Royal Mail

Obama's digital agency hired in fight against Royal Mail privatisationBrand Republic, UK… Brand Republic 02-Mar-09, 15:10 LONDON – The digital agency behind Barak Obama's online election campaign, Blue State Digital, has been appointed by the Communication Workers Union to help it in the fight against the privatisation of Royal Mail. … …

Daily Mail Fury At Royal Mail Boss Fund BoostGlasgow Daily Record, UKFATCAT Royal Mail bosses have had their pensions pot doubled while the staff fund faces meltdown. Royal Mail paid £6million to senior executives' pension plan last year, double the previous year's payments, but the fund for workers has a £9billion …

Breaking News: Royal Mail worker in rooftop protestStoke & Staffordshire, UKA ROYAL Mail employee today protested on the roof of Burslem delivery office, demanding an apology 17 months after being suspended. Postal worker Paul Dawson used ladders to scale the Scotia Road depot from about 4am this morning. … More: continued …

Daily Mail How CAN the struggling Royal Mail find millions to boost boss's …Daily Mail, UKBy Sean Poulter Royal Mail has been heavily criticised after admitting it more than doubled payments into the gold-plated pension pot of its chief executive, Adam Crozier. It revealed that multi-millionaire Mr Crozier received around £3.5million …

Telegraph.co.uk Bill allows increased private stake in Royal Mailguardian.co.uk, UKThe government has opened the door for a future Conservative administration to privatise up to 49.9% of the Royal Mail without further legislation. Details of a new bill, due before the Lords next week, are said to have delighted the Tories since …

Belgians consider offer for Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomDe Post-La Poste, the private equity-backed Belgian postal group, is considering a bid for a stake in Royal Mail. By Ben Harrington Straight delivery: a Royal Mail worker makes his views on the proposed part sell-off known. … More: continued here

Business minister Peter Mandelson warned opponents Sunday of plans to sell off the Royal Mail that they risked handing victory to the opposition Conservatives at the next general election. More: continued here

LONDON, Feb. 28 (UPI) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heckled Saturday by dozens of protesters angry about the privatization of the Royal Mail. More: continued here

FURIOUS postal workers booed and jeered Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the sell-off of Royal Mail on Saturday as he arrived at a Labour National Policy Forum meeting in Bristol. More: continued here

Belgian postal workers strike against barbarian invasionguardian.co.uk, UKThe strike by more than 30000, followed by two further days of disruption, comes as Belgium's La Poste – and other continental operators – have been linked with buying the up-to-30% stake in Royal Mail to be auctioned by the UK government. … More: …