Unions have reacted with fury as Royal Mail says it will seek to make 6,000 redundancies by next year. The postal service was privatised in 2011 and posted net profits of over £600m in 2021. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced on Thursday that its members would take part in …
Read More »UK Royal Mail strikers: “They are aiming for an Amazon style business”
On Thursday, 115,000 Royal Mail workers across the UK took part in a one-day strike demanding a cost-of-living pay rise and a halt to Royal Mail’s sweeping attacks on terms and conditions. The latest strike followed talks between Royal Mail executives and Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials on Monday and …
Read More »Royal Mail to investigate after hundreds of letters found dumped at roadside
The Royal Mail has launched an investigation after hundreds of letters were found dumped at the side of a busy road. The post, which included bills and personal letters, was collected by volunteer litter-pickers who were clearing hedgerows and grass verges by the A47, near Hinckley. Efforts are now being …
Read More »Royal Mail’s losses are worsening and the union should start talks | Nils Pratley
Fat cat bosses holding workers to ransom? Yes, you can understand why the Communication Workers Union is screaming blue murder. Royal Mail’s threat of 10,000 job losses is one way to harden minds during an industrial dispute over pay and working practices. But the CWU’s leaders would be wise to …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of thousands of job cuts as union dispute intensifies
Royal Mail could cut as many as 5,000 to 6,000 jobs by the end of August next year and warned of more layoffs if planned strikes go ahead, as the British company remains locked in a bitter dispute with its largest labor union. The Communication and Workers Union (CWU), representing …
Read More »Royal Mail plans to axe 10,000 jobs the result of “gross mismanagement” – LabourList
Dave Ward has described Royal Mail’s announcement that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs by August 2023 as the result of “gross mismanagement”. Commenting after Royal Mail revealed plans to begin notifying postal workers of the job losses, which include up to 6,000 redundancies, the general secretary of the Communication …
Read More »UK’s Royal Mail seeks to slash up to 10,000 jobs; attributes losses to industrial strike
The parent firm of the British Royal Mail postal service announced on Friday that it is looking to lay off up to 10,000 employees, blaming industrial action for significant financial losses. “Our operational full-time employee workforce will need to reduce by an estimated 10,000 by the end of August 2023,” parent …
Read More »U.K.’s Royal Mail Union Calls for Parcels Rethink as Postal Strike Resumes
The U.K.’s Royal Mail can grab a bigger share of the burgeoning online delivery market without abandoning current working practices, the leader of its biggest union said as 115,000 workers resumed their strike. While not opposed to the new focus on next-day parcels, the Communication Workers Union sees no justification …
Read More »Thousands of Jobs at Royal Mail Under Threat: The London Rush
(Bloomberg) — Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng told broadcasters yesterday he is “not going anywhere.” Then, just hours later, he was going home, on a flight back to London amid reports Downing Street was preparing what could prove to be the mother of all U-turns. Amid the political drama, don’t ignore the real pain in the …
Read More »UK's Royal Mail seeking to cut 10,000 jobs amid fresh strikes – TheJournal.ie
THE UK'S ROYAL Mail is considering axing 10,000 jobs as the as the delivery giant blamed industrial action for mammoth financial losses. Source link
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