Royal Mail

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

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

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

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

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

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 …

London – A national strike by postal workers crippled Britain’s Royal Mail services Thursday in an escalating dispute over modernization, partial privatization and job losses. As thousands of postal workers mounted picket lines at the start of a 48-h… More: continued here

Q: How did the current strike originate? A: The strike’s roots can be traced back to 2007, when Royal Mail signed a 14-page Pay and Modernisation Agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Unfortunately, the document was extremely vague in places and left too much room for interpretation by either …

Ken Clarke today gave the clearest indication yet that a Conservative Government would privatise the whole of Royal Mail in a move to tackle Britain’s postal services. More: continued here

GP fears over swine flu jab deliveriesHealthcare RepublicAs GP went to press, nationwide 24-hour strikes by Royal Mail staff were expected on 22 and 23 October. Dr Peter Holden, GPC pandemic flu lead said: 'Most …and more » More: continued here