Royal Mail has published its recommended last posting dates for parcels and letters to arrive by Christmas this year (before December 25, 2022). Unfortunately, this year, the national Royal Mail worker strike action has added an additional dimension of uncertainty about the timely delivery of posted items. And there does …
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Shadow secretary of state for Business and Industrial Strategy Jonathan Reynolds has written to secretary of state for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps to address his “extreme concerns” over the conduct of Royal Mail management. Reynolds has called for a government inquiry into the situation at the …
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Piles of undelivered post have been pictured stacking up at depots across the country as Royal Mail strikes threaten to cause havoc over Christmas. Images, taken in the last few days, appear to show mail bags piling up in North West England, South West London and Essex. More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers will …
Read More »Royal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” on …
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A union leader warned that there could be a Christmas ‘mail meltdown’ if a breakthrough over issues including pay is not found between Royal Mail bosses and postal workers. Images said to have been taken in the last few days shows mountains of packed mail bags that have reportedly started …
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Mr Thompson’s interview was later declared a “car crash” by BBC breakfast viewers with a recording going viral online. The Royal Mail CEO began: “This morning on my way in I was listening to one of our customers. “One of our customers from a company called Biscuiteers, who said that …
Read More »A fresh war of words has escalated the bitter dispute at Royal Mail, as union leaders across the communications, rail, health and education sectors said that only fair pay and job security can end the UK’s waves of strike action. Dave Ward, the secretary general of the Communication Workers Union, …
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Strikes could cause havoc over Christmas as rail, Eurostar and Royal Mail staff will walk out over the festive period – putting present deliveries at risk. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on December 16, 18, 22 and …
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R ishi Sunak faced a grilling from Keir Starmer on Wednesday over government cash given to private schools. The two leaders locked horns at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons. Mr Starmer continued to press the Prime Minister to end the “scandal” of private school charitable status. Sir …
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Royal Mail are striking again this week as part of a long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have held a series of walkouts in recent months, which Royal Mail claims have cost it £100m. Workers walked out last Thursday and Friday, coinciding …
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