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LONDON, Nov 18 — Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in the run-up to the busy Christmas period in a dispute over pay and conditions, their union said yesterday. The workers will strike on December 23 and 24, in addition to December 9, 11, 14 …

Royal Mail has asked permission from the Government to stop delivering letters on Saturdays. The proposed five-day letter service will take place Monday to Friday after it was revealed that the group suffered a huge £219 million loss in profits – with industrial action set to affect this even more. …

Royal Mail workers will strike on seven days in December, including on Christmas Eve, in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, their union has announced. The workers will now walk out on December 23 and 24, in addition to December 1, 9, 11, 14 and 15, the Communication …

Royal Mail has asked the Government for an early move to cut its letter service to five days a week after unveiling an approximately £219million loss bosses say was worsened by strike action.  The postal service is looking to switch from a six-days-a-week letter delivery service to five, covering Monday to …

Royal Mail have petitioned the UK Government to cut letter services down to five days a week after admitting heavy losses following crippling industrial action. Three days of crippling strikes in the first half of the year are reported to have cost the organisation around £70 million. Further strikes in …

Royal Mail has accelerated plans to axe Saturday letter deliveries by asking the Government to consider changing postal laws to allow a five-day-a-week operation. The postal monopoly, which has a legal requirement under its “Universal Service Obligation” to deliver letters six-days-a-week, is seeking permission for “an early move to five …

Postal workers have accused Royal Mail bosses of “gross mismanagement”, as talks aimed at resolving a national dispute continue and strikes in the Christmas build-up look set to go ahead. Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), accused the Royal Mail Group chief executive Simon Thompson and …

T alks aimed at resolving a long-running row at Royal Mail over pay, jobs and conditions are continuing to allow more time for a deal, it was announced on Wednesday. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have taken strike action in recent months and are due to walk out …

Royal Mail has extended the deadline to use up old stamps, following complaints from customers. You now have until July 31 next year to use any non-barcoded everyday stamps – those with the Queen’s profile on – before they become worthless, an extension of six months from the original January …

Postal workers in Perth and Kinross are set to stage two 48-hour strikes around the busiest shopping days of the year as a long-running row over pay, jobs and conditions continues. The CWU (Communication Workers Union) informed Royal Mail its members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters will …