BBC News High Street 'slows online spend'BBC NewsJohn Lewis has already announced that it is working with other carriers in order to avoid disruption to its online deliveries from any Royal Mail strike, …Online Retail Sales Growth Slows In SeptNew York Timesall 11 news articles » More: continued here
BBC News Windows 7 ships early to avoid postal strikePC ProThe retailer claims the action is intended to avoid the fallout from Royal Mail's planned 48-hour strike on 22 October – the same day as Windows 7's …Microsoft Windows 7 delivered earlyTelegraph.co.ukImpending postal strike means early Windows 7 for some BritsDownloadsquad (blog)Revolting postmen force early…
Royal Mail's chief executive has been in the job too longFinancial TimesSir, Many years ago a very experienced supervisor, who had seen lots of young managers come and go (and I was one), observed that "managers usually get the … More: continued here
Royal Mail documents 5-8: 'Bring union to the point where doing a deal on our …Socialistworker.co.ukIF UN-AGREED, CONSIDER PROGRAMME OF REDUCING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNION' By the beginning of 2010, Royal Mail aims to have ended the dispute on its own … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk The world's fattest man has been told lose weight or dieNEWS.com.auThe former engineer and Royal mail worker suffers from a compulsive eating disorder and has repeatedly tried to diet over the last 23 years. …World's heaviest man must have surgery or dieTelegraph.co.uk70st man piled on pounds after dad died… then he lost job and…
Union activists have long argued that Royal Mail is out to break the union – now we have it in the company’s own words. Here Royal Mail admits that it wants to ram through massive cuts and smash workers’ conditions, either by beating the union into submission or by sidelining it altogether. More: continued here
ISBA has called on the Royal Mail and union chiefs to settle their differences or risk direct mail members joining other companies in moving business away from the postal service. More: continued here
Secret documents leaked last week show that Royal Mail is planning to smash the postal workers’ CWU union. Managers hope to inflict a defeat that will change the industry forever. And the Labour government backs them all the way. More: continued here
Postal strike: How is it affecting mail delivery?guardian.co.ukRoyal Mail has a target to deliver 93% of first-class mail the next day. Our map will help us see how close it is to meeting that target in the days before … More: continued here
Mark Steel: Royal Mail is to blame for our broken society (obviously)IndependentSo the management at Royal Mail, and the Government, want to cut jobs, freeze pay and change the working conditions for the staff, which has led to the … More: continued here