Royal Mail strikes risk businesses going bust and house sales stalling as deliveries delayed 🔴connie_dimsdale reports
She said the strikes have been “catastrophic”, with orders delayed by up to 10 days, adding: “Whilst CBD is an alternative medicine, for some people, it is actually their medicine.Ms Portwin said she has given out around £200 of products for free to cover the Royal Mail delays over the past few weeks.
“I think postal workers generally do an amazing job and they deserve a fair wage but these strikes are costing small businesses who are also struggling too,” he toldMeanwhile, important legal documents have been among letters severely delayed, with Royal Mail employees tellingThomas Tromans, 33, from Dudley, said the sale of his brother’s house risked being stalled after solicitor’s letters were stuck in the post for more than a week.
“Disruption to postal services being added to the mix is not something that will be welcomed by small firms, especially during the festive period, when both receiving and sending out goods and products is crucial to margins,” she told“Small businesses would be well-advised to plan ahead, to see if alternative methods of sending and receiving can be found.
“Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson did not turn up to the talks with the CWU that could have resolved these strikes – if he doesn’t want to meet, then the Board should take a more mature approach and thrash out a meaningful compromise to end this dispute.”
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