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Royal Mail workers are to go on strike amid a dispute with the company over pay.
This means thousands of Royal Mail staff will not be working on strike days next week and disruption is also expected to continue into November unless a deal is reached. There will be a total of 19 days of strike action meaning there may be serious disruption of postal services.
Amid the cost-of-living crisis, Royal Mail workers were offered a two percent pay rise while retail price inflation is at 11.6%. The CWU, who represent the Royal Mail staff, held a national ballot for strike action over pay with 97.6 % voting to take action.
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The union also claims Royal Mail has seen profits of £758 million and is paying the profits out to private shareholders. The CWU said: “The pay dispute is not complicated.
“Our members are striking for a pay rise that fully addresses the current cost of living. Our members need it, our members deserve it – the company can afford it.”
Royal Mail have hit out at the strike action and have accused the union of preventing the company from adapting to present consumer demands. They said: “As previously announced, Royal Mail made a loss of £92 million in the first quarter, equivalent to approximately £1 million a day.
“Royal Mail needs to adapt much faster to adapt to changing customer demands in a highly competitive market. The CWU has blocked any meaningful discussion on the change agenda the company has set out, and has not put forward any viable alternatives that will fund further pay increases.”
The strike days all begin at 4am on the first day and last for 24 hours until the following day. They are as follows
- October 13 – 14 (All Network)
- October 20 – 21 (All Network)
- October 25 – 26 (All Network)
- November 2 – 3 (All Network)
- November 3 – 4 (Processing, area distribution, international, collections, admin and MDEC)
- November 4 – 5 (Deliveries)
- November 8 – 9 (All Network)
- November 9 – 10 (Processing, area distribution, international, collections, admin and MDEC)
- November 10 – 11 (Deliveries)
- November 14 – 15 (All Network)
- November 15 – 16 (Processing, area distribution, international, collections, admin and MDEC)
- November 16 – 17 (Deliveries)
- November 23 – 24 (All Network)
- November 24 – 25 (Processing, area distribution, international, collections, admin and MDEC)
- November 25 – 26 (Deliveries)
- November 28 – 29 (Everyone)
- November 30 – December 1 (All Network)
- December 1 – 2 (Processing, area distribution, international, collections, admin and MDEC)
- December 2 – 3 (Deliveries)
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