Royal Mail strike action to cause significant disruption as customers advised to post in advance

Royal Mail workers are set to go on strike for four days in the coming weeks. The first day of industrial action will take place this Friday, August 26.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on members who collect, sort and deliver parcels to take strike action over four days. Royal Mail has apologised ahead of the action for the disruption this will cause.

The company ‘will do everything’ they can to minimise disruption and get services ‘back to normal as quickly as possible’. Customers are to expect significant disruption due to the strike action.

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When is the strike action taking place?

• Friday, August 26
• Wednesday, August 31
• Thursday, September 8
• Friday, September 9

Royal Mail are advising people to post items as early as possible in advance and continue to post items at post boxes and Post Offices. There will be less collections on days when strike action is taking place.

In a statement they have said: “Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of its frontline workforce. We will be doing what we can to keep services running, but customers should expect significant disruption.”

They will not be delivering letters, with the exception of Special Delivery. On the days when strike action is taking place, they have promised to:

• Deliver as many Special Delivery and Tracked24 parcels as possible
• Prioritise the delivery of COVID test kits and medical prescriptions wherever possible

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