48 hours to avert Royal Mail chaos
13 Oct 2009National postal strikes are set to be announced on Thursday.
Postal union chiefs have offered Royal Mail a 48-hour last chance to avoid a series of UK-wide strikes.
The Communications Workers Union wants Royal Mail to "step back" from imposing massive changes across the industry - a condition the company is unlikely to accept. Strikes could take place from Friday next week.
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The union has destroyed Royal Mail? I think you'll find its Royal Mail management that are the cause with their bully boy tactics. They should negotiate not dictate. Striking is a last resort but I am 100% behind this! Sack one of Britains highest paid chief executives Adam Crozier. Who says failure isn't rewarded?
- Mark, London, 21/10/2009 15:32
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The Union has destroyed Royal Mail. It will not recover from this loss of business.
- Frank, Home Counties, England., 14/10/2009 09:27
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Until the union is broken, the mail will be broken.
- Trunk, US, 14/10/2009 00:09
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Whew! That'll be twice as long as for the NHS.
- Threaded, Roskilde, Denmark, 13/10/2009 19:53
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It seems very odd that a Government, seemingly desperate to kick-start the economy, can sit on the sidelines and allow even more disrupton to the Nation's dwindling postal services. This will be the final straw for small businesses - inevitably more will shut down. I cannot help wondering if Monsewer Mandy is playing yet another game - goodbye Royal Mail, Hello Deutsch Post !
- Realistic, London UK, 13/10/2009 16:31
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The strikes must be averted at all costs. the outcome of the strikes will cost a million times more damage than the claims that have been made. It will be fall of a once great nation believe you me.
- Wq Ex Pat, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 13/10/2009 15:19
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both sides are acting like kids in a playground. This needs to be resolved now, small businesses cannot afford the strike to continue. The local strikes since June are really hurting at a time when we are trying to survive the recession
- Rachael - Thingimijigs, Burnley Lancashire, 13/10/2009 14:07
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