Postal workers are to stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said it will be the biggest strike of the summer so far to demand a “dignified, proper pay rise”.
The strikes will be held on Friday August 26, Wednesday 31st and September 8 and 9. The walk outs follow a recent ballot for strike action where members voted 97.6 per cent in favour on a 77 per cent turnout to take action.
The union said management responded by imposing a 2 per cent pay rise, which it believed would lead to a “dramatic reduction” in workers’ living standards because of soaring inflation. CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: “Nobody takes the decision to strike lightly, but postal workers are being pushed to the brink.
