On March 4, a ransomware crew that calls itself Royal attacked the city of Dallas, hobbling services and triggering issues that have persisted for the past week. In February, the PLAY ransomware group took credit for attacking the city of Oakland, eventually dumping as many as 600 gigabytes of internal …
Read More »John Lewis boss Dame Sharon White survives second vote of confidence after £234m losses
THE boss of John Lewis survived a confidence vote yesterday — but suffered a stinging rebuke over her leadership during the past 12 months. Dame Sharon White had been braced for a stormy meeting of the retail group’s partners following its £234million loss, scrapping of staff bonuses and talk of …
Read More »UK Airports to face another six months of strikes – here’s why
UK airports face another six months of strikes after public sector workers including Border Force officials voted to extend a campaign of industrial action. Heathrow and other airports have deployed extra staff to passport control desks during strikes in recent months. The Public and Commercial Services Union said on Wednesday …
Read More »Royal Mail are turning neighbourhoods into ‘postal deserts’ as households
Royal Mail is turning neighbourhoods into ‘postal deserts’ as households claim they only get deliveries once a fortnight By Chloe Louise Published: 20:57 EDT, 10 May 2023 | Updated: 21:03 EDT, 10 May 2023 Royal Mail is turning neighbourhoods into ‘postal deserts’ as they are only delivering as little as …
Read More »Biden wants to attend G7 but debt limit talks at home more important
U.S. President Joe Biden is considering foregoing upcoming foreign trips, including potentially the upcoming G7 summit in Japan, if there is no solution to raising the national debt limit. Asked by a reporter if he would stay in Washington during the G7 meeting because of the debt limit dispute at …
Read More »National Express changes its corporate name to ‘Mobico’
National Express rebrands as ‘Mobico’ as transport group becomes the latest firm to ditch its well-known name National Express to rename to Mobico from next month; ticker will be ‘MCG’ The new name ‘better reflects the group’s international nature’, it said It follows similar moves by Royal Mail and Standard …
Read More »Sainsbury’s launches first store with fully electric delivery fleet
GROCERY 10 May, 2023 | by Natalie Fresen Sainsbury’s has announced that its Nine Elms London superstore is now delivering to customers using a fully electric fleet. The new electric vans mean customers’ grocery shopping will be delivered with zero emissions. The Nine Elms delivery fleet is made up of …
Read More »National Express in change of name to Mobico – Daily Business
The coach business will continue to bear the old name Coach operator National Express is changing its holding company name to Mobico Group from early June. The board believes that the Mobico name better reflects the group’s international nature and its diverse range of mobility services. Its operating subsidiaries will …
Read More »USPS Reveals Rates on Its New USPS Ground Advantage Service
First announced last year, but then delayed, The United States Postal Service (USPS) has unveiled its proposed pricing for its new product service product called USPS Ground Advantage. Don’t Miss USPS Ground Advantage will combine USPS Retail Ground, First-Class Package, and Parcel Select Ground services (as well as returns options such …
Read More »The corporatist record of the Communication Workers Union: 2007 to 2023
Posed in the present fight against the Communication Workers Union’s pro-company agreement with Royal Mail Group (RMG) is a political reckoning with the union bureaucracy by the rank-and-file. At the start of last summer, after postal workers delivered massive strike mandates to fight Royal Mail’s attacks, the World Socialist Web …
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