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Royal Mail workers have called a further 19 days of strike action in the run up to Christmas in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced the move in response to Royal Mail’s ‘threat to push ahead with vicious cuts to workers terms and conditions and completely sideline the union’.
Unless an agreement is reached, the nationwide action in October and November will have a ‘dramatic’ impact on peak mail periods including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas build-up.
CWU general secretary Dave Ward stressed that the announcement matches ‘the level of anger’ members feel at the way Royal Mail has treated them.
‘These are the same people that have kept the country connected and returned Royal Mail Group to record profit,’ he said.
‘Postal workers across the UK now face the fight of their lives to save their jobs and the service they provide to every household and business in the UK.
‘We call on everyone to stand with their local postal worker.
‘If Royal Mail Group are allowed to get away with this then it sends a green light to every rogue big business in the UK.
‘We will not stand by and see the Royal Mail Group become the next P&O but we need your backing to win.’
When are Royal Mail workers striking?
- 24 hours from 4am on October 13 until October 14 (Pay)
- 24 hours from 4am on October 20 until October 21st (Change)
- 24 hours from 4am on October 25 until October 26 (Change)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 2 until November 3 (All network)
- 24 hours from 4am November 3 until November 4 (All Processing, Area Distribution, International, Collections, Admin and MDEC)
- 24 hours from 4am November 4 until November 5 (All Deliveries)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 8 until November 9 (All Network)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 9 until November 10 (Processing, Area Distribution, International, Collections, Admin and MDEC)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 10 until November 11 (All Deliveries)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 14 until November 15 (All Network)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 15 until November 16 (Processing, Area Distribution, International, Collections, Admin and MDEC)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 16 until November 17 (All Deliveries)
Black Friday week - 24 hours from 4am on November 23 until November 24 (All Network)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 24 until November 25 (All Processing, Area Distribution, Collections, International, Admin and MDEC)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 25 until November 26 (All Deliveries)
- 24 hours all out on Cyber Monday, November 28 until November 29 (Everyone)
- 24 hours from 4am on November 31 until December 1 (All Network)
- 24 hours from 4am on December 1 until December 2 (All Processing, Area Distribution, Collections, International, Admin and MDEC)
- 24 hours from 4am on December 2 until December 3 (All Deliveries)
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: ‘On September 22, Royal Mail invited CWU to enter into talks through Acas to find a resolution to our dispute on change and pay.
‘This evening, rather than responding to our offer of Acas talks, the CWU announced further damaging industrial action, once again taking the path of prolonging disruption over resolution.
‘Royal Mail is losing £1 million a day and must change faster in response to changing customer demands.
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‘Further strikes and resistance to transformation by CWU will only make our financial position worse, and threatens the long-term job security of our postmen and women.
‘The CWU has a responsibility to recognise the reality of the situation Royal Mail faces as a business and engage urgently on the changes required.’
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