Royal Mail staff have confirmed two days of industrial action, which will come before Christmas.
An offer was extended to the company to suspend any strikes from now until January 16 in a bid to create a period of 'calm', but it was rejected almost immediately, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). An offer was also made that the union and company should both sign a joint statement incorporating Royal Mail's latest promise of no compulsory redundancies.
The CWU said its members will walk out on Friday 23 and Saturday 24.
