About 115,000 postal workers are taking part in the dispute with Royal Mail.
Postal workers belonging to the CWU voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes onOn strike days the Royal Mail says it will not be able to deliver first and second class letters.Priority will be given to prescriptions and Covid test kits where possible.People will not be able to claim compensation for late deliveries.Royal Mail delivery offices and customer service points will be closed. Letters will not be collected from post boxes.
The action is over pay and conditions. It has already inflicted millions of pounds of losses on Royal Mail. Median pay at Royal Mail is £32,465 a year and the average pay for a postal delivery worker is £25,777.However, this is below the current rate at which prices are rising -The CWU wants a higher pay offer. It is also objecting to proposed changes to working conditions, such as ending a number of allowances and introduction of compulsory working on Sundays.
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