Open this photo in gallery: Moya Greene, former Chief Executive of Royal Mail Group, speaks in London, in November, 2015.Toby Melville/Reuters The Canadian businesswoman who headed Britain’s Royal Mail for nearly a decade has told a public inquiry that she was misled by company executives about the scale of a …
Read More »Former Canadian CEO’s texts reveal accusations about U.K. Post Office scandal
Open this photo in gallery: Former CEO of Post Office Limited Paula Vennells arrives to give evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, in London, on May 22.HENRY NICHOLLS/Getty Images A Canadian businesswoman who ran Britain’s Royal Mail for nearly a decade has accused a senior executive of knowing …
Read More »Canada Post letter carrier speaks out against management harassment
Some 50,000 postal workers at Canada Post are currently working without a contract. Around 42,000 members of the urban postal operators (UPO) bargaining unit and 8,000 rural and suburban mail carriers (RSMC) are being blocked from waging a genuine struggle against Canada Post’s sweeping concessions demands by the Canadian Union …
Read More »Post Office appoints former Camelot boss as new chair
Nigel Railton, the former long-serving boss of National Lottery operator Camelot UK, has been appointed as the new chair of the Post Office, the government confirmed on Wednesday. The appointment, made by business secretary Kemi Badenoch, comes after the sacking of Henry Staunton in January due to the handling of …
Read More »Royal Mail’s planned cuts to mail service part of global offensive against postal and logistics workers
Royal Mail has announced plans to end six-day-a-week mail deliveries. This is part of a worldwide offensive by post and logistic companies to slash thousands of jobs, spearheading a cost-cutting and profit-driven restructuring. The stampede by Royal Mail to ditch the Universal Service Obligation—a legal requirement meant to safeguard mail …
Read More »Postman who served in a community for 30 years gets a heartwarming farewell gift from its residents
A postman does not only bring posts and letters. They deliver love, joy, sorrow, and a lot of other emotions at people’s doors. They become a part of the community where they serve. When Graham McFiggins, a beloved Royal Mail postman, retired, the residents in the Poets area of Bedford …
Read More »Heathrow Exec Appointed New Head Of Britain’s Royal Mail
Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief executive of its subsidiary Royal Mail. Gilthorpe will join the embattled British postal operator on May 1, working with group chief executive Martin Seidenberg before taking over fully later in the summer months. …
Read More »Heathrow Exec Appointed New Head Of Britain’s Royal Mail
British postal operator Royal Mail is facing an overhaul to cut heavy losses Adrian DENNIS Text size Logistics and mail group International Distributions Services on Tuesday said it had appointed Emma Gilthorpe as chief executive of its subsidiary Royal Mail. Gilthorpe will join the embattled British postal operator on May …
Read More »Canada Post demands sweeping concessions in contract talks as postal union keeps workers demobilized
The Canada Post Corporation (CPC), a Crown corporation wholly owned by the federal government, is demanding massive concessions from around 50,000 postal workers in ongoing contract talks. The company has been in closed-door bargaining with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) since late last year over the contracts for …
Read More »Royal Mail workers speak: “Disgrace of a company and union leaders should hang their heads in shame and resign”
Postal workers have continued to write-in from across the UK, exposing punishing revisions to terms and conditions being imposed by Royal Mail with the complicity of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership. Postal workers are demanding action against CWU leaders Dave Ward and Andy Furey for pulling the ballot of …
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