Workers say ‘YES’ to national UK strike
A national postal strike will go ahead in the UK after the results of a Communication Workers Union (CWU) ballot were released.
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Amazon denies ending Royal Mail contract
Amazon.com’s British unit denied it had cancelled a long-term parcel delivery contract with Royal Mail, after a report in The Guardian newspaper said it had lost the business after strike threats, reports Reuters.
Read MoreMillions struggle to get to local Post Office
The number of UK residents who have trouble getting to their local branch has doubled since Labour came to power in 1997, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Read MoreMP hits out at Royal Mail
Tom Watson MP has written to the chief executive of Royal Mail Group, Adam Crozier, to complain about the Royal Mail’s “heavy handed approach” to the “growing sector of not-for-profit citizen focused sites” in the UK, reports h-online.com
Read MoreUK postcodes are 50 years old
The UK’s country-wide postcode system, introduced to speed up mail deliveries but now used for a range of applications, is half a century old, reports the BBC.
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