Junk mail deluge feared as postal union and Royal Mail reach deal to end strikes

[hermes]

Oh goody 

Royal Mail has been given the go-ahead to deliver unlimited quantities of junk mail to British homes after a peace deal with unions ended a long-standing agreement restricting deliveries.

Each year, an estimated 4bn pizza flyers, leaflets from local councils and blank envelopes promising the recipient cash prizes are already thrust through letterboxes by its postal workers.

But the deluge has been held in check by an agreement limiting Royal Mail workers to no more than three items of junk in each household weekly to make sure their bags do not get overloaded.

Tonight, the postal group and the Communication Workers Union finally reached a wide-ranging deal to end their dispute after the wave of national strikes last autumn – and buried in the small print of the 79-page document is a pledge by Royal Mail to remove the restrictions

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/08/junk-royal-mail-postal-service

[Andy]

Oh goody 

Funny thing is though Hermes, you posted a thread in the business section last week for a business which I deliver for and I know I put it in your letterbox earlier that day  !

[hermes]

Hi Andy,

I find local flyers really useful, but I don't want any more about double glazing or servicing my boiler or life insurance. I presume most local ones are hand delivered not filling up a postman's sack. You can't even filter them out like I can (mostly) do on email.

It's funny how spam, sorry junk mail changes. As soon as I retired I never got another leaflet about time shares or how I should invest in x, y or z.