Postal strikes: the Royal Mail break up is inevitable

Photo by Harvey Meston/Archive Photos/Getty Images The consultants who rebranded the Royal Mail’s parent company in 2001 were looking for a name that could mean anything, to encompass the fact that the Post Office plc (as it was then) was embarking on a future in which it did far more …

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Royal Mail workers to strike outside Wolverhampton depot

Postal workers on strike at Royal Mail sorting office, Sun Street, Wolverhampton in August The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 115,000 of its members will walk out in protest against an “imposed” two per cent pay rise. Picket lines will be mounted outside delivery and sorting offices, including outside Sun …

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Royal Mail workers will stage ANOTHER strike later this month

Postal services are set to be massively disrupted even more this month after Royal Mail workers voted to stage a further 48-hour strike later this month. Around 115,000 Royal Mail staff will go on strike on September 30 in a dispute over pay and conditions, the Communication Workers Union announced. Postal workers …

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Royal Mail staff to return to Barrow’s Abbey Road

THOUSANDS of postal workers will launch a fresh 48-hour strike on Thursday in a dispute over pay, which threatens disruption to deliveries. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 115,000 of its members will walk out in protest against an “imposed” two per cent pay rise. Picket lines will be mounted outside Royal …

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Make Liz Truss’s stay in Number 10 a short one 

What We Think A broader fightback on the streets and in the workplaces is needed to get rid of newly appointed Liz Truss and the rest of the Tories Downloading PDF. Please wait… Tuesday 06 September 2022 Issue 2821 Liz Truss leaving Downing Street Liz Truss becomes prime minister with …

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