Exclusive: Photos handed to the Mirror show cages full of post waiting outside mail centres in Bristol and Warrington. Royal Mail insists it’s ‘typical for this time of year’ – but union sources claimed it shows ‘chaos’ in the system Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play …
Read More »Royal Mail bosses accused of using own recruitment agency as ‘strike-breaking resource’
Exclusive: The CWU has accused Royal Mail execs, who are also directors at the postal service’s dedicated recruitment partner, of hiring agency workers to fill in gaps during strike action The CWU have said that Royal Mail have a ‘permanent strike-breaking resource’ ( Image: PA) Royal Mail executives are doubling …
Read More »Piles of undelivered post as Royal Mail strikes threaten to cause Christmas meltdown
Exclusive: Photos show mountains of packed mail bags and cages piling up at Royal Mail depots, with bosses under pressure to halt a Christmas meltdown during a wave of strikes Images said to have been taken in the last few days show mountains of packed mail bags and cages piling …
Read More »Royal Mail offers managers ‘obscene’ bonuses up to £30k each to enforce brutal job cuts
Exclusive: Documents seen by the Daily Mirror reveal how the privatised postal giant is preparing to dish out perks to managers who are being tasked with overseeing large-scale redundancies and shift changes The Mirror revealed last week how Royal Mail had paid out £1.9billion to shareholders since privatisation ( Image: …
Read More »UK postal workers strike as Royal Mail submits final offer demanding savage attacks
Around 115,000 postal workers walked out nationally across 1,115 workplaces Thursday, on the first day of 48-hour strike action against the destruction of terms and conditions and pay restraint demanded by Royal Mail. The dispute, which has seen eight previous days of strike action taken since late August, has intensified. …
Read More »Royal Mail’s £2bn to shareholders as it refuses staff decent pay rise and plans jobs axe
Exclusive: Royal Mail has dished out £1.9billion to shareholders since it was privatised in 2013 and chief executive Simon Thompson got a pay and perks deal worth £753,000 in its last financial year Daniel Kretinsky’s overall wealth is estimated at £3billion ( Image: AFP via Getty Images) Royal Mail has …
Read More »Royal Mail strike dates over Black Friday and Christmas – see how they’ll affect you
Thousands of postal workers are set to strike for 11 days between November 24 and Christmas Eve, including Black Friday. Here’s what you need to know. Royal Mail has warned of delays after postal workers agreed to strike on 11 days between November 24 and Christmas Eve ( Image: Anadolu …
Read More »U.K.’s Royal Mail workers to strike right before Christmas in dispute over pay: union – National
Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in the run-up to the busy Christmas period in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, their union said on Thursday. The workers will strike on Dec. 23 and 24, in addition to Dec. 9, 11, 14 and 15, …
Read More »Royal Mail planning to stop Saturday service as it urgently looks to reduce costs
Royal Mail are fighting for survival and feel stopping their Saturday service can cut costs – but the government say there are “no current plans” to change the six-day deliveries Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Royal Mail: Thousands of postal workers strike over pay …
Read More »UK Royal Mail Strike December: Royal Mail strike in UK: Check dates for November and December
Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have agreed to work with Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) as a mediator to settle the ongoing disagreements over pay and restructuring. The first meeting was held on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, and subsequent meetings were held jointly. When is the …
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