[ad_1] H undreds of thousands of workers across multiple sectors have voted to go on strike, including rail workers, university staff, teachers, Royal Mail workers, and civil servants. University lecturers and teachers On Monday, November 24, 70,000 lecturers, librarians, and researchers across 150 UK universities kicked off three days of strike action over pay, working…
[ad_1] Royal Mail is urging its customers to send out their post earlier than usual if they want it to go out in time for Christmas. The company is under pressure from workers who will be taking part in industrial action in the run-up to Christmas. It has issued an update on the recommended posting…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has made some changes to its last suggested posting dates before Christmas to ensure gifts and cards are received on time. Urging customers to post their mail earlier this Christmas season as strikes by workers continue, Royal Mail has brought forward its suggested second-class posting dates from December 19 to December 12…
[ad_1] Royal Mail strikers in Tiverton have been gifted £170 to help them during industrial action. Political party LIFT (Local Independents for Tiverton) donated the funds at a recent day of action outside the sorting office on Barrington Street on Thursday, November 24. Sarah Perris, a LIFT member, said: “We’ve launched a strike fund for…
[ad_1] Huge piles of undelivered letters and packages have been left at Royal Mail depots, sparking fears of Christmas chaos. Images show sacks of undelivered items stacked up high, inside three depots in North West England, South West London and Essex. The pictures were taken over the last few days as Royal Mail workers took…
[ad_1] R oyal Mail has brought its final posting dates for Christmas forward by almost a week amid industrial action by its workers. It has brought forward the final suggested date for sending second class post to December 12 from December 19, and for first class to December 16 from December 21. Six days of…
[ad_1] December is in full swing and that means only one thing, people are frantically getting ready for Christmas. As the big day gets closer and closer, people are preparing to post gives to family and friends in time for December 25. But with Royal Mail strikes looming there could be major delays. It’s wise,…
[ad_1] Ah, Christmas, a time for giving and receiving. Or perhaps not. The industrial action planned by Royal Mail workers over pay and working conditions does not just threaten to play havoc with Christmas card deliveries, it is also a big problem for the countless small enterprises whose trade depends so heavily on seasonal gifts…
[ad_1] For more than 20 years, it has been home to one of Hull’s most popular pubs. But many centuries ago, the grand building that occupies the corner of Lowgate and Alfred Gelder Street in Hull city centre was far more important than it is today. It was called Suffolk Palace and at one time…
[ad_1] Currys has dropped Royal Mail as a delivery provider to avoid damage from one of the country’s most bitter industrial disputes in the crucial run up to Christmas. The FTSE 250 electricals retailer has taken the decision to stop using Royal Mail ahead of its most important trading period, according to City sources. The…