Royal Mail workers on strike over pay

Workers outside Maryport sorting office. Picture: Tom Kay Royal Mail workers are staging a 48-hour walkout over pay and conditions. Members of the Communications Workers Union are taking industrial action today and tomorrow – with further strikes planned in the run-up to Christmas. The union said that this week’s walkout …

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Royal Mail workers launch 48-hour strike over pay

LOCAL residents joined striking postal workers in an act of solidarity, on the picket line at Ilkley Distribution Office on the morning of Friday, September 30. Picket lines have been mounted outside Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices after workers launched a 48-hour strike in a worsening dispute over pay. …

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Royal Mail workers launch 48-hour strike over pay

Postal strike Picket lines have been mounted outside Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices after workers launched a 48-hour strike in a worsening dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) walked out, hitting deliveries of post across the country. Talks between the two sides were held on …

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Spalding Royal Mail staff picket on Enterprise Way

Royal Mail staff formed a picket line this morning, signalling the beginning of two back-to-back days of strike action. Postal workers are calling for improved pay and terms and conditions. Passing vehicles showed solidarity with the workers, honking as they drove past the picket line, where warm food cooked on …

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