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Royal Mail customers could face extra postage fees as thousands of stamps become unusable

After January 31, 2023, postal customers will only be able to use barcoded stamps with the Queen’s profile on

Nottingham Post

The strike action affecting Glasgow this week as rail, postal and road workers to strike in December

A number of strikes are set to take place from now until beyond Christmas, due to a variety of disputes between company and workers, such as pay and working conditions.

Glasgow Live

‘We cannot go on like this’: three striking workers on why they have no choice

In the health, rail and the postal services, low pay, safety concerns and fear of losing rights have pushed staff to industrial action

The Guardian - UK

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Traders fear loss of prime Christmas sales as Royal Mail moves cutoff dates

Strikes mean the company cannot guarantee deliveries before 25 December, forcing businesses to meet deadline of this Friday

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail bosses slammed for using staff website to condemn posties for striking

Comments from Royal Mail bosses have been posted on the the Workplace site, which is usually used for staff updates, and one postal worker told of 'constant bullying, guilt-tripping and pressure from managers for weeks' over the strikes

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak snubs Mick Lynch offer to meet to solve rail dispute - strikes dates IN FULL

And instead the PM upped the bitter war of words against the union as his aides accused RMT of “holding Christmas hostage with more damaging strikes”

Daily Mirror

Royal Mail staff go on strike again in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

More strikes are due to be held in the run-up to Christmas

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Royal Mail staff to stage fresh strike in dispute over pay, jobs and conditions

Communication Workers Union staff have staged a series of walkouts over the increasingly bitter row

Evening Standard

Royal Mail urges customers to send items 2nd class with Christmas deadlines just days away

The first Christmas deadline for UK postal deliveries will arrive early next week, followed by the second just five days later, with a number of strikes to come too.

Daily Record

Christmas cards may remain undelivered until February, claims union insider

Strike action along with the usual backlog over the festive period mean that Christmas cards may not be delivered until February, a union insider has reportedly said

Daily Mirror

Last Royal Mail post dates for Christmas as strikes delay deliveries

Members of the CWU are planning more strikes in December

The Independent UK

Nottingham cave investigations amid demolition of former Royal Mail office

Nottingham City Council approved plans for a 13-storey block at the site with 692 bed spaces as it seeks to meet demand for student accommodation.

Nottingham Post

Watch: Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

Thousands of Royal Mail workers have staged a rally to mark another strike in the increasingly bitter dispute over “unachievable” conditions they said would “destroy” the company. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) from across the UK congregated outside Parliament in central London to voice their anger about the…

Evening Standard

Royal Mail parcels and letters piling up at Bristol Mail Centre

The CWU has written an open letter claiming that staff have been instructed to bin door to door mail

Bristol Post

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Evening Standard

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

They said conditions proposed by the company are ‘unachievable’ and would ‘destroy’ the service

Liverpool Echo

Hundreds of packages pile up outside Warrington Royal Mail centre as posties strike

Royal Mail insisted the mountains of parcels outside the centre were "typical for this time of year"

Manchester Evening News

The 12 strikes of Christmas - more than 500,000 workers set to walk out in winter of discontent

Chaos is expected across Greater Manchester and the rest of the country during the festive period

Manchester Evening News

'Chaos' as post left OUTDOORS at Royal Mail centres as deliveries hit by strike

"We can’t in living memory remember scenes were mail was stored outside like this."

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Daily Mirror

Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers gather outside Parliament in huge demonstration

Many among the animated crowd are wearing pink hi-vis vests, waving flags and holding placards that read “strike to win” and “save our Royal Mail”

Liverpool Echo

Royal Mail customers warned thousands of stamps will soon be unusable

Thousands of stamps will become invalid in the New Year

The Guardian - UK

Christmas shopping: UK buyers urged to order early amid delivery disruption

Big retailers including Currys and Superdry are experiencing delays as strikes and staff shortages hit

Daily Mirror

Photos show mountains of post OUTDOORS at Royal Mail centres as deliveries hit by strike

Photos handed to the Mirror show cages full of post waiting outside mail centres in Bristol and Warrington. Royal Mail insists it's 'typical for this time of year' - but union sources claimed it shows 'chaos' in the system

The National (Scotland)

All the strikes happening in Scotland over December and Christmas

Here is everything you need to know about strikes across Scotland, including when industrial action is taking place.

Evening Standard

Watch: Why Royal Mail workers are striking

Royal Mail workers have begun a wave of strikes that will stretch until Christmas Eve amid a bitter dispute over pay and conditions. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members are walking off the job across the UK on Friday while “millions of pieces of mail” pile up, the union…

The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

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