The Latest Breaking News from CWU

More than third of post offices in TG Jones stores to shut by early 2027

Closures within chain formerly under the WH Smith brand raise fears of high streets becoming ‘postal deserts’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24

Royal Mail Organisational Review Puts 2,500 London Office Jobs at Risk

Royal Mail plans to cut up to 2,500 head-office and support roles by 2027, putting London office jobs at risk amid regulatory pressure and union scrutiny.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

Burnham declares almost £350,000 in donations in months before becoming PM

MPs’ register of interests shows hospitality and trips worth more than £12,000 and contributions from longstanding Labour donors

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Fears of ‘postal deserts’ as owner of former WH Smith stores puts counters under threat

Exclusive: Contract changes mean Post Office outlets inside TG Jones stores would be easier to close, with up to 60 possibly affected

The Guardian - UK · May 15

Google DeepMind workers in the U.K. vote to unionize over military AI contracts amid internal backlash over its Pentagon deal

London-based employees are demanding that Google walk back its Pentagon deal, but the power workers once had to kill such contracts has eroded significantly.

Fortune · May 5

Royal Mail invests £500m to tackle late deliveries as second-class post cut back

Courier promises to meet new delivery targets by next May after being fined last year for poor record

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21

Royal Mail set to scrap second class post on Saturdays

CWU members are now set to be consulted on the agreement

The Independent UK · Apr 16

Second class post on Saturdays set to go by year-end after union deal agreed

Royal Mail has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Royal Mail reaches deal with union over second class post reforms

The group has been locked in talks with the staff union over how to roll out changes that will see second class post delivered every other weekday.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Accusing Someone Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" May Be Defamation

A short excerpt from an opinion by Judge Rebecca Pennell (E.D. Wash.) Wednesday n Riera v. Central Wash. Univ.: Mr.… The post Accusing Someone Who Called Police of "Blatant Racial Profiling" May Be Defamation appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 3