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The RMT said that it would now enter into “intensive negotiations” to strike a deal with Network Rail. Staff at train operating companies have also cancelled strikes. Mr Lynch claimed victory and said that the RMT action this summer had “made rail employers see sense”. He added: “We have always …

From a standing start roughly three years ago, Openreach’s full fibre network now reaches 9m homes and businesses across the UK, while the pace of engineering is expected to ramp up from 2.6m premises last year to more than 3m this year, and again in 2023. But here’s the bit …

A billionaire Czech investor is expected to push for the end of Saturday letter deliveries and a renewed focus on parcels after ministers gave him licence to tighten his grip on Royal Mail. Daniel Kretinsky, dubbed the “Czech sphinx” for his inscrutable approach to investing, will be free to increase his …

Unions have been forced to call off a wave of planned strike action at Royal Mail after being challenged by the company on a legal technicality.  The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents 115,000 Royal Mail employees, said that following a letter from Royal Mail’s legal team, it had decided …

A popular Spalding venue is set to reopen its doors next month. Pinchbeck Road pub-restaurant The Royal Mail Cart is currently undergoing refurbishment ahead of a return to business. Head chef Chris Huggett has returned to the area where he grew up, and is promising a menu that delivers traditional …

The trade union bringing Britain’s postal and phone services to a standstill has put its multi million-pound headquarters up for sale as it digs in for a campaign of strike action this winter. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which is locked in bitter industrial disputes with Royal Mail and BT, …

At times, the impression is that the recent wave of damaging strikes, not just at the Royal Mail, but also BT, the railways, the country’s ports, and other vital parts of the economy has been driven more by a desire among hard-left union barons to score points against a Tory …

Royal Mail workers picket outside a delivery office in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Britain, on Sept. 8. Royal Mail said it could cut up to 10,000 jobs in 2023. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA-EFE Oct. 14 (UPI) — Royal Mail, which provides mail collection and delivery services throughout Britain, said on Friday …

London CNN Business  —  UK postal service Royal Mail (ROYMY) said Friday that it could cut 6,000 jobs as it warned of a big loss this year, which it blamed on a wave of strikes and a decline in its parcel delivery business. About 110,000 Royal Mail staff went on …

LONDON – August 26, 2022: CWU general secretary Dave Ward (in grey suit jacket) visits the picket line in Whitechapel on August 26, 2022. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted in favour of strike action by 97.6 per cent in the ballot, in the biggest strike of the …