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XMAS D2D Arrangements

14th Nov 08 : Union rep

The CWU have agreed the following Door to Door delivery timetable with Royal Mail, which has been ratified by the Postal Executive.

Please remember,despite some areas in the past pushing for more,you only have to deliver 3 lots in any one week.

There is a 3 week period where they are suspended. Read More

POCA given to The Post Office

13th Nov 08 : POSTMAN

Work and pensions secretary James Purnell has told the Commons that he was abandoning the procurement process that could have led to a private company winning the post office card account contract, and allowing the Post Office to carry on providing the service.

The post office card account generates an income of around £200m and keeping the contract has probably saved 3000 more Post Offices from closure. Read More

ROYALMAILCHAT: "Our aim is to provide the latest postal news and the best forums for discussion of the day to day dealings within Royal Mail. We would also encourage CWU Reps, Union members, Royal Mail employees and of course customers,to use the site as a means to pass on their hard earned knowledge and experience to those that might find it useful."

Royal Mail profits up

23rd Oct 08 : POSTMAN

Royal Mail has doubled its operating profit to £177m in the last six months,even though the number of letters being delivered has fallen by five million a day.

Big Al has said "These are good results that demonstrate that real progress has been made in what are clearly difficult economic circumstances." Read More

Mandelson:"I want to privatise Royal Mail"

20th Oct 08 : POSTMAN

Peter Mandelson,the Secretary of State for Business has said that he had wants to allow Royal Mail "to be progressively private, even if initially part of the company stayed in the Government's hands"

The plan would have been implemented if he had not been forced to resign as Trade and Industry Secretary 10 years ago,old Pete in an interview, said "Frankly, 10 years on, I was surprised this was still an unresolved issue."

Royal Mail pension deficit:Possible rise from £2.9bn to £5bn

15th Oct 08 : POSTMAN

According to new calculations by Independent pension consultant, John Ralfe who bases his estimate on data available from the Royal Mail's March accounts,Royal Mail's pension deficit could rise from £2.9bn to £5bn by the end of September.

As of March the Royal Mail had pension assets of £23.9bn and liabilities of £26.8bn, giving a deficit of £2.9bn. However, by the end of September Mr Ralfe estimates the value of its assets will have fallen to approximately £21bn, with liabilities amounting to £26bn, giving a £5bn deficit. Read More

Amazon.co.uk

15TH oct 08 : POSTMAN

Amazon.co.uk is 10 years old today,and to cheer us posties up they have also slashed delivery charges in the run-up to Christmas...

Ninian Wilson leaves!

10TH oct 08 : POSTMAN

Ninian Wilson Royal Mail's Operations Director and responsible for Safety has left with immediate effect...

It's World Post Day!

9TH OCT 08 : POSTMAN

Apparently it's World Post Day today which is celebrated each year on 9 October...

CWU ask for complete ban of private cars on delivery

4th oct 08 : POSTMAN

CWU ask for Cars to be banned on delivery after a Postman in Essex knocked down and killed a 63yr old woman...

UK's largest - ever direct mailing

2nd oct 08 : POSTMAN

Royal Mail in November is to send out the UK's largest ever direct mailing to 28M homes and businesses...

Good news week for Bristol posties

1ST OCT 08 : POSTMAN

3 Bristol posties get their jobs back,and now singing postman Dean Farnell is proving a hit in America...

Postie to work 50+ years at Royal Mail

29th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

Postman John Davies is to work 50+ years at Royal Mail...

Sameday delivery for XMAS

29th Sept 08 : johnnyp

Customers in the M25 will be able to have the goods they order before 2pm delivered to them the same day by Royal Mail posties...

Royalmailchat launches new website

28th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

Today see's the launch of the new RMC website...

CWU TV - Episode 2

14th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

Episode 2 of CWU TV goes live this Sunday 28 Sept...

Leighton to go in March

20th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

The pink shirted one is due to leave in March...

Now Coventry Mail Centre playing up

20th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

There now seems to be an investigation into the Bishop Street Mail Centre...

Managers suspended at Edinburgh Mail Centre for hiding mail

14th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

TWO senior managers have been suspended at the Edinburgh Mail Centre...

MP banned from Royal Mail site

17th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

Conservative MP Edward Timpson held a meeting with Royal Mail workers 'OUTSIDE' Crewe sorting office...

Romec to strike for 3 days

16th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

The CWU has issued notice for three days of national strike action next week for our Romec colleagues...

PDA trouble North London

14th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

Royal Mail management in North London have instructed delivery drivers to start using PDAs without an official agreement.

French postal workers to strike over privatization

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

French postal workers announced they would be organizing a national one-day strike and demonstration for Sept 23...

Massive public opposition to post office closures

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

An overwhelming 99 per cent of people oppose mass closures of post offices, a survey has revealed says the Daily Mirror...

Pensions/Review on Liberalisation

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

The CWU campaign on Pensions and the Government review is targetting the Labour Party and TUC Conferences...

Royal Mail Xmas Arrangements

6th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

PostCon have signalled that they would not have a problem if Sat 27th Dec was a non service day for us...

Hand Helds/Postal Digital Assistants (PDA)

6th Sept 08 : POSTMAN

Royal Mail have refused a Code of Practice for the full roll out of Postal Digital Assistants...

Keighley post workers ballot for action.

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

Keighley delivery office in West Yorkshire are being balloted on industrial action over Royal Mail failing to stick to the terms of the recently signed Phase 3...

Chaos in Enfield - Geo-Route

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

ENFIELD has been plunged into postal chaos by cost cutting measures which have left posties struggling and two thirds of all deliveries are not being completed...

Post strike threat - Cheltenham

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

Posties are on the verge of a walkout over conditions in the Cheltenham delivery office after shift changes were causing a backlog of post...

CWU condemns Royal Mail closure programme

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

CWU condemns Royal Mail's announcement to close major mail centres in the North West ...

CWU wins pay-outs for Royal Mail workers

5th Sept 08 : Union rep

The CWU secured pay-outs from Royal Mail for 27 posties from Streatham SW London ...

CWU TV

2nd Sept 08 : Union rep

CWU TV was launched on Sunday 31st August with the first episode broadcasted on Sky channel 167...

CWU.ORG

2nd Sept 08:POSTMAN

The CWU have been working on a new website

Not sure when it's going to be ready but I've had a sneak preview of it and have to say it's much better than the current one.It is much more easier on the eye and a hell of a lot easier to navigate and find stuff. Read More