Royal Mail workers are striking again this month as part of a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Communication Worker's Union (CWU) has formally notified its members will strike on three further dates in November plus seven more in December.
Strikes held so far are already said to have cost the company £100m - and that is before the next swathe of action. A fresh 48-hour walk-out is set to take place on Thursday and Friday of this week.
The Royal Mail says it has its “best and final offer” amid at resolving a long-running dispute. It said its revised offer includes “extensive improvements” that have been made during the negotiations with the CWU, including an enhanced pay deal of up to 9% over 18 months, offering to develop a new profit share scheme for employees, and making voluntary redundancy terms more generous.
