https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63660320
Royal Mail has asked the government if it can stop its letter deliveries on Saturdays, as it seeks to turn its fortunes around after slumping to a loss in the first half of the year.
The business said it wanted to move from a six-days-a-week letter delivery to five, from Monday to Friday only.
However, parcel services would continue to run all days of the week.
It came as Royal Mail reported a £219m underlying operating loss for the six months to 25 September.
Strike action weighed heavily on the firm, with further walkouts expected in the coming weeks.
Keith Williams, non-executive chair of Royal Mail's owner International Distributions Services, said "urgent reform" was needed, to ensure a sustainable future.
"[The] government has now been approached to seek an early move to five day letter delivery, whilst we continue to improve parcel services," he said.
Simon Thompson, chief executive of Royal Mail, added: "We have always been clear we need change to survive.
"We have started turning the business around and will do whatever it takes."
He added: "We would prefer to reach agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) but in any case we are moving ahead with changes to transform our business."
The CWU has been locked in a long-running dispute with Royal Mail over pay, jobs and conditions.
A series of strikes have taken place in recent weeks and action is set to resume on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries
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POSTMAN
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Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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The Government has stated it has no plans to change the USO.
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''we would prefer to reach an agreement.....BUT IN ANY CASE WE ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH CHANGES''. why are the CWU even in the room with this C***. they've got no intention on agreeing anything but what THEY want. F**K them. all out now.
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Re: Royal Mail asks to stop Saturday letter deliveries
The CWU probably has to go through all the processes to stop giving RM any fodder for getting the strike ballots thrown out in court