Tag: Mail Services

DMA pressures parties to avert postal strike

Posted by | Aug 8, 2003 | |

The DMA (UK) is urging Royal Mail and postal workers to reach an agreement over pay conditions and avert a national strike that could plunge the direct marketing industry into crisis. A DMA spokesman says: “We can ill afford action in this economic climate. Consumers wouldn’t be able to respond, wouldn’t have their orders fulfilled, and it would damage their confidence in the medium. “Advertisers may make switches on their media schedules, and the Royal Mail recovery plan could be thrown into jeopardy. We’re asking both parties to use common sense.”

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UK Royal Mail writes to staff over pay offer

Posted by | Aug 8, 2003 | |

Royal Mail Has written to its 160,000 postmen and women in a bid to head off the threat of its first national strike over pay in seven years.

In the letters, Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton tells workers that the offer will increase their minimum basic pensionable pay from GBP262 to GBP300 a week, and that it will eliminate the six-day working week.

CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward immediately called Mr Leighton’s letter a “direct snub” to his negotiating team, and said the union was not lifting the strike threat.

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UK Royal Mail Postal pay row sent to Acas

Posted by | Aug 8, 2003 | |

Postal workers agreed yesterday to involve Acas in a dispute over their pay deal.
Leaders of the Communication Workers Union met to discuss an offer from Royal Mail to go into arbitration at the conciliation service, and make sure there would be no preconditions.
“We have now accepted the offer to go to Acas for unconditional informal talks,” a union spokesman said.

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Curtin has to pull AN Post together and make profits

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

The cost of delivering mail throughout the country five days a week – with 70pc of costs represented by wages and salaries – is a key issue for a postal service facing more financial losses. AN Post’s incoming chief executive, Donal Curtin, had to hit the groundrunning after taking up his position three weeks ago. Communications Regulator Etain Doyle has been considering the State company’s application for an increase in the price of a stamp for domestic mail from 41 to 48. The EUR18m in additional revenue which the stamp price increase will generate in a fullyear is unlikely, however, to pull the mail group back into the black in the current year.

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R6 to offer advice on mailing

Posted by | Aug 7, 2003 | |

Two former Deutsche Post Global Mail employees have set up a logistics and mail consultancy to offer companies help dealing with distribution and postal networks throughout the world.

R6 Consultancy, based in Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, is initially concentrating on transporting print within Europe, but wants to extend its services to include address and data management, marketing services and transactional mail production as required.

Managing partner Graham Rothery said R6’s aim was to pick the best options for clients, particularly in DM, mail order and financial sectors, and provide alternatives to the Royal Mail.

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