🔴 Royal Mail has accused striking workers of “holding workers to ransom, union general secretary Dave Ward said members are “facing the most brutal attack” on jobs as well as “harassment”
Communication Workers Union general secretary Dave Ward joins a picket line at the Camden Town Delivery Office in North London The public is facing a wave of winter strikes as university staff, teachers and postal workers launched another round ofThousands of Royal Mail workers have walked out for 48 hours during the Black Friday discount week, with 10 more strikes planned in the run-up to Christmas at what is the busiest time of the year for the postal service.
Mr Ward, who has previously called for coordinated strike action among unions, said they needed to “pile the pressure on” adding that “we’ve got some other things we’re looking at now.” Strikes are also taking place at 150 universities as workers from the University and College Union protest over pay, working conditions and pension cuts.
“The truth is that this company is axing thousands upon thousands of jobs. At the same time, it’s replacing decent postal workers by refusing to lay off 11,000 agency workers and recruiting new self-employed drivers and new workers on almost 20 per cent less terms and conditions.
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