As families getting ready for Christmas this week could see their plans hit by another round of strike action as unions are planning further walkouts. Members of unions, including railway workers and Royal Mail staff, will be walking out in disputes over pay and conditions, that are sure to affect …
Read More »Royal Mail issues urgent warning to post letters and parcels today in time for Christmas
The Royal Mail has issued an urgent warning that today (December 16) is the last chance to post letters and parcels in time for Christmas. It comes amid several days of protest that have caused major disruption to the postal service. Friday, December 16 is the final date to post …
Read More »Royal Mail workers man picket line during strike action in Swadlincote
Royal Mail workers in Swadlincote were taking part in strike action today. They were manning a picket line outside the town’s sorting office off Swadlincote in freezing temperatures. The action was part of a national strike by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), with dates also set for strikes …
Read More »Remaining postal strike dates in run-up to Christmas
Royal Mail workers will continue to be taking strike action in the lead up to Christmas. Members of the Communication Workers Unions (CWU) will be taking part in days of strike action today (December 15), December 23 and December 24. The CWU and Royal Mail have held talks in recent …
Read More »Piles of post at Royal Mail Bristol centre pictured 17 hours apart
Photos taken 17 hours apart show heaps of post left outside a Bristol Royal Mail centre, as national strikes continue. The undelivered post was pictured on Monday and again on Tuesday (December 13) ahead of another strike day today. Some of the containers pictured at 7pm on Monday were photographed …
Read More »Royal Mail parcels and letters pile up undelivered at mail centre
The CWU has written an open letter claiming that staff have been instructed to bin door to door mail Masses of undelivered post are reportedly being left outside and exposed to the elements at a Bristol Royal Mail sorting and delivery depot. Staff at the Filton site claim they have …
Read More »New Royal Mail last Christmas posting dates as planned strikes force changes
Staff walkouts at Royal Mail in the run-up to Christmas are expected to cause disruption with new advice to post items sooner than originally suggested. The postal service has moved last-posting dates forward as more strike dates were announced by the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Union members have been taking …
Read More »Striking Royal Mail workers in Tiverton get support from charitable campaign
Royal Mail strikers in Tiverton have been gifted £170 to help them during industrial action. Political party LIFT (Local Independents for Tiverton) donated the funds at a recent day of action outside the sorting office on Barrington Street on Thursday, November 24. Sarah Perris, a LIFT member, said: “We’ve launched …
Read More »Royal Mail postal workers raise hundreds for Mind
Members of the CWU took on the Burrator 5K to raise awareness and funds for mental health charity, Mind Postal workers from Plymouth have raised hundreds of pounds for a mental health charity amid ongoing strikes. Many of the posties from the West Park Delivery Office took on the challenge …
Read More »British transport cleaning staff to strike over pay
LONDON – Cleaners will become the latest set of transport workers to strike over pay in Britain, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union said on Saturday, adding to a wave of industrial action sweeping the country. The RMT said its members, working as cleaners throughout the transport network, had voted …
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