More than 100,000 Royal Mail workers are walking out today (Friday, December 9) in the first of several dates of industrial action planned in December. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are striking after negotiations with Royal Mail failed.
Further days of industrial action are planned on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. Earlier this week Royal Mail issued a message urging people to post earlier this year to ensure items are delivered in time for Christmas as the strike action coincides with the busy festive period.
A rally of union workers will gather outside Parliament in central London on Friday, with at least 15,000 expected to attend in what is described as the biggest postal workers’ demonstration in living memory. CWU General Secretary Dave Ward will also join one of the many picket lines which will be mounted outside Royal Mail offices across the country.
