AT LEAST three delivery lorries got stuck in snow in Gloucestershire whilst out in extreme weather conditions on the weekend. In a video you can see multiple delivery lorries get stuck in the snow and ice near the Cainscross Roundabout in Stroud on Sunday morning. The hill proved too much …
Read More »UK’s Biggest Strike in a Generation Begins With Rail Workers
LONDON (AP) — Railroad workers across England walked off the job Tuesday, disrupting trains throughout the U.K. and starting what is expected to be a month of strikes by public service workers demanding higher pay as soaring inflation erodes living standards. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has called two …
Read More »An Post boss criticises Royal Mail in row causing return of online purchases
An Post boss David McRedmond has criticised the Royal Mail in Britain amid claims that a row over the implementation of post-Brexit customs rules is leading to online purchases by Irish customers being returned to smaller British retailers. Mr McRedmond wrote a letter to the Financial Times in which he …
Read More »Royal Mail warning to everyone sending Christmas cards and gifts
Royal Mail has warned its customers they have just a few days left to send cards and gifts this Christmas. The postal company is asking customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by its workers. The company …
Read More »Is there a Royal Mail strike tomorrow? The postal strikes in December 2022 and if there is post on Wednesday
Royal Mail workers 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 most recently walked out on Friday …
Read More »Royal Mail Christmas deadline as Brits have until this week to send festive post
Christmas is in just under two weeks now. With many Brits sending their loved ones festive cards, now’s the time to check if your post will arrive on time. Royal Mail announced strikes amid calls for better pay with workers walking out on December 14, 15, 23 and 24. READ …
Read More »Royal Mail may have lost £200m to strikes | Business
The cost of the continued strike action at Royal Mail may have climbed to £200 million, according to industry estimates, with more loss of revenue set to come. Last Friday marked the 13th day of action in a bitter dispute over pay and working practices. Royal Mail reported £100 million …
Read More »Royal Mail failing small businesses
An Post chief executive David McRedmond has criticised Britain’s Royal Mail for failing small businesses after Brexit. In a letter to the Financial Times, Mr McRedmond said trade from Britain to Ireland through postal channels had fallen by 52% in one year. He said the UK Post Office has refused …
Read More »“There Comes A Point Where Your Decisions Are Not Your Own”
Reading Time: 5 minutes What does it feel like when your whole way of life, from family time to weekends, is at risk of being shredded to pieces in the name of profit? Ka Long Tung met a striking Royal Mail worker to find out. By Ka Long Tung I …
Read More »The Quietus | Features | In Conversation
Joe on his round in Somerset The image of the cheerful British postie, out delivering mail in shorts in all weathers, is something of an anachronism in an age where internet shopping and emails have long since changed the nature of the profession, and given the current state of affairs, …
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