Tag Archives: Post Office

Are you a striking Canada Post worker? Get in touch with the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee to let us know what issues you’re fighting for and what you think the way forward is in your struggle. Email canadapostworkersrfc@gmail.com or fill out the form at the end of this article. Some …

The Post Office has announced plans this week to close more than a hundred of its remaining Crown office branches threatening 1,000 jobs. The Financial Times (FT) stated bluntly, “The company said on Wednesday that it would seek to offload 115 branches to retail partners or sub-postmasters, placing 1,000 jobs …

The Post Office has unveiled plans for a significant revamp that includes the shuttering of 115 branches, posing a risk to hundreds of jobs. Unveiled earlier today, the transformation strategy is set to increase the income of UK postmasters by as much as £250m per year by 2030, as reported …

Are you a postal worker? Register here to attend the first public meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File committee (Canada) on November 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. On Sunday, November 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) is hosting its first online public …

While Christmas may still seem a while away, it’s worth getting clued up on the Royal Mail and Post Office’s last posting dates, as some deadlines are fast approaching, and some have already passed. But don’t panic, for those only sending within the UK – the last posting dates aren’t …

A Telegraph investigation in April found Chinese factories were offering to flood Britain with forged stamps in what security experts described as an “act of economic warfare”.  The data log, obtained under Freedom of Information laws, shows the Post Office recorded 27 accusations that postmasters were selling fake stamps between …

According to a report into an accounting system used by UK Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced, there was a that it too could have created cash shortfalls in accounts and led to wrongful prosecutions. The IT system, called Capture, developed in-house by the Post Office’s …

Just possibly all is not lost. Maggie Simpson, director general of the Rail Freight Group, the umbrella organisation for the industry, reckons several companies may be interested in carrying mail: “I am optimistic that some of this traffic will eventually find its way back. Rail has so many advantages, notably …

An Ayrshire charity organisation has suffered a blow to their hopes of opening a heritage hub. Carrick History Society previously identified the former Post Office building, on Maybole’s High Street, for the ambitious venture. And they went as far as seeking the views of residents in the town during a …

Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton drew attention to the ongoing compensation struggle, revealing at the National Television Awards (NTAs) that they “still haven’t been paid”. While accepting the special Impact award for the ITV drama Mr Bates versus The Post Office, the former postmaster highlighted that “nothing has changed” …