Despite a drop in overall revenue caused in part by a fall in the number of letters Britons sent, the Royal Mail had a successful Christmas, with Royal Mail CEO Moya Greene praising staff today…Read more…
‘Cause for concern’
Today’s (Thursday January 5) announcement that the Royal Mail has started a consultation process on the future of its pension plan is ‘a matter of concern’, Unite said. The Royal Mail said it…Read more…
Pension ‘robbery’
Members of Unite working for the Post Office have voted strongly for industrial action over plans by bosses to close the final salary pension scheme despite it being £100m in surplus. Of those…Read more…
Profits must pay
Unite has called on Royal Mail to recognise the ‘invaluable’ role its members have played in delivering today’s (May 19) five per cent increase in profits. Unite wants bosses to make an…Read more…
Osborne’s fire sale only the first
As chancellor George Osborne rushed through the sale of £2.1bn in RBS shares on Monday night (August 3) – at a massive loss to the taxpayer – a new analysis shows that this most recent fire-sale of a…Read more…
Great British sell-off
Axing £12bn from the welfare bill was a prime Tory election pledge – one that’s proving so impossible that even senior officials within the party’s ranks itself are now pressuring chancellor George…Read more…
No to Royal Mail ‘fire sale’
Unite today (June 4) has warned against another Royal Mail ‘fire sale’ which would short-change taxpayers and deprive the Treasury of a steady stream of income over the long-term. The warning…Read more…
Postal workers’ strike: Royal Mail should expect a battle royal | Gregor Gall
The CWU may have lost the battle on privatisation, but industrial action will send a powerful message on pay and conditions
It’s been a case of third time unlucky for the postal workers’ union (CWU)….Read more…