Postal employees to strike on 6 more days in run-up to Christmas

Image source, Getty Images Royal Mail employees are to strike on 6 days in December, consisting of Christmas Eve, normally among the busiest days of the year for the business. The action is on top of 4 days currently revealed for late November, around the Black Friday shopping weekend. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) stated “the incomes of postal employees” were at stake. Royal Mail stated modifications to business were “not optional”. The long-running disagreement focuses on pay, tasks and conditions at the privately-owned company. The brand-new strikes have actually been required 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December, the busiest time of the year for shipments. The CWU which represents more than 115,000 postal employees at Royal Mail, stated it still desired a worked out settlement with Royal Mail Group and would “continue to engage the business to that end”. “But those in charge of Royal Mail require to awaken and understand we will not enable them to ruin the incomes of postal employees,” it stated. Last month Royal Mail proposed a “pay-for-change” deal which would consist of modifications to employees’ shift patterns consisting of start times and Sunday operating in exchange for a 9% pay increase topped 2 years. The CWU declined the deal explaining the business’s strategies as the “Uberisation” of the postal service. Royal Mail stated: “Our choice is for an arrangement with the CWU however the modification we require is not optional. “They must be concentrated on a resolution to this conflict for their members and the long-lasting health of business, instead of harmful strike action,” it stated.
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