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Delays caused by a walkout this month of more than 100,000 members of the Communication Workers Union, which represents postal workers, have led to fears that some Christmas cards will not arrive until February. “There are mountains of postal votes that haven’t arrived yet,” a source said. “It’s very difficult …

The plethora of Royal Mail strikes have caused chaos in the postal system, with people waiting longer than usual for deliveries. The run-up to Christmas is always a busy time in any event and this year no doubt there has been disappointment with cards and parcels going astray. Postal workers …

People purchasing items for home delivery have been warned to watch out for scammers who are taking advantage of delays caused by industrial action at the Royal Mail. The national postal service recently warned customers that postage could be affected by union strike action, and security experts say that criminals …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has confirmed that their planned strike on December 23 and 24 will go ahead as planned after Royal Mail rejected an offer to sort out the ongoing dispute. A statement released on Twitter by the CWU read: “Further to the update this afternoon, we can …

The Royal Mail has been slammed after making a bizarre request to staffers’ families to help ‘save Christmas’. As many of you will be well aware, members of the CWU union – which represents more than 115,000 postal workers – recently took national strike action amid calls for better pay. …

A CWU spokesperson added that “Royal Mail are risking serious security risks by bringing in completely untrained randomers with no experience to plough through your Christmas post. “There is a better day of dealing with this backlog: stop the destruction of your workers’ livelihoods, guarantee you’ll treat them with the …

Commuters face a second day of severe rail disruption today (Wednesday, December 14) as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are joined in walkouts by Royal Mail workers, and nurses prepare to take unprecedented industrial action. As on the first day of the 48-hour strike, around half …

Christmas is just a matter of a few days away, so the mad dash for last minute shopping is well and truly upon us. And for those of you who’ve still not sent off your cards or presents yet, you will need to get a move on if you want …

Writing on social media, it said the hold-up was because of “significantly increased demand due to Royal Mail and rail strikes as well as the demands of the festive season”. It said 98 per cent of its orders usually arrive the next working day, but current delays are expected to …

Small business owners are urging customers to get their orders in as soon as possible in an effort to avoid delays caused by a series of Royal Mail strikes. The Communication Workers Union has called on its members at Royal Mail to take national strike action today (11 December), as …