Postal workers were massing in central London this afternoon after talks to resolve the long-running strike action at Royal Mail broke down again. The CWU organised a rally at 1pm in Parliament Square, with Royal Mail workers travelling from across the UK to attend. Around 100,000 workers across the …
Read More »Sending Christmas cards and presents has become a lot more complicated this year because of the Royal Mail strike. With posties walking out today and planning further strikes on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, people will need to be organised and deliver their items much earlier. Here’s what you need to …
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Royal Mail national strike action will take place on the below dates Friday 9th December Sunday 11th December Wednesday 14th December Thursday 15th December Friday 23rd December Saturday 24th Decembe All orders will be dispatched as soon as possible however any special and tracked deliveries cannot be guaranteed to arrive …
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Pictures show mountains of mail outside Royal Mail centres in midwinter amid the ongoing strikes. The photos and videos, which were sent to the Mirror, show cages full of undelivered packages outside two mail centres this week. The pictures were taken before today’s fresh walkout by 115,000 posties even began. …
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New details on Royal Mail’s Christmas strikes have been revealed, with customers warned to ‘allow plenty of time’ for festive post and presents to arrive, as the second of seven strikes before Christmas commences. Britain is facing the prospect of a winter of chaos with industrial action set to cripple …
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Postman Pat joined the striking mail workers gathered in Parliament Square today (Picture: Getty) If you haven’t posted your Christmas cards yet, now is the time to get organised and post them out. This year, the dash to the post office on December 20 is unlikely to get your messages …
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Staff from key industries are striking on multiple dates across December and early January, meaning many Christmas services will be cancelled or massively reduced. From no trains running on Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, paramedics only attending life-threatening call outs and Royal Mail packages being severely …
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Royal Mail, the British multinational postal service and courier company, has appointed the7Stars, the UK’s largest independent media agency, to handle its UK media planning and buying following a competitive pitch handled by the Aperto Partnership. Havas Media Group was the incumbent agency, having held the account since 2016. Royal …
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Exclusive: Photos handed to the Mirror show cages full of post waiting outside mail centres in Bristol and Warrington. Royal Mail insists it’s ‘typical for this time of year’ – but union sources claimed it shows ‘chaos’ in the system Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play …
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Each year, InternetRetailing has an in-depth focus on the peak trading period. In part, that’s because it is the most important time of the financial year for many UK retailers. It’s also because shopping takes place at higher volumes in the run up to Christmas, meaning that any changes in …
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