Royal Mail union barons pull back from fresh strikes – but warn talks to end pay row ‘won’t continue past next week’ Ward accused some senior Royal Mail managers of not wanting to reach a deal Union leaders do not believe that more strikes were the right thing to do …
Read More »Are Post Offices open on Good Friday and Easter Monday?
Easter is fast approaching and many Brits will be looking forward to the extended bank holiday weekend. This year, Good Friday falls on April 7, while Easter Monday falls on April 10. For most workers who work a five-day-a-week shift, the Easter break means they’ll get the chance to rest …
Read More »Company apologizes for fake poster promising pay raises as April Fools' joke | KBAK
Royal Mail said the joke was “misjudged” after a poster was placed at a delivery office on April Fools' Day telling staff they would receive an 11% … Source link
Read More »More walkouts in the post: Royal Mail faces industrial action after talks with union collapse
More walkouts in the post: Royal Mail faces industrial action after talks with union collapse No agreement reached between Royal Mail and CWU despite 11 months of talks By Calum Muirhead City Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 20:47 EDT, 5 April 2023 | Updated: 20:47 EDT, 5 April 2023 …
Read More »Royal Mail: talks end with no deal
Talks between Royal Mail management and the CWU have concluded without an agreement being reached – and predictably there’s also a disagreement about the lack of an agreement. The Communication Workers Union issued an update this morning (5 April), stating that the latest talks with Royal Mail had ended …
Read More »Royal Mail talks end without agreement
TALKS aimed at resolving a long-running dispute at Royal Mail ended without agreement today. The company had been meeting Communication Workers Union (CWU) negotiators to try to reach a deal on pay, jobs and conditions. A CWU statement said: “There has been progress in several areas and the union made …
Read More »UK Royal Mail postal workers speak on their forming a rank-and-file committee
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 …
Read More »More strikes loom as Royal Mail union CWU rejects pay rise and bonus
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. …
Read More »Martin Lewis’ MSE gives four-day warning for Royal Mail stamp price hike
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail is in crisis – and there are no easy answers
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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