Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
The CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in, that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.
According to BBC News, the CWU says more posties are leaving since a new delivery system was brought in, that it claims is not working in hundreds of offices.
This business story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Royal Mail and CWU.
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