Royal Mail

Financial Times Series of strikes hit Britain's Royal MailUnited Press InternationalThe labor action was described as "appalling" by officials at the Royal Mail. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged both sides to negotiate an end to what …Royal Mail Strike Shows UK Needs Rival Post Service, TNT SaysBloombergWorkers begin clearing …

LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) — A two-day strike by postal staff, collection workers and delivery drivers had delayed 30 million pieces of mail, Britain’s Royal Mail service said Friday. More: continued here

Hidden gems and hardy annualsguardian.co.uk✒It's a cliche about the Royal Mail that we get fewer and fewer letters. Maybe so, but we seem to get more and more post. Catalogues, charity appeals … More: continued here

This week: The pope, Jan Moir and Royal Mailguardian.co.ukThe antagonism between Royal Mail's management and the Communication Workers Union resulted in its members being called out on a two-day strike this week, … More: continued here

Carrying the can: Out and about with the postal workersTimes OnlineFlicking through his mail bundles he counts the number of parcels and letters stamped with a Royal Mail logo. The vast majority don't have it. … More: continued here

Hidden gems and hardy annualsguardian.co.uk✒It's a cliche about the Royal Mail that we get fewer and fewer letters. Maybe so, but we seem to get more and more post. Catalogues, charity appeals … More: continued here

Around 30m letters, the equivalent of 40% of the average daily postal volume, have been delayed as a result of nationwide strike action, the Royal Mail has said. More: continued here

Times Online Unite tries to broker postal strike peace – with Brown's approvalTimes OnlineDerek Simpson and Tony Woodley, its joint general secretaries, are understood to be telephoning Royal Mail and CWU executives, with the tacit approval of …and more » More: continued here

At Prime Minister’s Questions David Cameron used his questions to call on Gordon Brown to condemn the planned strike at the Royal Mail, and to join him in “sending a direct message to the trade union to call this strike off”. More: continued here

Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — The strike by workers at Royal Mail Group Plc highlights the need for an alternative U.K. postal carrier, said the chief of TNT NV’s British unit, which is planning to roll out a competing service. More: continued here