Royal Mail

After decades of basically being a one-presenter town, a third set of concert promoters has planted their flag in San Francisco by nailing down the lease at a key venue. That maneuver has set the stage for a battle royal among three competitive contenders for… More: continued here

LONDON — Prince Charles, whose passion for environmental advocacy has been common knowledge at least as long as Al Gore’s, has taken a very public step to reduce his royal carbon footprint. More: continued here

Shyrl was just touched off in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot and made light of a drop in class to open her account at the third attempt in the EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes. More: continued here

Battle for Oxford postSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –19 hours agoWith the agreement of the CWU, Royal Mail are at present trialing the collapsing of duties in various delivery offices around the country. … More: continued here

Postbox blamed for preventing saleHull Daily Mail, UK –22 minutes agoA COUPLE whose post office was closed in February say their plans to sell it have been delayed by Royal Mail. Martin and Margaret Bailey-Dalton were forced … More: continued here

Royal Canin debuts new loyalty program with e-mailDM News, NY –11 minutes agoPet food manufacturer Royal Canin is ramping up to launch a new loyalty program in mid July that it will be promoting via e-mail and direct mail. … More: continued here

CWU union members in Oxford delivery offices are balloting over executive action – changes imposed without consultation with the union – by Royal Mail. More: continued here

Postal workers were shocked to hear this week that Simon Furze, a well known and highly effective CWU union rep at Royal Mail’s Leicester North delivery office, has been sacked. More: continued here

Bristol post workers threaten strike over sackingsSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –2 hours agoHe said, “Royal Mail has chosen to back the decisions of its managers, despite that fact that there are massive discrepancies in each of the three cases. … More: continued here

Postman brings unfair dismissal claimBlackburn Citizen, UK –2 hours agoHe was alleged to have mimicked an Asian colleague’s accent and was sacked by Royal Mail for gross misconduct. The postman claimed he was just ‘having a … More: continued here