115,000 posties start Christmas strike today as union boss warns of festive ‘meltdown’ December 9, 2022 More than 100,000 postal workers have begun their Christmas strikes over pay, as the industry’s union boss said Royal Mail is risking a “Christmas meltdown”. Walkouts by posties in the CWU union started this morning, after rejecting Royal Mail’s “final and best” pay offer of a nine per cent rise over two years. The union [...]
WH Smith chair Henry Staunton lined up as new Post Office head August 22, 2022 The UK government is lining up outgoing WH Smith chairman Henry Staunton to head the Post Office, as it seeks to navigate the fallout of the miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of the state-owned company’s workers wrongfully convicted of serious crimes. Former ITV finance director Staunton has been chosen as the preferred candidate to [...]
Thousands of Londoners will not get post until after 6pm following Royal Mail redesign August 8, 2022 Thousands of people across the UK may be waiting until after 5pm to get their post under the Royal Mail’s new proposals. Hundreds of areas in the country could be affected, with London, Cornwall, Wales, and Scotland having post delivered by 6pm or later as the postal service looks to push back deliveries until later [...]
Royal Mail faces biggest strike of the summer as 115,000 posties gear up for action July 19, 2022 Royal Mail workers have voted in favour of strike action, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) confirmed this afternoon. Over 80,000 Royal Mail workers took to the ballot, with 97.6 per cent voting in favour of action on a 77 per cent turnout. The announcement means that Royal Mail now faces the biggest strike of the summer, with [...]
Staff walk out at 114 Crown Post Offices today over worker pay July 11, 2022 Over one hundred Crown Post Offices will be disrupted by strikes today after workers voted in favour of a staff walk out over pay.The industrial action of 1,500 staff will cause “considerable delays” for consumers, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) said. Union members rejected a pay offer by the Post Office, which the union said [...]
Confirmed: Thousands of post Office collection and cash delivery workers to strike on 14 July July 1, 2022 Post Office collection and cash delivery workers are to stage a one-day strike later this month in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) employed in supply chain and admin jobs will walk out on 14 July. The workers deliver cash, valuables and essential supplies to thousands of sub-post offices, process [...]
Post Office Horizon Scandal: Wronged postmasters offered £19.5m interim compensation June 30, 2022 Post Office Horizon scandal victims have been given an extra £19.5m in compensation, bringing the total payout to around £30m.
Postal services face summer mayhem as strikes loom June 27, 2022 Over 100 Crown Post Offices will closed for one day in July, as workers strike against a massive real-terms pay cut.
Post Office and British Gas team up to offer free debt advice to those struggling with bills May 23, 2022 The Post Office has teamed up with British Gas to offer direct help to those struggling to pay energy bills amid the cost of living crisis. ‘Stop the Silence Pop-Ups’ will appear during the next three weeks across UK cities, giving people worried about their debts free practical and financial advice. Starting on Monday, the [...]
Heartbreaking testimonies at Horizon IT inquiry today as former sub-postmistress says ‘I just couldn’t cope anymore’ May 18, 2022 A former sub-postmistress told the Horizon IT inquiry today how she cashed in £50,000 of her pension as she struggled to pay the debts the Post Office claimed she owed. Heather Earley described how one customer to her branch repeatedly exploited a flaw in the system that saw her cash withdrawals credited as deposits on [...]