When are the Royal Mail postal strikes in December 2022?

Postal strikes have caused chaos across Britain over the last few months and there are more coming in December 2022 over the festive period.

Royal Mail workers who belong to the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have been striking over pay and are demanding an increase in line with the current cost of living.

Staff just walked out for 48 hours over Black Friday on November 24 and 25, which is one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

Now, the CWU has announced more strikes on some of the busiest postal days in December. Read on to see all the strike dates…

Are there postal strikes in December 2022?

Royal Mail workers are striking on seven days throughout December, including Christmas Eve, which will heavily disrupt Christmas deliveries.

The strike dates are:

What will be delivered on strike days?

“We’re sorry for the disruption this is likely to cause you. We’re doing what we can to keep services running but customers should expect significant disruption,” Royal Mail said. 

On days when strike action is taking place, Royal Mail say they will:

• Deliver as many Special Delivery and Tracked24 parcels as possible

• Prioritise the delivery of COVID test kits and medical prescriptions wherever possible

• Not be delivering letters (with the exception of Special Delivery) 

They are advising people to post their items as early as possible in advance of the strike dates.

Why are Royal Mail workers striking?

As explained by the CWU, Royal Mail members are striking because they have had an unagreed two percent pay deal imposed on them.

In a national strike ballot over pay, Royal Mail workers that belong to the union voted by a 97.6 percent majority to take action.

They are demanding a pay rise that fully addresses the current cost of living as Royal Mail has announced group profits of £758 million.

“Our members need it, our members deserve it – the company can afford it,” the CWU claimed. However, Royal Mail chairman Keith Williams said the company is losing £1 million a day in July.

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