Disruption During UK Royal Mail Postal Strikes … – Earthtimes (press release)
RPost Helps Businesses Avoid Disruption During UK Royal Mail Postal Strikes …Earthtimes (press release)While Royal Mail is treating its Special Delivery(TM) and Royal Mail Tracked(TM) parcels with priority, it is not guaranteeing their delivery during the … More: continued here
Read More »Union Extends Postal Strike – New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk Union Extends Postal StrikeNew York TimesRoyal Mail says modernisation is essential if the state-owned company is to fight off competition from more specialised delivery services and the Internet. …Humour lightens mood for Royal Mail strikers in morning gloomTimes Online'Royal Mail is worth fighting for, or in 10 years the …
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