Royal Mail workers launch 48-hour strike over pay

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 Thursday but …

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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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