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Piles of undelivered post have been pictured stacking up at depots across the country as Royal Mail strikes threaten to cause havoc over Christmas.  Images, taken in the last few days, appear to show mail bags piling up in North West England, South West London and Essex. More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers will …

A union leader warned that there could be a Christmas ‘mail meltdown’ if a breakthrough over issues including pay is not found between Royal Mail bosses and postal workers. Images said to have been taken in the last few days shows mountains of packed mail bags that have reportedly started …

Strikes could cause havoc over Christmas as rail, Eurostar and Royal Mail staff will walk out over the festive period – putting present deliveries at risk.   Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on December 16, 18, 22 and …

BBC Breakfast viewers raged over a ‘car crash’ interview with a Royal Mail boss who said strikers will ‘ruin Christmas’. Royal Mail Chief Executive Simon Thompson was on the show this morning as strikes are underway at Royal Mail. Mr Thompson said: “We are doing everything we can to protect …

R oyal Mail workers are set to strike in November and December, causing disruption to the delivery of Christmas letters and parcels. It’s always important to be aware of the final Christmas posting dates, but even more so this year amid the industrial action in the run-up to the festive …

Hundreds of thousands of workers in the UK are coming into struggle against the savage offensive on their jobs, wages and working conditions being mounted by the government and the employers. Wednesday is the second day in less than a week that Royal Mail workers and university workers have struck …

A fresh wave of strikes will be held on Wednesday as the year of industrial unrest continues across the country. Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside universities, colleges …

More strikes will be held across the country tomorrow as unions gear up for Christmas walkouts – including 100,000 nurses in mid-December.   Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside …

Royal Mail bosses are being branded as “woke” after they banned postmen from flying patriotic flags on the company’s 48,000 vans and lorries during the World Cup. All flags – of England, Wales and other countries – are barred from the Royal Mail’s delivery vehicles, as well as from tens …

With inflation, the rising cost of living and bills going through the roof, this year has been one gripped by strike action. Workers across a range of industries have walked out, taking part in industrial action to demand better working conditions from bosses. We have seen Birmingham New Street turn …