New National Lottery rules have been introduced, causing some winners to experience delays in receiving their prize money. Following the takeover of the National Lottery by multinational lottery operator Allwyn from Camelot in February this year, changes have been made to the payout process. The Post Office no longer distributes …
Read More »New National Lottery rules which has left winners waiting for pay outs
New National Lottery rules have meant winners are struggling to get hold of their prizes. The National Lottery was taken over by Allwyn from Camelot in February. Changes to rules have left winners unable to collect their prize money from the Post Office, which is no longer handing out big …
Read More »Billionaire Czech bidder for Royal Mail advised by ex-Labour’s Chuka Umunna
The swoop is also facing opposition from the CWU, which is instead calling for a “new ownership and governance model” for Royal Mail. Mr Kretinsky’s EP Group, which is expected to make a fresh offer ahead of a deadline of May 15 set under City takeover rules, has held meetings …
Read More »Edinburgh swordsmith ‘stranded’ as Royal Mail set to impose blade delivery ban
A swordsmith has slammed a forthcoming ban on delivering blades through the post as threatening his business. Posting swords and most blade types will be prohibited by Royal Mail and Parcelforce from May 7. Most other courier services have already introduced such bans. Paul Macdonald owns Macdonald Academy of Arts …
Read More »The People App: Big Brother at Royal Mail
Royal Mail postal workers will recall during our bitter 2022-23 industrial dispute the transparently disingenuous performance of then CEO Simon Thompson in front of the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee. When questioned about the technology that posties carry with them, Thompson was by turns …
Read More »CWU Conference 2024 Royal Mail faces cleaner strikes amid fears for Real Living Wage commitments
CLEANERS have threatened to take industrial action if Royal Mail’s facilities management arm drops the Real Living Wage. Communication Workers Union (CWU) members said they “will resist by all means possible” should Royal Mail Property and Facilities Solutions (RMPFS) abandon the voluntary commitment. Delegates approved the approach at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth today. The …
Read More »Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
Mr Ward, speaking at the union’s annual conference in Bournemouth, said: “It has been a roller coaster for employees in the past few years, going from being key workers during the pandemic, then involved in the most brutal industrial dispute I have ever seen, a debate about the quality of …
Read More »Update issued on new Royal Mail Nuneaton sorting office
Nuneaton’s new Royal Mail delivery office is almost complete. That is according to developers, the Deeley Group, which is behind the new facility in Bermuda village. The current delivery office in Church Street will be demolished as part of the £20m Justice Walk development, which will boast a new library, …
Read More »Attend UK Postal Workers Rank-and File meeting Sunday: “They want Royal Mail on a par with Evri and Amazon”
Hundreds of copies of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (PWRFC) statement “Oppose Royal Mail’s Assault on the USO! Defeat CWU’s Collusion!” have been distributed at Royal Mail delivery offices in Bradford, Keighley, Sheffield, Barnsley, Leicester, Glasgow and Manchester. The appeal to attend the PWRFC’s Zoom meeting this Sunday, April 28, …
Read More »CWU Conference 2024 Review free Royal Mail redeliveries as USO no longer viable, CWU delegates hear
FREE Royal Mail redeliveries should be reviewed after the company’s actions have left its six-day delivery service financially unviable, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) conference heard today. Deputy general secretary Martin Walsh told delegates in Bournemouth that the union has submitted its rejection of a three- or four-day letter delivery service to regulator Ofcom, which is …
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