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General secretary of Communication Workers Union delivers warning as postal workers begin second round of walkouts Industrial action by postal workers could escalate into longer walkouts, a union leader has warned, as postal workers take to picket lines across the country for a second round of strikes. Billy Hayes, the …

Postcard protest at Royal Mail sell-off planThis is CornwallHoniton Senior Voice chairman Vic Bowsher added: "As someone who lives in a rural area I know how important Royal Mail is, especially to seniors in more isolated areas. "We are sending a message that the sell-off is opposed by 67% of …

Stroud News and Journal Join campaign against Royal Mail privatisationStroud News and JournalIn 2008, the SNJ backed a campaign to save post offices across the area earmarked for closure. After a hard-fought battle, Uplands Post Office in Stroud, which was closed, re-opened just months later to the joy of campaigners …

Observation team caught sorting office boss with crumped notes in pockets, court hears A Royal Mail sorting office manager ripped open envelopes to steal money from children's birthday cards, a court heard today . David Baker, 47, selected "colourful" envelopes that he thought were being sent to youngsters, and removed …

CITY A.M. UK seeks firms to help sell Royal Mail shares to publicReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – The British government has invited stockbrokers to apply to help sell shares in the Royal Mail postal service to members of the public as part of a planned stock market listing. The 497-year-old institution …

UK seeks firms to help sell Royal Mail shares to publicThe New Age OnlineThe British government has invited stockbrokers to apply to help sell shares in the Royal Mail postal service to members of the public as part of a planned stock market listing. The 497-year-old institution is to be …

Scotsman Royal Mail sell-off moves closerScotsmanSTOCKBROKERS and share-dealing services have been invited to act as intermediaries in the planned sale of shares in the Royal Mail. The move signals the latest stage in the Government's controversial privatisation of the postal group through an initial … More: continued here

Royal Mail says growth in proportion of mailouts partly accounts for improved profits, even as total letter volumes fall It is the bane of the nation's hallways but direct mail has become a cornerstone of the postal network, accounting for around half of all envelopes that fall through our letterboxes, …

Royal Mail's letters business is being hit harder by competition from electronic alternatives, such as email and the internet, than it is by rival mail operators. The company has released figures that are understood to show its profits taking a £500m a year hit from e-substitution compared with the £100m …

Is Privatisation Failing?DescrierAn example is their commitment to privatising the Royal Mail, despite fears that it will increase costs and reduce services to rural areas. Again this is a deeply unpopular policy, which the government seems determined to push through, despite warnings …and more » More: continued here