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Royal Mail has confirmed this, saying that the CWU has called on its members who ‘collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters’ to take strike action on August 26 and 31, as well as September 8 and 9.
The postal service is warning customers to expect ‘significant disruption’ on these days.
The CWU said the ‘Everybody Out’ day is part of industrial action over a pay dispute.
It added: “The Post Office reported a £35 million profit in 2020/21 and a £39m profit in 2021/22.
“But yet CWU grades employees were given no pay rise at all for 2021/22 and just a 3 per cent pay offer for 2022/23.”
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CWU assistant secretary Andy Furey said: “At a time when inflation is almost 12 per cent, a pay deal worth just 3 per cent over two years is incredibly insulting – it’s actually a huge pay cut in real terms.”
A statement on the Royal Mail website said: “We’re really sorry for the disruption that this strike action is likely to cause to you.
“We want to reassure you we will do everything we can to minimise disruption and get our services back to normal as quickly as possible.”
On days when strike action is taking place Royal Mail said it would deliver as many Special Delivery and Tracked24 parcels as possible and prioritise the delivery of COVID test kits and medical prescriptions, but would not deliver letters (except Special Delivery).
Customers are advised to post items as early as possible before the strike dates and continue to post them at post boxes or Post Offices.
But they said collections will be less frequent on strike days.
Delivery Offices and Customer Service Points will also be closed on strike days.
Royal Mail has been contacted for more information about the strike’s impact on Sussex.
Jessica Willock, home insurance expert at Confused.com, said it is likely disruptions will happen across the whole UK network.
To minimise this, she said, some retailers might choose to use different partners during this time.
Jessica said: “If you find that your expected delivery is delayed during the strikes, you should reach out to the retailer directly.
“That’s because they’re responsible for getting your items to you and should be able to give you an update on where your delivery is.
“It’s also the retailer’s responsibility to ensure that your parcel arrives in one piece.
“So if you find your delivery arrives damaged, you have the right to reject it.
“You should always take photographic evidence and let the retailer know if this happens so that they can investigate.”
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