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guardian.co.uk Royal Mail and union in rescue talks to avert strike actionguardian.co.ukRoyal Mail staff are threatening to go on strike for two days. Photograph: Martin Godwin Royal Mail is holding last-ditch talks with union officials today …Postal strike: Royal Mail denies it is trying to 'break' Communication Workers …Telegraph.co.ukNew recruits …

guardian.co.uk Consumer Focus Writes To CWU And Royal MailHell Mail“If Royal Mail and the CWU are unable to engage in a positive manner, then it seems appropriate to us that mediation is a necessity and not a luxury, …Royal Mail and union in rescue talks to avert strike actionguardian.co.ukPostal strike: …

Aston Villa 2, Chelsea 1: Lisa Smith's big match verdictBirminghamMail.netBRITAIN might be poised for a Royal Mail strike but one place you are guaranteed to get special deliveries is at Villa Park. The country's postal service is …and more » More: continued here

The political history of the Royal MailBBC NewsRobert Orchard reports on the fruitless attempts by the Conservatives and Labour to privatise or sell-off a big chunk of Britain's oldest nationalised … More: continued here

Revolting postmen force early Windows 7 launchRegisterCurrys and PC World have shipped some editions of the software early in a move to try and offset the pain customers face from Royal Mail's planned 48-hour … More: continued here

Agencies supplying strike-breaking temps to Royal Mail will be breaking the lawPersonnelToday.com"If Royal Mail were to recruit its temporary staff in this way, it is actually the temping agency that would be breaking the law. … More: continued here

Royal Mail to hire 30000 to cope with backlogFinancial TimesThe Royal Mail said on Sunday it would hire 30000 temporary staff to help cope with the backlog expected to be created by planned strikes and the higher … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Postal strike: Royal Mail denies it is trying to 'break' Communication Workers …Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail bosses have denied claims their recruitment blitz will 'break' unions and dismissed suggestions that hiring tens of thousands of temporary …Concerns raised for charities and businesses over postal strikeTewkesbury ADMAGall 2 news articles » More: continued …

London unions stitch-up fear over Labour leaderWalesOnlineHuw Lewis was due to meet members of the Communication Workers Union at Wales' biggest Royal Mail sorting office in Cardiff this week, but the visit was …and more » More: continued here

A Royal Mail boss said today that a 30,000-strong recruitment blitz was not designed to “break” a union as last-ditch talks aimed at preventing this week’s crippling strikes went ahead. Related Stories Sectarian thugs are trying to drive me out of village Shark bites aquarium worker Dad due in court …