Royal Mail strikes - when and why postal workers are striking and how deliveries will be affected

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Royal Mail workers are due to go on strikes throughout August and September over disputes relating to pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has organised the industrial action which will involve around 115,000 employees.

The decision to take strike action was announced after the union rejected the Royal Mail's pay rise offer "worth up to 5.5 per cent" following three months of talks, according to the postal service.

It is understood that there will be significant disruptions to postal services from the Royal Mail on the strike dates. Read more: Aitch feels like ‘most hated person in Manchester’ after Ian Curtis mural drama Dave Ward, CWU general secretary, said: “Nobody takes the decision to strike lightly, but postal workers are being pushed to the brink.

There can be no doubt that postal workers are completely united in their determination to secure the dignified, proper pay rise they deserve.” He also stated that people “can’t keep on living in a country where bosses rake in billions in profit while their employees are forced to use food banks”. “The CWU’s message to Royal Mail’s leadership is simple – there will be serious disruption until you get real on pay,” he added.