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Lanarkshire postal workers set to strike over pay dispute

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Postal workers across Lanarkshire will go on strike from next week as they campaign for a “dignified, proper pay rise”.And that means there will be no deliveries or collections for four days over the next month.Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents Royal Mail staff, will go on strike next Friday, August 26, followed by Wednesday August 31 and two days of action on Thursday and Friday, September 8-9.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Staff at the 11 delivery offices serving North and South Lanarkshire, will be among 115,000 staff across the country to walk out in what trade union officials describe as “the biggest strike of the summer so far”.

The strikes will figure alongside similar action by North and South Lanarkshire bin collectors, planned strikes impacting schools and early years settings and a Network Rail dispute which means only skeleton services will operate this Thursday and Saturday.

CWU members are protesting against the imposition of a two per cent pay rise, with the union noting that “inflation has soared to 11.7 per cent” and “demanding an adequate pay award that covers the current cost of living increases”.Royal Mail say customers should expect "significant disruption” on and around strike days, with no deliveries other than “as many special delivery

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