Royal Mail managers are to strike later this month in a dispute over jobs and pay. It follows an announcement last week that thousands of Post Office staff would also walk out in July.
The Unite union said 2,400 Royal Mail managers will work to rule on July 15-19, followed by strike action on July 20-22. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This business is awash with cash but it is putting profits and dividends for the few at the top ahead of its duties as a public service.
She added: “There is not a single aspect of these cuts which is about improving customer service. They are being driven entirely by a culture of greed and profiteering which has seized a 500-year-old essential service, driving it close to ruin. Our members are determined to force the business to take a different path, and they have the full backing of Unite.”
