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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 workers set to walk out.
Royal Mail has said the strike would be “materially loss-making” in the current financial year.
Find out when Royal Mail staff are striking below.
When will Royal Mail staff go on strike?
More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers are planning to strike on August 26, August 31, September 8, and September 9.
Why are Royal Mail staff striking?
The CWU says the Royal Mail Group hasn’t offered 5.5% on pay, but has imposed 2% and offered a further 1.5% “based on signing away our terms and conditions.”
The union also says the group offered £500 in 2023 for hitting “unachievable” targets.
According to CWU, the Royal Mail Group made £758 million in profit and gave £400 million to shareholders, and £2 million to two CEOs and finance officers in bonuses.
CWU general secretary, Dave Ward, said: “Nobody takes the decision to strike lightly, but postal workers are being pushed to the brink.
“There can be no doubt that postal workers are completely united in their determination to secure the dignified, proper pay rise they deserve.”
He added: “We can’t keep on living in a country where bosses rake in billions in profit while their employees are forced to use food banks.
“The CWU’s message to Royal Mail’s leadership is simple – there will be serious disruption until you get real on pay.”
What has Royal Mail said about the strikes?
Royal Mail said in a statement: “Royal Mail believes there are no grounds for industrial action. Royal Mail is ready to talk further with the CWU to try to avert damaging industrial action but it must be about both change and pay.
“We have contingency plans in place, and will be working hard to minimise disruption and get our services back to normal as soon as we can to keep people, businesses and the country connected.
“Meanwhile you can continue to send your parcels and letters and we would encourage you to post early in advance of these dates.”
Royal Mail operations development director, Ricky McAulay, said: “After more than three months of talks, the CWU have failed to engage in any meaningful discussion on the changes we need to modernise, or to come up with alternative ideas.
“The CWU rejected our offer worth up to 5.5% for CWU grade colleagues, the biggest increase we have offered for many years.
“In a business that is currently losing £1million a day, we can only fund this offer by agreeing the changes that will pay for it. Royal Mail can have a bright future, but we can’t achieve that by living in the past.”
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