‘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 long-term job security of CWU members. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said that postal workers are being “pushed to the brink” and warned Royal Mail there will be “serious disruption” until there is further action on pay. “The CWU’s message to Royal Mail‘s leadership is simple - there will be serious disruption until you get real on pay.” In a statement to the stock market on Wednesday, Royal Mail said the CWU had “failed to engage meaningfully on the business changes required”. “Royal Mail has contingency plans in place and will be working hard to minimise disruption and restore normal service as soon as possible.” The company said that the 5.5 per cent offer would “add around £230m to Royal Mail annual people costs at a time when the business is already loss-making”.

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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  

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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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Whitehall staff to launch five-day strike
1 year, 5 months ago

Whitehall staff to launch five-day strike

The Independent  

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More than 130,000 civil servants to strike next month in pay row
1 year, 11 months ago

More than 130,000 civil servants to strike next month in pay row

The Independent  

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Further talks to take place in long-running Royal Mail dispute
2 years ago

Further talks to take place in long-running Royal Mail dispute

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

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Royal Mail: Is there a postal strike today? Every strike date in December 2022 and January 2023
2 years, 2 months ago

Royal Mail: Is there a postal strike today? Every strike date in December 2022 and January 2023

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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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Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as nursing walkout looms
2 years, 3 months ago

Rail and Royal Mail workers strike as nursing walkout looms

The Independent  

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Train, Royal Mail and airport strikes: When are strikes planned in run up to Christmas
2 years, 3 months ago

Train, Royal Mail and airport strikes: When are strikes planned in run up to Christmas

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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Currys drops Royal Mail over strike action
2 years, 3 months ago

Currys drops Royal Mail over strike action

The Independent  

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Britain faces ‘de facto general strike’, says postal union chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Britain faces ‘de facto general strike’, says postal union chief

The Telegraph  

“What happened to the business leaders who were genuine innovators?” said Mr Ward. On Saturday afternoon the union posted videos online which it said showed thousands of undelivered letters and parcels being held in Royal Mail warehouses. Mr Ward said: “If Amazon were in control of Royal Mail’s infrastructure, I guarantee you now they would be leveraging that as a …

Nurses, post and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022
2 years, 3 months ago

Nurses, post and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

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

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Royal Mail workers will walk out AGAIN tomorrow in long-running row over pay
2 years, 4 months ago

Royal Mail workers will walk out AGAIN tomorrow in long-running row over pay

Daily Mail  

By Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail Militant lecturers yesterday threatened to bring every university in the UK 'to a complete standstill' with strikes in a bitter dispute over pensions and pay. More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities could walk out before Christmas, causing massive disruption to millions of students across the country In previous UCU walk outs, individual …

Royal Mail to cut up to 10,000 jobs by August after announcing losses of £219m
2 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail to cut up to 10,000 jobs by August after announcing losses of £219m

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 …

Post Office workers will walk out for three days in August in pay row - as BT workers plan strikes
2 years, 7 months ago

Post Office workers will walk out for three days in August in pay row - as BT workers plan strikes

Daily Mail  

Post Office workers will stage fresh strikes on for three days in August as part of an escalating row over pay, continuing the summer of discontent. BT and Openreach workers will also strike in a dispute over pay, adding to the swathes of industrial action this summer by hundreds of thousands of union members - including train drivers walking out …

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 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  

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Royal Mail wins High Court injunction preventing planned strike action
7 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail wins High Court injunction preventing planned strike action

The Independent  

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Royal Mail workers to strike
13 years, 9 months ago

Royal Mail workers to strike

The Independent  

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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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