Postal workers and university staff in Bristol will go on strike over pay and conditions tomorrow and Friday. Postal workers are expected to hold 46 picket lines across the Bristol region and University staff at both Bristol University and UWE will be out on strike this week.
UCU and Unison members will be taking part in a joint three-day strike, with the first two days being this week and the third day on November 30, with a total of 70,000 UCU members from 150 universities across the UK withdrawing their labour. In the Bristol region alone 3,500 CWU members will be taking industrial action in a 48-hour strike involving 115,000 postal workers across the UK.
CWU members working for Royal Mail in Bristol, Bath and Taunton will be commencing the first of two 48-hour strikes to coincide with Black Friday at 4am November 24. CWU Branch Secretary, Ben Watts told Bristol Live that he hopes the union can reach an agreement with Royal Mail soon as otherwise it would mean the strikes would continue into Christmas.
