Royal Mail posties back strike action in ballot August 17, 2022 Royal Mail workers have voted overwhelmingly to back further strikes. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have voted in a second ballot to enter into a formal dispute with management over pay and conditions. Members voted by 98.7 per cent on a 72.2 per cent turnout. An earlier vote in July had seen some [...]
Royal Mail expects full-year loss if strikes go ahead August 10, 2022 Royal Mail said it would be “materially loss-making” for the financial year 2022-2023 if its employees go ahead with planned strike action. More than 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers are set to strike for four days in a dispute over pay, with the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents the workers, announcing that 24-hour walkouts [...]
Royal Mail workers announce four-day strike August 9, 2022 Royal Mail workers have announced they will strike four times over the coming weeks in a dispute over salaries. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said that more than 115,000 postal workers will walk out on 26 and 31 August as well as 8 and 9 September. The decision came on the heels of last month’s [...]
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 losing £1m a day as pandemic postal boom subsides July 20, 2022 Royal Mail Group chiefs said its flagship postal service was haemorrhaging £1m a day today as revenues across the group slumped 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of the year as the pandemic postal boom subsides.
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 [...]
Royal Mail tells Ofcom to rethink parcel tracking rules as firm faces strikes and target woes July 18, 2022 Royal Mail has urged Ofcom to rethink its decision to block the company from tracking packages under the Universal Service Obligation (USO) rules as strike action and delivery pressures loom.
Royal Mail chairman says firm is at ‘crossroads moment’ as it balances union action with productivity woes July 10, 2022 Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams has said unions can't expect a no-string pay deal "where nothing changes", as the company tries to balance dwindling productivity alongside rising union tension.
Delivery mayhem: Unite confirms Royal Mail manager strike from 20 July July 5, 2022 Over 2,000 Royal Mail managers will strike later this month as the battle over job and pay cuts continue to haunt the company. The Unite trade union said this afternoon that industrial action would immediately impact the postal and parcel service in the UK, with strikes set to take place between 20 July to 22 [...]
More strikes incoming: Union to ballot over Royal Mail postman pay row June 21, 2022 The union representing staff at Royal Mail have said they will hold a ballot that could lead to even more strike action over pay, adding to the rail and tube mayhem seen this week.