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- The Communication Workers Union demanded an emergency summit with the government over Royal Mail’s crisis.
- Since the DM26 route changes, about 400 workers quit weekly and walk 12-15 miles daily.
- Royal Mail will hire 22,000 temporary workers for the Christmas period and warned a “nightmare” Christmas could follow.
- Royal Mail will invest £500 million and now reaches 95% of UK addresses daily, up from 88%.