Royal Mail has closed its Barnsley delivery office for the second time in two days after more staff members tested positive for coronavirus. In addition to the Barnsley office, it has also closed the Cudworth and Grimethorpe offices as a precautionary measure, which will mean disruption to the town’s mail …
Read More »Walkout by sorting office workers at Barnsley Royal Mail after coronavirus outbreak
Walkout by sorting office workers at Barnsley Royal Mail after coronavirus outbreak By Thomas Scripps 23 June 2020 Royal Mail workers at the central post sorting office in Barnsley, South Yorkshire walked out yesterday after colleagues tested positive for coronavirus. Dozens of workers remained outside the building on Pitt …
Read More »Royal Mail workers walk out of Barnsley sorting office amid coronavirus fears
Postal staff at Barnsley’s central Royal Mail sorting office have walked out amid suggestions colleagues have contracted coronavirus. Dozens of workers gathered around the entrance to the Pitt Street office and were there for several hours as union officials and staff negotiated with managers. Some said they had left the …
Read More »Royal Mail confirms Coronavirus ‘outbreak’ at Barnsley sorting office
An outbreak of coronavirus has been confirmed at Barnsley’s Royal Mail sorting office with the company working to keep the effect on postal deliveries “to a minimum”. Staff walked out of the Pitt Street office this morning and discussions with managers took place in the street, with many workers arranging …
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