Royal Mail workers are set to take strike action for four days across August and September
. Postal workers are embroiled in a dispute with the company over both pay and working conditions.
While Royal Mail says it is offering its workers their biggest pay rise in years, the CWU points out that the pay deal on the table is well below the rate of inflation. So when are the postal strikes, and how are they likely to affect deliveries?When are the postal strikes? Royal Mail workers plan to strike on Friday, August 26, Wednesday, August 31, Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9.
Why are Royal Mail workers going on strike? Royal Mail workers are in dispute with the company over pay and working conditions. A pay offer of 5.5 per cent has been rejected by the CWU, as this is well below the current rate of inflation - which hit a 40-year high of 10.1 per cent in the year to July.
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