The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) spoke to postal workers who took part in the April 2 online meeting hosted by the Socialist Equality Party, Those who attended included postal workers based in delivery offices and mail processing centres from around the country in London, the south, Midlands, the Eastern …
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Royal Mail strike talks have collapsed after union leaders rejected a 10pc pay rise plus a bonus of up to £1,500. In an announcement that raises the spectre of a fresh wave of postal strikes, Royal Mail said it was “deeply concerned” that talks had failed to reach an agreement. …
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Anyone who regularly posts letters has been warned that Royal Mail is hiking the cost of stamps from next week. Household finance guru Martin Lewis’ website MoneySavingExpert advises people to stock up on stamps by this weekend before prices go up from Monday, April 3. Standard stamp prices will jump …
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Margaret Thatcher famously left the Royal Mail out of her privatisation sights in the 1980s. She felt its monarchical connections and distinguished history going back to the creation of Master of the Posts in 1516 gave it a unique position. It had been in public ownership since 1635 and possessed …
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Unions risk a first-class debacle for the Royal Mail By Daily Mail Comment Published: 18:27 EDT, 28 March 2023 | Updated: 18:42 EDT, 28 March 2023 The bellicose postal unions may believe they are standing up for oppressed workers against employers out to exploit them. But their …
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High levels of sickness is causing postal delays across Nuneaton, Royal Mail has admitted. CoventryLive has been contacted by residents in Vernons Lane who say that they have not been receiving their mail on normal days, in fact, some have not received mail for several weeks and then received it …
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After several sweeteners, the company has made a “best and final” pay rise offer of 9pc over 18 months, a proposal that the CWU has predictably rejected, on the basis that it represents “a devastating blow” to the livelihood of its 115,000 members. In reality, it is nothing of the …
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With the situation described by insiders as “precarious”, Royal Mail is pressing ahead with plans to unilaterally make sweeping changes to working practices if the CWU rejects the latest pay offer. These include greater use of technology to automate sorting and other manual processes, as well as extending the working …
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The price of every day essentials has continued to rise in line with soaring inflation in recent months. And many household bills – from council tax to phone and broadband plans – will further increase next month. Even postage stamps are affected – with the price set to be hiked …
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Talks to avert Royal Mail strikes over pay ‘could collapse within the next 48 hours’ – as bosses ‘threaten to put postal service into administration if deal with union chiefs can’t be reached’ The explosive idea is regarded as a last resort but has been raised with the Union Next …
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