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Royal Mail workers back strike action in row over terms and conditions

Royal Mail workers have voted massively in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions, increasing the threat of disruption to postal deliveries. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed strikes by 98.7% on a turnout of ...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:48

Postal workers strike for second day in fight for improved pay

Postal workers are striking for a second day as their battle for better pay continues. More than 115,000 staff were expected to walk out on Wednesday, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). “What’s really making members angry is ...

31 Aug 2022 at 07:47

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Royal Mail to axe around 6,000 jobs amid fresh strikes

Royal Mail will consult on up to 6,000 redundancies as the delivery giant blamed industrial action for mammoth financial losses. Bosses urged union chiefs to call off their latest strike action and come to the table over a deal but stressed ...

14 Oct 2022 at 10:47

Striking postal workers vow to ‘fight hard’ for improved pay deal

The leader of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) declared Friday’s industrial action as “the biggest strike in the UK since 2009”, as he said more than 115,000 postal workers were out protesting over pay. CWU general secretary Dave Ward ...

26 Aug 2022 at 15:23

Fresh talks to be held in Royal Mail dispute

Fresh talks are to be held in a bid to resolve the long-running Royal Mail dispute. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) staged a series of strikes last year in a bitter row over jobs, pay and conditions. A Royal Mail ...

06 Jan 2023 at 19:35

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County Derry postal worker hits out at Royal Mail over alleged 'bullying'

A County Derry postal worker has said he and his colleagues are 'all at rock bottom' after claiming managers told them they will not receive sick pay when they are off work. The local worker's claims come almost two weeks after ...

12 Jan 2023 at 12:33

Music

Freddie Mercury’s childhood stamp collection to go on display this summer

The childhood stamp album of the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury is to go on display at The Postal Museum in London this summer. The 54-page album consists mostly of stamps from the British Commonwealth and showcases his ...

13 Jun 2022 at 17:05

Royal Mail referred to regulator over letter delivery

A committee of MPs has referred Royal Mail to regulator Ofcom for breaching its requirement to deliver letters across the country six days a week. In a strongly worded report, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ...

17 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Transport and communication workers ‘among most likely to strike last year’

Transport, storage, information and communication workers were by far the most likely to go out on strike in the second half of last year, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. The ONS said ...

08 Mar 2023 at 11:47

Nearly four million working days lost to strikes in past year, says think tank

Around 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year, more than at any point since the 1980s, according to new research. Many of the strikes have been fuelled by real-terms falls in ...

14 Aug 2023 at 00:01

City

Regulator to report on potential Royal Mail reforms

Ofcom is set to release the findings of its review into the universal service provided by Royal Mail after calls from the firm to ditch Saturday letter deliveries. The regulator is expected to publish a document ...

24 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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Royal Mail could deliver letters just three days a week, says Ofcom

Royal Mail could cut postal deliveries to as few as three days a week and save up to £650 million a year under options put forward to reform the service by the industry regulator. In a long-awaited report, ...

24 Jan 2024 at 11:39

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