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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Royal Mail staff vote on ‘biggest strike’ of summer as tram walkout begins

Royal Mail delivery worker in Ashford, Kent
About 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union at Royal Mail have received ballot papers over strike action. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Royal Mail workers have begun voting on whether to walk out in a dispute over salary rises that could become the biggest strike this summer, while tram drivers have begun a 48-hour strike in south London in a separate row over pay.

About 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have received ballot papers and will vote in the coming weeks on whether to stage a campaign of industrial action. The result of the vote is expected on 19 July.

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