A charity that sends out weekly talking newspapers and magazines to blind people in Gloucestershire has put out an urgent notice due to the Royal Mail strikes. ‘The Cotswold Listener’, who service Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and the North Cotswolds, have said that due to the postal strike, there have been severe …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to stage fresh 48-hour strike
Royal Mail workers will stage a fresh 48-hour strike from Wednesday in an increasing bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. The two sides have held talks in recent weeks but …
Read More »Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as nursing walkout looms
Commuters face a second day of severe rail disruption on Wednesday as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are joined in walkouts by Royal Mail workers, and nurses prepare to take unprecedented industrial action. As on the first day of the 48-hour strike, around half of Britain’s …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to stage fresh 48-hour strike
Royal Mail workers will stage a fresh 48-hour strike from Wednesday in an increasing bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. The two sides have held talks in recent weeks but …
Read More »Royal Mail issues ‘final chance’ warning for posting Christmas gifts as strikes affect deadlines
More Communication Workers Union (CWU) industrial action means that Friday, December 16 is now the final chance to post for Royal Mail deliveries to arrive in time for Christmas Day. The deadline for 2nd Class deliveries has already passed yesterday (December 12). The Post Office is recommending customers visit branches …
Read More »CWU accuses Royal Mail of overseeing ‘evaporation of a national treasure’ – LabourList
Communication Workers Union general secretary Dave Ward has argued that Royal Mail are overseeing the “evaporation of a 500-year-old national treasure” after the union confirmed that four further days of strike action will go ahead. The CWU said today that Royal Mail had ignored a “peace offer” from workers’ representatives …
Read More »Royal Mail Christmas strikes to go ahead and the four dates affected as festive post deadline looms
Royal Mail strikes planned over the festive period are still going ahead after the latest terms put forward by union bosses reportedly received no response from the company. Workers of the postal service are set to walk out over an ongoing dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said …
Read More »THIS is where all your Christmas post is as Royal Mail workers set to stage 48-hour strike tomorrow
So THIS is where all your Christmas presents and post are: Letter and parcels are seen piling up outside Royal Mail centre as workers are set to stage fresh 48-hour strike from tomorrow Royal Mail workers will stage a 8-hour strike from Wednesday, December, 14 The final posting dates for …
Read More »Royal Mail bring forward last posting dates for Christmas to THIS WEEK due to fresh strike action
Royal Mail has brought forward the final posting dates for Christmas cards because of the industrial action Royal Mail workers will stage a fresh 48-hour strike from Wednesday in an increasing bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside …
Read More »Bridgwater firm Hippychick subsidises couriers amid Royal Mail strikes
A BRIDGWATER company is subsiding courier fees to reduce the risk of late Christmas deliveries caused by Royal Mail workers going on strike. Hippychick, which creates products for parents and children, says it is facing reputational damage and paying refunds over late deliveries. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will strike on …
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