Royal Mail workers in Inverness appear to be giving up hope that the current dispute over pay will ever be concluded. Workers say they have been holding strike action since a ballot in August, yet no headway has been made in reaching a settlement. With Christmas fast approaching, the busiest …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions
R oyal Mail workers will stage a fresh strike on Sunday in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter row which has sparked a serious of walkouts. More strikes are due to be held in …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses slammed for using staff website to condemn posties for striking
Exclusive: Comments from Royal Mail bosses have been posted on the the Workplace site, which is usually used for staff updates, and one postal worker told of ‘constant bullying, guilt-tripping and pressure from managers for weeks’ over the strikes Simon Thompson is Chief Executive Officer of Royal Mail ( Image: …
Read More »‘Expect Christmas cards in February’ warn union sources after more Royal Mail strike days
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents postal workers, are planning further walkouts on Dec 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. CWU general secretary Dave Ward claimed the “unachievable” conditions proposed by postal bosses, which includes starting work three hours later, would “destroy the future of Royal Mail”. …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions
Royal Mail workers will stage a fresh strike on Sunday in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter row which has sparked a serious of walkouts. More strikes are due to be held in the …
Read More »Royal Mail parcels and letters pile up undelivered at mail centre
The CWU has written an open letter claiming that staff have been instructed to bin door to door mail Masses of undelivered post are reportedly being left outside and exposed to the elements at a Bristol Royal Mail sorting and delivery depot. Staff at the Filton site claim they have …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions
Dave Ward Royal Mail workers will stage a fresh strike on Sunday in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter row which has sparked a serious of walkouts. More strikes are due to be held …
Read More »Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions
Royal Mail workers will stage a fresh strike on Sunday in the long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are embroiled in an increasingly bitter row which has sparked a serious of walkouts. More strikes are due to be held in the …
Read More »Royal Mail urges customers to send items 2nd class with Christmas deadlines just days away
Scots are being urged to get their Christmas cards and parcels sent off early this year, with the first national deadline falling on Monday December 12 amid ongoing strike action. This first deadline is for more cost-effective 2nd class deliveries, which was recently pushed back from its original date of …
Read More »‘I haven’t been able to buy food since November because of Royal Mail’
Royal Mail’s failure to contain strikes has also hit the court system. A paralegal based in the North West, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said cases were falling through because documents regularly arrived three weeks late. “It’s been extremely stressful because of the amount of additional work we’ve been …
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