Royal Mail shareholders are making £500k a day now, so why can't workers receive some benefits too?
7 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail shareholders are making £500k a day now, so why can't workers receive some benefits too?

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With automation taking hold, postal workers will counterintuitively see their work become more gruelling as newly extended delivery rounds cover the time freed up by parcel sorting. The CWU – who represent 134,000 postal workers – have been negotiating for four key demands, including a shorter working week. The demand for a reduction in working hours is a direct response to postal workers’ experience at the sharp end of technological change. What unites these precarious workers and the Royal Mail postal workers is their determination to confront changes sweeping over the workplace and ensure they reap some of the benefits.

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Royal Mail postal workers 'told by higher-ups to fake deliveries so bosses could keep their bonuses'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Mail postal workers 'told by higher-ups to fake deliveries so bosses could keep their bonuses'

Daily Mail  

A 'disturbing' claim has emerged that Royal Mail postal workers are being told by higher-ups to 'fake deliveries' so their bosses can hold onto bonuses. A 'disturbing' claim has emerged that Royal Mail postal workers are being told by higher-ups to 'fake deliveries' so their bosses can hold onto bonuses This would risk a number of parcels not coming in …

Commitments from firm bidding for Royal Mail takeover not strong enough – union
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Commitments from firm bidding for Royal Mail takeover not strong enough – union

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “We made it …

Royal Mail announces it has been bought for £3.57 billion by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Mail announces it has been bought for £3.57 billion by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group

Daily Mail  

The board of Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services said it has agreed to a £3.57 billion takeover offer from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group. Royal Mail parent company International Distribution Services says it has agreed a £3.57bn takeover by Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky Mr Kretinsky already owned more than a quarter of IDS, and has stakes in several …

Letter deliveries six days a week are on the verge of being axed, union bosses hint
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Letter deliveries six days a week are on the verge of being axed, union bosses hint

Daily Mail  

Union bosses have hinted they will accept an end to six-day letter deliveries, paving the way for Royal Mail to make historic cuts to postal services. The Communication Workers Union leaders have suggested they will back reforms to the universal service obligation, which legally guarantees deliveries six days a week. Union bosses have hinted they will accept an end to …

Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Royal Mail workers have endured ‘roller coaster’ few years, says union

The Independent  

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Royal Mail rejects claims it is planning to sack thousands of workers
2 years, 2 months ago

Royal Mail rejects claims it is planning to sack thousands of workers

The Independent  

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Are Royal Mail on strike today: Worst delivery firms revealed as workers walk out
2 years, 2 months ago

Are Royal Mail on strike today: Worst delivery firms revealed as workers walk out

The Independent  

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Private delivery firms struggle with huge demand as Royal Mail workers strike
2 years, 3 months ago

Private delivery firms struggle with huge demand as Royal Mail workers strike

The Telegraph  

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”. Thousands of Royal Mail staff gathered for a rally in central London last week to protest against pay and conditions in what they claimed was the biggest postal workers’ demonstration …

Royal Mail strike - live: Postal workers hold December rally in London as walkout causes delays
2 years, 3 months ago

Royal Mail strike - live: Postal workers hold December rally in London as walkout causes delays

The Independent  

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Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

The Independent  

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If you care about your postie, you’ll support the Royal Mail strike
2 years, 3 months ago

If you care about your postie, you’ll support the Royal Mail strike

The Independent  

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Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers expected at rally near Parliament
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers expected at rally near Parliament

The Independent  

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Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported
2 years, 3 months ago

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported

The Independent  

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Royal Mail workers and university lecturers continue industrial action
2 years, 3 months ago

Royal Mail workers and university lecturers continue industrial action

The Independent  

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Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers on same day
2 years, 3 months ago

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers on same day

The Independent  

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Royal Mail: Why are postal workers going on strike?
2 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail: Why are postal workers going on strike?

The Independent  

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Christmas shopping chaos looms as Royal Mail staff plan 19 days of walkouts
2 years, 5 months ago

Christmas shopping chaos looms as Royal Mail staff plan 19 days of walkouts

The Telegraph  

Postal workers are threatening weeks of disruption in the run up to Christmas with plans for 19 days of strikes in October and November. Dave Ward, general secretary Communication Workers Union, which represents 115,000 postal workers, said: “This is a significant announcement, but it is one which matches the level of anger our members feel at the way Royal Mail …

Royal Mail workers to walk out over pay in ‘summer’s biggest strike’
2 years, 6 months ago

Royal Mail workers to walk out over pay in ‘summer’s biggest strike’

The Independent  

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Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute

Al Jazeera  

Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Decent pay!” Workers at Royal Mail Group, who deliver parcels and letters across the nation in distinctive red vans with a crown logo, are joining picket lines across the UK in protest after being given a pay rise that falls …

‘No letters for four days’ when 115,000 Royal Mail workers go on strike this month
2 years, 7 months ago

‘No letters for four days’ when 115,000 Royal Mail workers go on strike this month

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Royal Mail said the decision to strike is an “abdication of responsibility” for the …

Letter deliveries to be delayed until 5pm in Royal Mail shake-up
2 years, 7 months ago

Letter deliveries to be delayed until 5pm in Royal Mail shake-up

The Telegraph  

Thousands of households across Britain will not receive their post until after 5pm under a major shake-up proposed by Royal Mail. With many online shopping orders now made late at night, bosses want postmen and women to set off on their rounds later to give time for “next day” packages to arrive at sorting offices. A Royal Mail spokesman on …

Royal Mail and unions reach an agreement to end two-year dispute
4 years, 2 months ago

Royal Mail and unions reach an agreement to end two-year dispute

Daily Mail  

Royal Mail has struck a ‘landmark’ deal with unions that ends a two-year dispute over pay and conditions. Breakthrough: Royal Mail has struck a 'landmark' deal with unions that paves the way for the postal service to focus on parcel deliveries and to push ahead with technology improvements The deal is a triumph for executive chairman Keith Williams, who was …

Royal Mail shareholders paid over £800m in past four years while services are scaled back
7 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail shareholders paid over £800m in past four years while services are scaled back

The Independent  

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Royal Mail sell-off to begin within weeks - but so will strikes
11 years, 6 months ago

Royal Mail sell-off to begin within weeks - but so will strikes

The Independent  

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On offer to all, £750 of shares in the Royal Mail after Government starts process of privatising £3bn business
11 years, 6 months ago

On offer to all, £750 of shares in the Royal Mail after Government starts process of privatising £3bn business

Daily Mail  

On offer to all, £750 of shares in the Royal Mail after Government starts process of privatising £3bn business Vince Cable insisted 6-day-a-week service will be protected by the sale Biggest government sell-off since the railways in the 1990s Unions are bitterly opposed and have threatened strike action Labour accuses the government of rushing 'fire sale' in face of opposition …

U.K. Postal Workers On Strike
15 years, 4 months ago

U.K. Postal Workers On Strike

NPR  

Postal Workers On Strike Tens of thousands of British postal workers seeking better pay and employment protection walked off the job Thursday in a 48-hour strike. It's the biggest labor dispute seen in Britain for years, and threatens to severely disrupt mail service across the country. So what I would say to Royal Mail is, if you're serious about this …

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