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Atlanta-area postal worker Shannon Barnes collapsed on the job on Sunday, August 18 from a brain aneurysm and later died, after her co-workers were unable to call 911 in a timely manner due to a lack of cellphone coverage in the vast facility where they worked. Barnes, a 48-year-old mother, worked …

log Drop-in facilities will be open across the Borders to allow postal voters to either pick up a pack in person or hand in completed postal votes In an effort to help voters in the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk County Constituency, who have been affected by the delay in receiving …

Published: 27th June 2024 Difficulties experienced with the delivery of postal votes at this Election. There have been many difficulties experienced with the delivery of postal votes at this Election.   Postal voting is now a major element of every Election with over 25% of the electorate choosing to vote …

Published: 28th June 2024 Bring photo ID to vote reminder Information for voters to make sure their vote counts With less than a week to go until the General Election, voters are reminded that they need to vote with an ‘X’ to ensure their vote counts.  David Robertson, Returning Officer …

Are you a rural letter carrier? Tell us how the latest mail count affected your pay by filling out the form below. All submissions will be kept anonymous. A US Postal Service letter carrier delivers mail in Atlanta. [AP Photo/David Goldman] The United States Postal Service (USPS) completed its second …

11 July 2023, 19:15 | Updated: 11 July 2023, 19:20 Royal Mail workers vote to accept pay deal ending long-running strike action. Picture: LBC / Alamy Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new pay deal, averting further strike action as part of the long-running dispute. Over 67 …

We urge Royal Mail workers to contact the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee to coordinate the fightback against the Communication Workers Union’s move to sell-out their year long struggle. The committee’s next online Zoom meeting is on Sunday June 11, 7pm. Register here to attend. On June 1, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) claimed to …

Royal Mail has blamed strike action for helping send it slumping to a full-year loss of more than £1 billion. The group’s owner, International Distributions Services, revealed Royal Mail swung to an operating loss of £1.04 billion for the year to March 26, against earnings of £250 million the previous …

Postal workers, send a message to rmpw.rfc@gmail.com to contact and join the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee. On Saturday, April 15, the Communication Workers Union and Royal Mail issued a joint statement, “After almost a year of talks, Royal Mail and the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) are pleased to announce they have reached …

Royal Mail issued a threat to put its loss-making postal service into administration, it emerged on Tuesday, amid escalating talks with union chiefs. According to the Telegraph, the postal operator – part of the recently-renamed International Distributions Services – had warned unions that it could place the regulated part of …