Royal Mail

For the second time in two years, a nationwide postal strike is looming. The Royal Mail management and the Communication Workers Union are on a collision course which seems destined to end in walkouts by postal workers across the country by the end of the month. More: continued here

Emergency talks will take place with postal workers today to avert a national strike that would halt deliveries of 75 million letters and parcels daily, cost tens of millions of pounds and accelerate the loss of corporate business that imperils the Royal Mail’s long-term future. More: continued here

Royal Mail’s entire London-based workforce went on strike Wednesday, as management and representatives continue talks over pay and conditions to avert a nationwide walk-out, a key postal workers union claimed, according to Times of London. More: continued here

Royal Mail will suffer long term damage if the planned national postal strike goes ahead, Gordon Brown has warned.The Prime Minister said the firm could lose major contracts if the “unnecessary&q… More: continued here

Alternatives to Royal Mail– Collect+TameBayIt then gets picked up by the Home Delivery Network – the same people who deliver for huge mail order and high street companies – and dropped off at another … More: continued here

Emergency talks will take place with postal workers today to avert a national strike that would halt deliveries of 75 million letters and parcels daily, cost tens of millions of pounds and accelerate the loss of corporate business that imperils the Royal Mail’s long-term future. Related Stories Prisoner questioned over …

A national postal strike is set to go ahead next week after Royal Mail failed to meet final union demands over jobs, pay and services. The Communication Workers Union said that after the failure of the “peace deal” they had “no option” but to strike. More: continued here

Royal Mail will suffer long term damage if the planned national postal strike goes ahead, Gordon Brown has warned. More: continued here

UK PM Brown: Banks Must Fulfill Lending PromisesWall Street JournalBrown also criticized the threatened strike by workers at the state-owned Royal Mail postal company. Brown said ministers were working to bring management …and more » More: continued here

MetaPack provides carrier contingency for John Lewis during the Royal Mail StrikeEconsultancy (press release)If Royal Mail is striking we won't put any parcels through them. But if not and we have total confidence in them, we will do as per our normal strategy. … More: continued here