Labour Conference to hold emergency debate on Royal Mail's f

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Labour Conference to hold emergency debate on Royal Mail's future

LONDON - The future of Royal Mail is to be debated at the Labour Party conference on Wednesday, after a motion from the Communication Workers Union was accepted.


The news comes as the row between Royal Mail and the postal workers' union escalates. A fresh wave of postal strikes starts this week, with more than 15,000 workers walking out in the dispute over jobs, pay and services.

Plans to part privatise Royal Mail, championed by business secretary Lord Mandelson, were put on hold earlier this year after objections by more than 140 Labour MPs. The business secretary argues that outside investment, to help pay for modernization of the postal service, is the only way to save Royal Mail.

In response to Royal Mail's plans to increase automation of its service and cut jobs, the CWU has been staging strikes across the country.

The unrest could get worse, with more than 100,000 postal workers are being balloted on a national strike, with the result due on 9 October.

Users of direct mail are getting increasingly concerned about the effect of the strikes on their businesses.

[postietaz]

outside investment my arse ,you telling me royal mail been running at a loss all these years {bullocks}the goverment been spunking the profits and now its time to invest they dont wanna know.lets help the banks and screw royal mail we'll sell it at a profit once we get it running to its maxium