Island Community Ventures, owned by charity, Community Action Isle of Wight, were reluctantly forced to shut Totland Post Office, after Royal Mail made the decision to stop its parcel and post collection service on April 1. However, after a 375-strong petition calling for the postal service to remain in place …
Read More »Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
Mr Ward, speaking at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth, said: “It has been a roller coaster for employees in the past few years, going from being key workers during the pandemic, then involved in the most brutal industrial dispute I have ever seen, a debate about the quality of …
Read More »Royal Mail to continue collection at Totland Post Office thanks to community effort
Community Action Isle of Wight is happy to confirm that agreement has been reached with Royal Mail to continue to pick up from Totland Post Office which means that the service delivered through its trading arm Island Community Ventures Ltd, will now be able to continue. The additional costs incurred …
Read More »Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
The postal group needs a ‘change of direction’, said Communication Workers Union leader Dave Ward. Royal Mail workers have endured a “roller coaster” few years as a bitter dispute over pay and conditions has been followed by speculation over the postal group’s future, a union leader has said. Dave Ward, …
Read More »Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
Royal Mail workers have endured a “roller coaster” few years as a bitter dispute over pay and conditions has been followed by speculation over the postal group’s future, a union leader has said. Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the Royal Mail needed a “change …
Read More »Kemi Badenoch slams SNP for being ‘too lazy to do the work’ after Humza Yousaf confused Royal Mail and the Post Office
Kemi Badenoch has called out the SNP, accusing the party of a lack of action over the Horizon Post Office scandal. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade accused the Scottish National Party of being ‘too lazy’ to do the work. It comes as First Minister Humza Yousaf accused …
Read More »Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the Royal Mail needed a “change of direction” as he criticised the company’s current model. It comes as Royal Mail’s owner, International Distributions Services, rejected a £3.1 billion takeover approach from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who is already the …
Read More »Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
Royal Mail workers have endured a “roller coaster” few years as a bitter dispute over pay and conditions has been followed by speculation over the postal group’s future, a union leader has said. Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the Royal Mail needed a “change …
Read More »Postal Conference 2024 – Day One
Postal, Union Matters April 23 2024 Preparing our negotiating agenda – fighting for fairness Conference this afternoon approved a motion moved by DGSP Martin Walsh on behalf of the Postal Executive setting out some proposed draft negotiating priorities for the next round of national talks, which will cover the …
Read More »Royal Mail takeover attempt: what happens next?
Possible government intervention Powerful workforce In true Royal Mail fashion, news of a possible takeover was delivered to shareholders a few days late. On 9 April, International Distributions Services (IDS) received a non-binding proposal from billionaire Daniel Křetínský, otherwise known as the “Czech Sphinx”. Křetínský, who already owns 27.5 per cent …
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