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Royal Mail seeks injunction to stop postal strike

Royal Mail is seeking an injunction to stop a strike by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over job security and employment conditions, citing “potential irregularities” in the ballot of its...

CWU hits back at Royal Mail request to delay strikes

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has responded strongly to Royal Mail’s offer to enter into discussions without preconditions if the union provides a binding commitment to remove the threat of...

Royal Mail workers vote for strike action

Royal Mail is facing its first strike in a decade after the majority of Communication Workers Union (CWU) members voted in favour of action.

CWU to ballot over 100,000 Royal Mail workers on strike action

More than 100,000 Royal Mail staff are to be balloted for possible strike action over grievances about job security and the terms and conditions of their employment.

PostalSort adds electric vans to fleet

PostalSort, part of Northern Ireland’s PostalGroup, has added its first all-electric postal delivery van to its fleet.

Whistl announces contract wins and direct mail audience tracker

Whistl, the UK’s second-largest delivery company, has announced Zurich Insurance and Yorkshire Building Society as new clients as well as renewing several existing contracts.

Strikes threatened as Royal Mail announces pension scheme closure

Unions have threatened strike action after Royal Mail announced that its £7.4bn defined benefit pension scheme will close to future accrual in March 2018.

Whistl to consolidate northern operations into Bolton 'super depot'

Whistl is to relocate to a new ‘super depot’ in Bolton, in a move that it says will create 33% extra capacity in its north of England operations.

DES and Austrian Post unveil new UK premises

Direct Entry Solutions (DES) and Austrian Post have officially opened their new premises.