Royal Mail workers in Paisley picket Underwood Road depot for "dignified, proper pay rise"

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Royal Mail workers in Paisley joined the ranks of striking workers this summer as they held the first of three days of industrial action yesterday.A picket line, organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), was in place outside the Underwood Road Royal Mail depot from 5.30am with the first wave of workers participating getting honks of support from motorists passing them by.The second shift came through at 11.30am and continued their demonstration against a two per cent imposed pay rise from Royal Mail bosses. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Royal Mail say the pay rise is actually 5.5 per cent, but the CWU have disputed this.They say two per cent is guaranteed, with a further 1.5 per cent contingent on postal workers agreeing changes which would “rip up their terms and conditions”.And a further £500 payment, branded an ‘above and beyond’ bonus by Royal Mail is planned for 2023.The CWU say the pay offer “is the imposition of two per cent and nothing else”.A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “[The] strike thrusts Royal Mail into the most uncertain time of its 500-year history.

It is putting jobs at risk and making pay rises less affordable. We are losing £1 million a day. We must change to fix the situation and protect high quality jobs.”However, the company reported making record profits of £758m just a few months ago in their annual accounts for the year ending March 27, 2022.The Royal Mail spokesperson continued: “Our future is as a parcels business.