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London Post strike could delay mail by five days

Posted by | Oct 2, 2003 | |

The 24-hour postal strike in London put a stop to deliveries and left a backlog of mail that could take five days to clear.

As many as 28,000 Royal Mail workers, mainly delivery and sorting staff, took industrial action over the level of London living allowance. The Communication Workers’ Union has rejected Royal Mail’s London weighting offer of £3,784 per year for inner London and £2,667 per year for outer London, and is demanding £4,000 for all staff in the capital.

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Jamaica Post must be profitable by 2006

Posted by | Oct 2, 2003 | |

Western Bureau — Buoyed by the Postal Corporation of Jamaica’s $128 million jump in revenue last year, commerce, science and technology minister, Phillip Paulwell, has urged the corporation’s board to ensure that the island’s postal service is profitable by 2006.

“The new board has been mandated to bring the postal service to a break-even position within two years, and thereafter into profitability,” Paulwell said.

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Expanding MailSource portfolio

Posted by | Oct 2, 2003 | |

The summer has been a busy time for the MailSource Implementation and Operations teams with major new contract wins including Microsoft Limited, J Walter Thompson and a leading high street bank.

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Liverpool Victoria extend £1m contract with MailSource

Posted by | Oct 2, 2003 | |

One of the first contracts for MailSource in the new millennium was awarded after competitive tender by Liverpool Victoria in Bournemouth.

After three years this contract has successfully been reviewed and extended with MailSource for a further two years. The £1m contract extension is held with ISG Occupancy with whom MailSource have developed a solid working relationship.

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Annual Best Practice Survey

Posted by | Oct 1, 2003 | |

2003 Best Practice Survey – US. Carrier ratings, expected volume changes, parcel transportation costs, consolidate / zone skip, returns delivery, delivery areas.
Information for workshare report
P:LIBRARYCourier Express ParcelsPSD Best Practice Survey 03.pdf

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