Royal Mail losing 400 postal workers a week, says union
Royal Mail losing 400 workers per week, union says. DM26 delivery system blamed for increased workload and poor service.
Intelligence analysis by Qwen 2.5 (3B)

Royal Mail union claims the new DM26 delivery system is causing problems and leading to job losses.
Royal Mail is having problems with a new way of delivering mail. They're losing workers and some people are saying the new way isn't working well.
Analysis
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Key points
- Royal Mail union claims the DM26 delivery system is causing problems
- Postmen and women report issues with the new system
- The union says the system is not addressing the root causes of the problems
- The union claims 400 workers are leaving per week
- Some workers are increasing their step count by up to 25,000 steps per day
If the union and Royal Mail can find a solution, the new delivery system could improve over time.
If they can't find a solution, the problems could get worse and more workers might leave.



