Royal Mail workers across the UK will strike for two days at the end of this working week. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are set to walk out on Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9 as part of ongoing disputes over pay.
This comes after industrial action began on August 26 before continuing on August 31. After limited post was delivered through Royal Mail on previous strike days, more disruption is anticipated this week, with the amount of post being delivered set to be restricted and prioritised.
Having had an unagreed 2% pay deal imposed on their Royal Mail members, the CWU said: “This is at a time when RPI inflation is currently running at 11.8% and when Royal Mail has announced Group profits of £758 million and when the company is paying out many millions to private shareholders.” The CWU added: “The pay dispute is not complicated.
