Royal Mail workers are set to strike over Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Workers will carry out two 48-hour strikes around the busy shopping days as part of an escalating row over pay, jobs and conditions.
The CWU union said strikes will take place on November 25 (Black Friday) and November 28 (Cyber Monday). The union has withdrawn strikes planned for November 12 and 14, saying it wants to take more “proportionate” action.
An offer made by Royal Mail on pay and conditions on Monday was described as a “surrender document” because the union said it involved attacks on terms and conditions as well as redundancies. The union will put the offer to its members in a ballot, recommending rejection.