Why are Royal Mail workers going on strike?

The UK is set for delivery chaos as Royal Mail workers voted in favour of strike action in the coming weeks. A pay dispute is at the heart of the strike, which if not settled, will cause disruption to delivery over the summer. Approximately 115,000 Royal Mail postal work voted …

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Royal Mail – New Name, Same Old Problems

Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 14:40 Weaker retail trends, fewer test kit deliveries and a structural decline in letters meant revenue fell 5.1% to £3.0bn in the first quarter. This reflected an 11.5% decline in Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) revenue which more than offset a 7.8% increase at GLS. With …

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Royal Mail ponders break up as it loses £1m a day

It is threatening a break up of the business which can trace its history back to 1516. Postal workers, among the feted heroes of the Covid crisis, voted yesterday for industrial action after refusing a 5.5% pay rise. Today the business said it had lost £92 million in the quarter …

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Royal Mail: new name incoming but same woes remain

Royal Mail is losing £1mn per day  Parcel and letter volumes are falling  Royal Mail’s (RMG) latest trading update is a litany of woes. Divisional revenue is down by 11.5 per cent, its cost saving plan has stalled, it is losing £1mn a day, retail trends are weakening, and parcel …

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