Royal Mail workers will hold a series of walk-outs in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced the decision for postal workers to strike earlier this month, with some 115,000 workers expected to walk out. Workers are demanding a "dignified, proper pay rise" after being offered a 2% pay rise.
However, Royal Mail has said the union had rejected a pay rise offer “worth up to 5.5%" after three months of talks.
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Strikes will be held on Friday (August 26) and Wednesday (August 31), as well as September 8 and 9. The company has apologised to customers, but says it has plans to minimise the disruption.
In a statement it said: "Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of its frontline workforce. We will be doing what we can to keep services running, but customers should expect significant disruption."
On strike days, Royal Mail said it 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)
It is also advising customers to:
- Post your items as early as possible in advance of the strike dates
- Continue to post your items at post boxes or Post Offices, however collections will be less frequent on days when strike action is taking place
There will also be no Royal Mail deliveries or collections on Monday (August 29) due to it being the Summer Bank Holiday.
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