Royal Mail workers have formed a picket line outside the delivery office in Oldham on the first day of this summer's 'biggest strike'.
More than 100,000 postal workers are expected to have walked out today (Friday) in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a 'dignified, proper pay rise' after they voted in favour by 97.6 per cent in a ballot.
The strike today will be followed by more walkouts on Wednesday, August 31, Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. The union said bosses 'imposed' a 2 per cent pay rise on employees - who were classed as key workers in the coronavirus pandemic - which it insists is not enough to keep up with the soaring cost of living.
