Photos taken 17 hours apart show heaps of post left outside a Bristol Royal Mail centre, as national strikes continue. The undelivered post was pictured on Monday and again on Tuesday (December 13) ahead of another strike day today. Some of the containers pictured at 7pm on Monday were photographed …
Read More »Packages are seen piling up outside depot and sources say they are being gnawed on by foxes and rats
Piles of undelivered parcels and letters have been seen outside a Royal Mail depot amid strike action with sources saying they are being chewed on by foxes and rats. Postal workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are staging a fresh 48-hour national walkout from today, marking their third and fourth …
Read More »Royal Mail strike: Foxes and rats chewing through post stockpiled in strike action, says union
P arcels piled high amid Royal Mail strikes have caught the unwanted attention of foxes and rats tjhat have been chewing at them, a union has said. The Communication Workers Union, which represents more than 100,000 postal workers, is holding its latest 48-hour walkout from Wednesday. Officials said that hoards …
Read More »Do you support the Royal Mail workers’ strike?
Postal workers started their 48-hour strike action today (December 14). This is also the third day out of a total of six that postal workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are staging walk-outs in the run-up to Christmas. As a result, Royal Mail has brought forward the final posting …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to stage fresh 48-hour strike starting on Wednesday
R oyal Mail workers will stage a fresh 48-hour strike from Wednesday in an increasing bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will mount picket lines outside sorting and delivery offices across the country. The two sides have held talks in recent weeks …
Read More »Parcels still piled high as Royal Mail delivery strikes continue
“Chaotic” heaps of post left outside a major Royal Mail centre has sparked concerns for Christmas. The ECHO previously reported on mountains of packages which were piled up in cages outside of Warrington delivery office as postal workers continue to strike for better pay. But this week, photos show post …
Read More »Strikes close Britain at Christmas: Business reveals it has lost £1MILLION amid Royal Mail action
Public support for Mick Lynch’s crippling Christmas strikes is tanking – including amongst his own members who will lose up to £5,000 – as pickets thinned out massively today. Britain faces another Covid-style lockdown with the festive season now in ruins for the third year running and businesses face losing …
Read More »Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as action intensifies
C ommuters face a second day of severe rail disruption on Wednesday as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are joined in walkouts by Royal Mail workers, and nurses prepare to take unprecedented industrial action. As on the first day of the 48-hour strike, around half of …
Read More »Royal Mail strikes: Workers to stage fresh 48-hour strike with final dates for Christmas brought forward
Royal Mail workers are set to stage a fresh 48-hour strike on Wednesday, December 14, bringing postal services to a halt in the run-up to Christmas. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are set to walk out in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, with picket …
Read More »Royal Mail: Last dates for Christmas delivery as UK strikes continue to affect post
As Royal Mail workers across the United Kingdom continue to carry out strike action, many residents will no doubt be worried they’ve left it too late to get their Christmas shopping in. However, there is still a small window of opportunity to avoid disappointment. Those hoping to post parcels or …
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