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 parachuted in after Rico Back left in May. However, he warned the ‘proof will be in the pudding’, adding: ‘We have been far too slow to adapt in the past and now need to deliver change much more quickly.’ Royal Mail shares rose by 1.1 per cent or 3.4p to 326.7p, close to the listing price of 330p in 2013. Royal Mail needs to rapidly expand parcel services to replace tumbling letter revenues, but efforts to introduce more automation have met fierce resistance from the CWU over fears of job losses.

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Royal Mail set to ditch some Saturday deliveries in new shake-up
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Royal Mail set to ditch some Saturday deliveries in new shake-up

The Independent  

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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 …

What has been agreed under the Royal Mail takeover and what are the next steps?
3 months ago

What has been agreed under the Royal Mail takeover and what are the next steps?

The Independent  

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Royal Mail’s service must dramatically improve if time is called on Saturday deliveries
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Royal Mail’s service must dramatically improve if time is called on Saturday deliveries

The Independent  

Here’s the truth – we send far fewer letters than we used to. It is against this backdrop that the watchdog Ofcom kicked off a “national debate” on the future of the Royal Mail’s universal service obligation at the beginning of the year. Ofcom, in announcing its favoured way forward, cited research showing that the public “recognised that the way …

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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Royal Mail: Key findings from Ofcom’s review into the postal service
1 year, 1 month ago

Royal Mail: Key findings from Ofcom’s review into the postal service

The Independent  

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Royal Mail hails turnaround plan after best Christmas in four years
1 year, 2 months ago

Royal Mail hails turnaround plan after best Christmas in four years

The Telegraph  

Royal Mail hailed its best Christmas in four years after a “marked improvement” in performance during the final three months of 2023. Despite the improved trading, Royal Mail failed to hit targets that would have handed workers a bonus of £500. Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent company International Distributions Services, praised the “extraordinary efforts” of staff over the critical …

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 …

Union bosses must NOT be allowed to jeopardise UK economy, says Jeremy Hunt
2 years, 3 months ago

Union bosses must NOT be allowed to jeopardise UK economy, says Jeremy Hunt

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Hunt has warned trade unions not to jeopardise Britain’s recovery, noting that high pay demands will affect the fight against inflation and damage the workers they are trying to help. Mr Lynch said that from press reports, Transport Secretary Mark Harper's appearance at the Transport Committee this week and from what he has been directly told by the Rail …

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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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 …

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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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 …

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  

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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 to launch Amazon-style parcel service
2 years, 8 months ago

Royal Mail to launch Amazon-style parcel service

The Telegraph  

Royal Mail will press ahead with the rollout of a nationwide Amazon-style dedicated parcel delivery service despite resistance from trade unions. Larger items will be sorted at Royal Mail’s “super hubs” and taken to one of 350 delivery offices before being sent to homes across the country on dedicated parcel delivery routes. Company sources said that the Communication Workers Union, …

Royal Mail postal workers will now collect parcels for delivery from your doorstep
4 years, 5 months ago

Royal Mail postal workers will now collect parcels for delivery from your doorstep

The Independent  

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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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TUC conference: Unions back battle to save Royal Mail
11 years, 6 months ago

TUC conference: Unions back battle to save Royal Mail

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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