Tag: UK

Irish An Post braces itself for strike

Posted by | Nov 3, 2005 | |

Management and unions at An Post are bracing themselves for the start of industrial action tomorrow despite the intervention of the Government’s partnership watchdog in the dispute.

The National Implementation Body (NIB) invited both parties to separate talks at Government Buildings yesterday.

The body wants to broker a way out of the impasse with a two-week notice for strike action lapsing tomorrow afternoon.

The threatened strike by 8,500 Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) members is over the company’s refusal to pay the full increases due under the partnership agreement, Sustaining Progress.

The Labour Court recommended in July that the increases be paid provided postal staff agreed to a range of work practice changes in the company’s collection and delivery service.

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UK Post Offices are on the move to protect rural service

Posted by | Nov 3, 2005 | |

Mobile post offices are going on the road to save services for six County Durham communities. Counters are being set up a few hours a week in Escomb, Toronto, Witton Park, Fir Tree, Witton-le-Wear, all in Wear Valley, and Cornsay Colliery, near Durham. Subpostmasters are due to resign in Escomb, Toronto and Witton Park and premises have already closed in the other three. Margaret McCombie, subpostmaster at Tow Law, has been appointed to provide the mobile service offering banking, bill payment, travel insurance and car tax. Rural development manager Matt Silcock said the aim was to safeguard the long-term future of services.

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UK Royal Mail confirms dates for price change announcements

Posted by | Nov 3, 2005 | |

Royal Mail has confirmed that an announcement regarding price changes for the existing Presstream tariff will be made on 15 December. Any changes would take effect from April 2006 and would apply until 21 August 2006 when the new Pricing in Proportion (PiP) tariff will be implemented. Royal Mail has confirmed that it will be announcing PiP prices in March 2006. Meanwhile PPA (Periodical Publishers Association) is due to make a final submission to Postcomm regarding the regulator’s intention to withdraw Presstream from the regulated area.

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