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Read More »Postal workers in 24-hour strike – BBC News
BBC News Postal workers in 24-hour strikeBBC News, UK –5 hours agoHe told the Commons he wanted ministers to arrange more talks between the Royal Mail, MPs and the unions. Among Royal Mail's plans, work from the mail…Royal Mail's 4mph marching order gets a postman's knockguardian.co.ukRoyal Mail forcing postmen to speed upIrish …
Read More »Postmen strike over work plans – BBC News
Postmen strike over work plansBBC News, UK –50 minutes agoThe workers are in dispute over plans to replace full-time jobs with part-time roles. No one from Royal Mail was available for comment. More: continued here
Read More »Postman fails to deliver mail for more than four years – Derby Evening Telegraph
Postman fails to deliver mail for more than four yearsDerby Evening Telegraph, UK –11 minutes agoUNDELIVERED mail that was withheld by a postman for more than four years has been returned to residents in Derby. Royal Mail said it was now seeking to … More: continued here
Read More »Leading article: Gone postal (Independent)
The news that postal workers are being pressured by Royal Mail managers to walk at a set speed on their delivery rounds will doubtless prompt differing reactions. Some will regard it as an outrageous attempt by bureaucrats to force ordinary workers to conform to their bloodless spread-sheet efficiency models. Others …
Read More »Get cracking on your Christmas post – Reading Evening Post
Get cracking on your Christmas postReading Evening Post, UK –5 minutes agoRoyal Mail is reminding us all to get cracking with our Christmas cards to make sure the festive season goes with a bang. Staff at the Royal Mail Centre in … More: continued here
Read More »Oxford postal strike: Walk-out may be on another day – Banbury Cake
Oxford postal strike: Walk-out may be on another dayBanbury Cake, UK –3 minutes agoWorkers had voted three-to-one to walk out in protest at the proposed June closure of the mail centre in Garsington Road, Cowley. But last night, Royal Mail… More: continued here
Read More »Posties 'pressurised to walk fast' – The Press Association
Posties 'pressurised to walk fast'The Press Association –3 minutes agoThe union said delivery workers were being pressed to complete "unrealistic" rounds to gain financial savings. The Royal Mail denied the union's claims. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail refuses to deliver Christmas card – Lincolnshire Echo
Royal Mail refuses to deliver Christmas cardLincolnshire Echo, UK –43 minutes agoChristmas cheer seems to have missed the post after Royal Mail stopped a card from being delivered to a Lincoln pensioner, despite being within the …Longer hours on the cards for Royal Mail's Callers OfficesEdinburgh Evening NewsRoyal Mail’s festive plansDaily PostMail …
Read More »Royal Mail's 4mph marching order gets a postman's knock – guardian.co.uk
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