Posties are set to walk out over a pay and conditions dispute in a move which will impact services over the festive period (Picture: PA) People are being urged to send their Christmas post ahead of schedule if they want it to be delivered on time. Royal Mail said gifts …
Read More »All the strikes taking place in December 2022: Royal Mail, Rail, NHS
Recent months have seen many industries announce strike action as staff struggle with the cost of the living and ask for support. December will see the run-up to Christmas disrupted for some as different unions strike. From the Royal Mail, rail industries, and the NHS to name a few, industrial …
Read More »Strikes force Royal Mail to bring forward final date for Christmas post
Families will have one less week to post Christmas presents to loved ones elsewhere in the country this year as strike action brings the postal service to its knees. Royal Mail has brought forward the last date for guaranteed festive deliveries by a week. It now recommends sending first class …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses accused of using own recruitment agency as ‘strike-breaking resource’
Exclusive: The CWU has accused Royal Mail execs, who are also directors at the postal service’s dedicated recruitment partner, of hiring agency workers to fill in gaps during strike action The CWU have said that Royal Mail have a ‘permanent strike-breaking resource’ ( Image: PA) Royal Mail executives are doubling …
Read More »Yorkshire Royal Mail worker ‘appalled’ as packages and letters left ‘scattered all over’ postal mail centre
A Royal Mail worker in Yorkshire has said he is “appalled” at the organisation at the mail centre during the busy Christmas period. The member of staff, who works in Leeds and has requested to remain anonymous, submitted a number of photos taken at the mail centre in Stourton of …
Read More »Local councillor backs ‘essential’ Royal Mail strike
Beverley, East Yorkshire England – May, 21st, 2020: Royal Mail postman delivering letters during the corona pandemic Posted: 9:17 am December 3, 2022 By John Carney j.carney@fermanaghherald.com SHARE ROYAL Mail workers will be staging a walkout in the coming weeks due to a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.The …
Read More »Bristol cat owner tells of grief after pet is hit and killed by Royal Mail van
A Bristol pet owner left horrified after her beloved cat died after being hit by a Royal Mail vehicle outside her Emersons Green home, says the delivery service has been “rubbing salt” in her wounds by allowing the driver to remain on the round delivering to her home. A CCTV …
Read More »Royal Mail makes changes amid CWU strike action
ROYAL Mail is asking its customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by CWU. The Company is bringing forward its Latest Recommended Posting Dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned strike …
Read More »Stop using pandemic as excuse for late deliveries, Royal Mail warned
Royal Mail has been warned it must stop using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse for late deliveries even as it grapples with nationwide strikes. Ofcom, the communications regulator, has been investigating Royal Mail after it missed official performance targets because of Covid. The watchdog said it had decided Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail makes big change to last day you can send Christmas post due to strikes
Royal Mail has told customers they will have to send their Christmas post earlier than usual this year to make sure it arrives in time for the big day. The change is due to ongoing strike action by the company’s workers. Planned industrial action by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
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