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At times, the impression is that the recent wave of damaging strikes, not just at the Royal Mail, but also BT, the railways, the country’s ports, and other vital parts of the economy has been driven more by a desire among hard-left union barons to score points against a Tory …

Royal Mail announced today that it will axe 10,000 full time jobs—over 6 percent of its 150,000-strong workforce across the UK. The jobs massacre was unveiled by parent group International Services Distribution and will be realised in two tranches, with 5,000 redundancies by March and a total of 10,000 by …

Royal Mail staff across the country will walk out on two more dates this month in a row over pay and conditions. It is the latest in a series of walk-outs which were confirmed by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) last month. A strike on Thursday (October 13), was the …

Royal Mail has announced that it plans to cut up to 10,000 jobs as it warned it expects its full-year losses to hit £350million. The postal network plans to axe up to 6,000 jobs by next August as part of parts to reduce its costs but in total it wants …

The Royal Mail has launched an investigation after hundreds of letters were found dumped at the side of a busy road. The post, which included bills and personal letters, was collected by volunteer litter-pickers who were clearing hedgerows and grass verges by the A47, near Hinckley. Efforts are now being …

Royal Mail could cut as many as 5,000 to 6,000 jobs by the end of August next year and warned of more layoffs if planned strikes go ahead, as the British company remains locked in a bitter dispute with its largest labor union. The Communication and Workers Union (CWU), representing …

THE UK'S ROYAL Mail is considering axing 10,000 jobs as the as the delivery giant blamed industrial action for mammoth financial losses. Source link

Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images Getty Images International Distributions Services — or the stock formerly known as Royal Mail — slashed its earnings forecasts for the year on Friday. This sent shares in the business tumbling 12% to 184.2p. During the six months to September the company made an adjusted …

Numerous strikes have taken place this year, as the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) continue to be in dispute over pay, and cuts to workers’ terms and conditions. Speaking about the decision to strike, CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “Nobody takes the decision to strike lightly, but postal workers are …

Royal Mail could cut up to 10,000 jobs over the next year, according its to parent company International Distributions Services. The delivery giant blamed the proposed cuts on the “impact of industrial action, delays in delivering agreed productivity improvements and lower parcel volumes”. Royal Mail confirmed the news this morning …