[ad_1] The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the Royal Mail Group workers that it represents voted by 95.9% on a 77.3% turnout to take further strike action. The union said 115,000 postal workers “have urged Royal Mail bosses to ‘take stock’ and change course in negotiations” following the result of the ballot, announced yesterday…
[ad_1] A letter has finally been delivered to its destination — more than a century after it was written.Sent in February 1916, the correspondence arrived at its intended address in Hamlet Road, south London, much to the bewilderment of the current occupants.”We noticed that the year on it was ’16. So we thought it was…
[ad_1] The envelope had a stamp of King George V’s head and was addressed to Katie Marsh, wife of stamp dealer Oswald Marsh, and sent by her friend Christabel Mennell A letter posted in 1916 has finally been delivered – over 100 years too late ( Image: BBC) A letter that was lost in the…
[ad_1] ELIMINATING Saturday letter deliveries would save Royal Mail hundreds of millions of pounds in its battle to curb soaring losses while modernising. The Universal Service Obligation (USO) requires Royal Mail to deliver letters six days a week throughout the UK although a 2020 Ofcom report found that five-day letter deliveries would meet the needs…
[ad_1] Postal February 17 2023 After achieving a higher percentage turnout than any general election since 1992, CWU activists meet in determined mood to discuss the next steps… Following yesterday’s ballot result, it was back to business today, with hundreds of senior field officials and branch officials gathering in Manchester for a national briefing…
[ad_1] The first major silverware of the domestic season is up for grabs next Sunday and you can have the official commemorative programme from the Carabao Cup Final 2023 delivered direct to your door. The competition’s climax promises to be an enthralling affair in a repeat of the 1999 Wembley showdown between Manchester United…
[ad_1] Ransomware group, LockBit has demanded $80m from Royal Mail after the hackers hit Britain’s postal and delivery service with a targeted cyber incident on 11 January 2023. The incident caused Royal Mail disruption with items sent internationally. The leaked details of the ransomware negotiations between the two is rare to end up in the…
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to continue with a campaign of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, the Communication Workers Union announced. The warning means postal disruption is likely to sweep the UK – AGAIN. CWU general secretary, Dave Ward, cited recent talks with the company’s chairman which…
[ad_1] Postal workers in the Communication Workers Union have voted overwhelmingly to continue industrial action in their ongoing dispute with Royal Mail, with almost 96% of those taking part in the ballot backing further strikes. The CWU announced this afternoon that its members have voted in favour of more walkouts, by 95.9% on a 77.3%…
[ad_1] Royal Mail workers have voted to strike once again, after they were forced to suspend walk outs due to a legal challenge. The workers have voted in favour of more industrial action. Here’s everything you need to know about future strikes by postal workers. Will there be more strikes? Royal Mail workers have voted…