Royal Mail workers will once again strike tomorrow (October 25) in the next phase of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. It is the latest scheduled day of industrial action by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). Wales Online reports that efforts to break the deadlock are …
Read More »Royal Mail urging people to check stamps they have before they become invalid
ROYAL Mail is urging people to check any stamps they have before they become invalid. It comes as the company is adding barcodes to regular stamps, leaving those without obsolete from February. After January 31, ‘non-barcoded stamps’ will no longer be able to be used for postage with people being …
Read More »‘Distraught’ families lose thousands after kitchen company ‘disappears overnight’
‘Heartbroken’ customers have lost thousands of pounds after a kitchen company disappeared overnight. Sam Martin and Danielle Charlton were planning on having children next year, but now say those plans have been thrown into serious doubt after being left out of pocket. Eleanor and Bob Plant have a newborn baby …
Read More »RSPCA: UK’s loneliest dog finally finds home after 5 years in kennels
Dubbed the UK’s ‘loneliest dog’, Lurcher Albie has finally found a home after spending almost 5 years in an RSPCA animal shelter. Albie was rescued just before Christmas in 2017 and remained in the charity’s care while the case progressed. Unfortunately, once Albie was available for rehoming, the world was …
Read More »Royal Mail blasted over plan to make old stamps useless in three months’ time
Royal Mail blasted over plan to make old stamps useless in three months’ time – introducing new barcoded versions after Christmas Royal Mail will introduce new postage stamps with barcodes after Christmas Current Postages stamps, without barcodes, need to be used by January 31 Critics say many people are unaware of …
Read More »Striking postal union puts HQ up for sale
The trade union bringing Britain’s postal and phone services to a standstill has put its multi million-pound headquarters up for sale as it digs in for a campaign of strike action this winter. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which is locked in bitter industrial disputes with Royal Mail and BT, …
Read More »Dumfries and Galloway posties, BT workers and emergency call handlers walk out in pay battle
Posties, BT workers and emergency call handlers in Dumfries and Galloway braved a downpour and walked out yesterday in their ongoing battle for fairer pay. Staff, represented by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), downed tools for 24 hours in protest over the deals they have been given this year. BT …
Read More »How to get parcels delivered during the Royal Mail strikes, and when will strikes take place?
The Communication Workers Union (CWU), representing 115,000 postal workers, confirmed the strikes will also cover Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Strikes began early this summer as postal workers demanded a “proper pay rise”, after being offered 2 per cent at a time when inflation was nearing double figures. When are …
Read More »Royal Mail, BT and Openreach workers STRIKE in long-running rows over pay and conditions
Royal Mail, BT and Openreach employees across the UK have walked out over pay and working conditions in one of the largest strikes of the year. A picket line is in action at the Royal Mail delivery office in Brighton, Sussex on Thursday, with other members of the Communication Workers Union …
Read More »Royal Mail strike: When are the postal workers walking out?
R oyal Mail workers are striking on Thursday, October 20, the latest of 19 days of industrial action that began on October 13 in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Special delivery parcels should still get to their destination, and Covid-19 test kits and prescriptions would be prioritised, said …
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