Royal Mail

Labour will reach “breaking point” with the unions if the Government presses ahead with plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, the party was warned yesterday. More: continued here

PROFIT MOTIVE: Peter Mandelson. COMMUNICATION Workers Union leader Billy Hayes warned the government on Friday that plans to bulldoze through job cuts and privatisation at Royal Mail could lead the union to disaffiliate from Labour. More: continued here

Postal unions are threatening a summer of industrial action to fight plans by Royal Mail to cut thousands of jobs. More: continued here

Postal service firm Royal Mail is looking to cut up to 16,000 jobs or 10 per cent of its total workforce as a part of its huge cost-reduction plan, a media report says. More: continued here

Union chiefs today warned that up to 16,000 jobs face the axe at the Royal Mail. The postal service is reportedly considering reducing costs by 10 per cent. Union bosses fear this could see one in 10 of the 160,000-strong workforce losing their jobs. More: continued here

Royal Mail bosses want to cut costs by a tenth to help cope with the threat posed by the recession and increased competition, a union said on Friday, citing leaked company documents. More: continued here

Union bosses yesterday accused Royal Mail of trying to bulldoze through jobs cuts despite making huge profits. More: continued here

A major efficiency drive at Royal Mail means up to 16,000 staff face redundancy, according to a report. More: continued here

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Royal Mail Group Plc, Britain’s public postal service, plans to cut jobs as part of a restructuring program to address increased competition and declining mail volumes. More: continued here

Thousands of jobs could be lost at Royal Mail as Britain’s state-owned postal operator prepares to cut costs by 10 per cent, union officials have warned. More: continued here