Royal Mail

Royal Mail shake-up proposalRoad Transport, UK –1 hour agoUK Mail has called for radical changes in the way Royal Mail is operated. The firm commissioned a report from economic consultant David Stubbs of Europe … More: continued here

Eight British soldiers have been sent home to face disciplinary action for reportedly taking off their clothes and urinating in a Norwegian bar.The soldiers, from the Army’s 59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers, drunkenly stripped at a bar in the town of Harstad and began urinating on each other and …

We're all poorer for making the Post Office turn a profitGuardian, UK –3 hours agoSeparating the Post Office from Royal Mail 20 years ago, removing key functions five years ago, and defining the network as a business, are all political … More: continued here

Pensions under attackSocialist Party, UK –2 hours agoTwo weeks ago Royal Mail bosses awarded themselves massive bonuses of over £4.5 million. Last week they sent out letters to the workforce announcing the …A second class post serviceOxford Mailall 2 news articles More: continued here

Hell Mail Fancy Plugging The Royal Mail Pension Deficit?Hell Mail, UK –3 hours agoWith even the potential for a return to industrial action at Royal Mail, rival postal operators in the UK are probably already attending board meetings, …Union rejects Royal Mail reformBBC NewsRoyal Mail Pension Overhaul Rejected by Unions, Times ReportsBloombergUnite …

Postie of the Year Award!Sommerset County Gazette, UK –3 hours agoRon Mills is one of seven posties nominated from their region as part of Royal Mail's First Class People Awards. Ron will go on to the London final on March …Postal workers bag awardThis is Wiltshire.co.ukall 3 news articles More: continued here

When he was asked to portray the leading role to advertise a Royal Opera House production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, the fledgling actor was happy to oblige. But seven years on, with the powerful image still being used to promote the opera on huge billboards, the now established TV and film …

ROYAL MAIL sent Cookham Dean crashing to their third successive defeat after clinching a 2-0 victory in the Reading Football League Senior Division. More: continued here

The fight is on to defend postal workers’ pensions. Socialist Worker last week reported that Royal Mail has announced its intention to close our final salary pension scheme – despite the company organising a “consultation period” in which 99 percent of employees opposed its plans. More: continued here

Postal service: 'Let’s fight the pensions pickpockets'Socialistworker.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoSocialist Worker last week reported that Royal Mail has announced its intention to close our final salary pension scheme – despite the company organising a … More: continued here