Regulator Ofcom has confirmed that UK’s Royal Mail can scrap Saturday delivery of Second Class letters, reducing this service to alternate weekdays. The changes will take effect from July 28. Under the guise of “USO reform”, Ofcom’s measures will downgrade the Universal Service Obligation, which mandates six-day-a-week letter deliveries to …
Read More »Martin Walsh doubles down on CWU partnership with Royal Mail over USO pilot reforms: “the principles work”
The CWU Live event last Thursday marked a new low point for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership and its standing among members. The online event coincided with the announcement the previous day that Royal Mail’s takeover by billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group had passed its final regulatory hurdle, clearing …
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