The biggest strike of the summer so far began today (Friday, August 26) as 115,000 postal workers from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) came out calling for a pay rise matching inflation. In Bristol alone there were 39 picket lines across mail and distribution centres.
This will be followed by further strike action next Wednesday, August 31, Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. The decision follows the union’s recent ballot for strike action over pay, which saw members vote by 97.6 per cent on a 77 per cent turnout to take action.
The union is demanding that Royal Mail Group make a pay award that covers the current cost of living increases. Management at Royal Mail imposed a two per cent pay rise on employees, who were classified as key workers throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
