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Union activists blamed for prolonging London mail strike
Royal Mail today apologised for the severe disruption caused to postal services in London and some surrounding areas by wildcat, unlawful and unofficial strikes. Some Mail boxes in affected parts of London will be progressively sealed by the end of the week if the strikes continue, to prevent the build up of a massive backlog of letters with nowhere to go. Special Delivery services will no longer be accepted within strike-hit parts of London. “We’re sorry that the disruption to customers has reached this point”, said Chief Executive Adam Crozier. “We would only seal boxes as a last resort. But the extent of the wildcat action makes it impossible to handle and store safely the millions of letters and packets that we deal with every day in London. This does not look like coincidence to us,” said Chief Executive Adam Crozier. “What we’re seeing is a concerted campaign, orchestrated by union activists, to try to force Royal Mail to increase its London Weighting payment over and above the existing offer. This is unofficial and unlawful. They’re cajoling postmen and women in London to strike – and they’re threatening to do the same to their colleagues across the UK, who have voted against industrial action. Royal Mail won’t be blackmailed.
Read MoreIsrael Postal Service may move to a five day workweek
As plans continue to revamp the Postal Authority, senior management is considering moving the nation’s postal service to a five day workweek, a move that would save an estimated NIS 10 million annually. If this were to be the case, the Postal Authority would close on either Friday or Sunday.
Postal employees would be required to work an additional hour a day to compensate.
Read MoreEmirates Post Signs Deal With Swiss Post
Emirates Post recently signed an agreement with Global Alliance of Transportation Systems (GATS), the UK-based subsidiary of Swiss Post International, to distribute European mail to the Gulf and Middle East countries, through Emirates Post’s Dubai Airport Mail Transit Hub. The agreement was signed by Mr. Abdulla Al Daboos, Director General of Emirates Post and Dr. Ulrich Gygi, Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Post International, in Berne. The deal, valid for five years, authorizes Emirates Post to handle GATS’ mail addressed to Middle East countries using the state-of-the-art Mail Transit Hub located at Dubai International Airport.
Read MoreRoyal Mail and CWU to discuss pay dispute at ACAS
Royal Mail and the CWU have agreed to hold discussions at ACAS on the dispute over pay.
Royal Mail said the union had also promised to suspend all moves towards possible further official strike action over the dispute.
A spokesman said he was very sorry for the inconvenience customers had suffered to their mail services through unofficial strike action by up to 10,000 union members in London.
Read MorePostwatch calls on UK Royal Mail to regain control of industrial relations
Postwatch, the postal services watchdog, has called on Royal Mail and the
Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) to regain control of industrial relations in and around London.
There has been a series of supposedly unrelated and unofficial walkouts that have severely disrupted postal services in the capital, since 17 October. Customers do not know whether they can use the post or when their mail will be delivered. Londoners are not receiving a Universal Postal Service.
Read MorePost delayed as strikes spread
Unofficial strikes by postal workers in London spread today, threatening delays to mail collections and deliveries.
Thousands of postmen and women were taking industrial action across the capital, with many mounting picket lines outside mail centres.
The dispute started when a driver was suspended but has spread as managers tried to move mail to other centres.
Read MoreDutch TPG upbeat despite third quarter loss
TPG, the Dutch-owned post, parcels and supply chain operator, sank to a third quarter pre-tax loss of EUR16m (USD18.5m), thanks to an expected EUR207m hit from European logistics.
Peter Bakker, TPG’s chief executive, said: ‘Given the economic background, the results delivered by our mail and express divisions in the quarter are outstanding achievements.
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