A new documentary series will feature team members at East Midlands Airport as film crews go behind the scenes of the airport’s cargo operation. During the eight-part series viewers will get an insight into how an airport is kept running 24 hours a day, 365 years a year. Called Mega …
Read More »M25 crash: Lorry driver killed in accident ‘wasn’t wearing seatbelt’
An inquest has heard how a lorry driver who died in a crash on the M25 probably wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. The motorway was closed for six hours after the collision which killed 57-year-old Kevin Thompson. The lorry he was driving smashed into the …
Read More »Bedfordshire lorry driver died after crashing into the back of Royal Mail truck
A Bedfordshire lorry driver who died after crashing into the back of a Royal Mail truck may not have been wearing his seatbelt, an inquest has revealed. Kevin Thompson, 57, died after the lorry he was driving smashed into the back of the Royal Mail vehicle on the M25 earlier …
Read More »UK: Bootle Royal Mail workers’ strike sold out by Communication Workers Union
UK: Bootle Royal Mail workers’ strike sold out by Communication Workers Union By Robert Stevens 10 October 2019 An unofficial strike by Royal Mail delivery workers against management racism was sold out yesterday by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), after a scabbing operation enforced by the police. The strike …
Read More »Liberum Capital Lowers Royal Mail (LON:RMG) to Sell
Liberum Capital lowered shares of Royal Mail (LON:RMG) to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday, September 24th, ThisIsMoney.Co.Uk reports. RMG has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Royal Mail to an equal weight rating in a report …
Read More »Vote yes to Royal Mail strike action to take on the bullying bosses
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1059/29690 From The Socialist newspaper, 9 October 2019 Plymouth Royal Mail workers on strike against bullying management, 24-26.7.19, photo Ryan Aldred (Click to enlarge) Gary Clark, CWU branch secretary On 15 October the Communication Workers Union (CWU) will announce the ballot result for industrial action over …
Read More »Children can receive a free letter from Santa with the Royal Mail this Christmas
Royal Mail is helping families deliver letters to Santa again this Christmas . Writing a letter to Father Christmas is a festive tradition many take part in, but do we ever really send them off? This year Royal Mail is giving children the chance to send off their wish list …
Read More »Week long ‘unofficial’ strike now over after Royal Mail win High Court legal ruling
A seven-day long strike at a Merseyside postal depot is today over after Royal Mail bosses took the case to the High Court in London. Posties at the Bootle and Seaforth delivery office on Trinity Industrial Estate this morning reluctantly returned to work following the week-long walkout. The dispute surfaced …
Read More »Meet the octogenarian who has spent 35,000 hours looking after other OAPs
When Clive Isles’ mother was cared for at a Bristol nursing home, little did he think he’d find a new role in life. Clive first got involved at Brunelcare’s Deerhurst care home in Soundwell when his mum moved there in 1988. After his mother died Clive, who used to work …
Read More »Christmas posting dates 2019 for Royal Mail and Parcelforce including UK and worldwide
Royal Mail and Parcelforce have announced their last posting dates for Christmas 2019, for first and second class mail, signed for, tracked and special delivery items. Christmas always creeps up on us faster than we think. And unless you’re one of those mega-organised people who has all the festive preparations …
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