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Royal Mail workers are going on strike throughout December, thus affecting Christmas 2022 last posting dates – here’s the latest update.
As Christmas approaches, the nation is scrambling to finish their last-minute shopping and food preparations, but for those who can’t make it to celebrations in person, Royal Mail is there to save the day with your deliveries – until December 21, that is.
Seven national worker strikes have been scheduled throughout the month, so Royal Mail has brought forward its last Christmas posting dates, so here’s everything you need to know, including international deliveries.
Royal Mail’s latest Christmas 2022 posting dates confirmed
Workers will be going on strike on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23, and 24, causing complications for Christmas deliveries.
With this in mind, the courier company has pushed up the last posting for second-class mail by seven days, while first-class deliveries will finish on December 16.
Here are the confirmed last posting dates for UK deliveries:
- Wednesday, December 7 – Royal Mail Bulk Mail Economy
- Monday, December 12 – 2nd Class, 2nd Class Signed For and Royal Mail 48
- Friday, December 16 – 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For, Royal Mail 24 and Royal Mail Tracked 48
- Monday, December 19 – Royal Mail Tracked 24
- Wednesday, December 21 – Special Delivery Guaranteed
International standard post dates:
- Monday, November 28 – Australia, New Zealand and China (People’s Republic)
- Thursday, December 1 – Africa, Asia (except China, People’s Republic) Central and South America, Far and Middle East
- Friday, December 2 – Caribbean (Except British Virgin Islands, Dominica & Anguilla – last date 7th October), Cyprus and Malta
- Monday, December 5 – Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA and Canada
- Wednesday, December 7 – Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland
- Friday, December 9 – Belgium, France and Luxembourg
For international Economy, Tracked, and Signature services, check the Royal Mail website for more information.
Why are Royal Mail employees going on strike?
115,000 postal workers are expected to walk out of their jobs during 10 days of strike action in November and December in disputes over pay and working conditions.
The strikes have been organized by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which reportedly represents more than 100,000 of Royal Mail’s 140,000 workers.
Protesters are demanding pay rises to match the current cost of living after senior management proposed later start and finishing times that will see Royal Mail abandoning the morning delivery period, and removal of Sunday premium payment writes the CWU.
CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said: “We will not accept that 115,000 Royal Mail workers – the people who kept us connected during the pandemic and made millions in profit for bosses and shareholders – take such a devastating blow to their livelihoods.”
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