Planned strikes by staff at Royal Mail over the next two weeks have been abandoned following a challenge by the firm. The Communication Workers Union, which represents much of Royal Mail’s staff, said on Monday that it had chosen to withdraw industrial action notices over the next two weeks on …
Read More »How to get parcels delivered during the Royal Mail strikes, and when will strikes take place?
The Communication Workers Union (CWU), representing 115,000 postal workers, confirmed the strikes will also cover Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Strikes began early this summer as postal workers demanded a “proper pay rise”, after being offered 2 per cent at a time when inflation was nearing double figures. When are …
Read More »Royal Mail strike: When are the postal workers walking out?
R oyal Mail workers are striking on Thursday, October 20, the latest of 19 days of industrial action that began on October 13 in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Special delivery parcels should still get to their destination, and Covid-19 test kits and prescriptions would be prioritised, said …
Read More »‘A mood of rebellion’ brewing: Royal Mail, BT and Openreach staff to go on strike…
19 October 2022, 19:25 Dave Ward of the CWU. Picture: Getty Royal Mail, BT and Openreach workers are all set to walk out tomorrow (Thursday) in one of the biggest strikes of the year. Union members at the three companies are all locked in separate, longstanding disputes with their employers …
Read More »How to get parcels delivered during the Royal Mail strikes, and when will strikes take place?
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU), which represents 115,000 postal workers, confirmed the strikes will also cover Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Strikes began early this summer as postal workers demanded a “proper pay rise”, after being offered two per cent at a time when inflation nears double figures. When are …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to hold another 48-hour strike later this month
R oyal Mail workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike from September 30 in their dispute over pay and conditions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced. Tomorrow 115,000 of CWU members will walk out in on 8 September in protest against an “imposed” 2% pay rise. Picket lines will …
Read More »How much do postal workers earn and why are they striking?
R oyal Mail workers have begun a four-day strike over a pay dispute with the company, with strike days set for August and September. On Friday, some 115,000 are expected to stage a walkout, which will last throughout the weekend, with Royal Mail warning that letters will not be delivered, …
Read More »More than 115,000 Royal Mail staff will strike – when will it happen?
R oyal Mail workers are set to strike over six days in August and September in a dispute over pay, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) recently announced. The union said it would be the biggest strike of the summer so far, with more than 115,000 workers set to walk out. …
Read More »When will postal workers go on strike? More than 100,00 Royal Mail staff to walk out
R oyal Mail workers are set to strike over four days in August and September in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced the strike on Twitter on Tuesday. The union said it would be the biggest strike of the summer so far, with more than 100,000 …
Read More »When are the Royal Mail strikes and why are they striking?
20 July 2022, 13:05 Royal Mail workers have voted in favour of a strike. Picture: Alamy When is the postal strike happening? Royal Mail workers threaten their biggest strike ever this summer which could cause huge postal disruption across the country. Royal Mail workers are in talks to do their …
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