The union want a no-strings pay rise
Royal Mail postal workers are on strike in Lincoln, calling for a no strings pay deal that will help staff survive the cost of living crisis, amid huge profits and shareholder bonuses.
It comes after the rejection of a 2% pay rise for workers, which the CWU say would equate to a real terms pay cut. The union claims that Royal Mail Group “pleads poverty” but actually cuts money from the industry to give to shareholders. The union says it wrote to Royal Mail Group this February, calling for a no-strings pay increase to help combat the rising cost of living, but the company did not respond or meet with the CWU until after their April deadline.
“They wanted us to work later hours, Sundays, no sick pay, and it’s just not on. We’ve worked really hard and I just feel that they’re trying to break the business up. A general CWU statement reads: “The reality is that many millions of pounds have gone out of this industry and into shareholders’ pockets to the tune of £2 billion since privatisation in 2013, and since 2021 over £600 million.
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