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Royal Mail workers to stage 19 more strikes over next two months amid pay row

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Royal Mail workers are to stage a further 19 strikes in the next two months in a deteriorating dispute over pay and conditions.

The Communication Workers Union announced the action in October and November will be a mixture of single days and rolling action across Royal Mail Group's network.

The union said it will have a "dramatic impact" and will cover peak mail periods such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas build-up.

The union said the move follows a threat centred around the "outrageous" decision by Royal Mail Group's senior management to withdraw from major national agreements, push ahead with cuts to workers' terms and conditions and "completely sideline" the union.CWU general secretary Dave Ward said: "This is a significant announcement, but it is one which matches the level of anger our members feel at the way Royal Mail Group has treated them."The chief executive of Royal Mail Group is treating postal workers as if they are stupid."These are the same people that have kept the country connected and returned Royal Mail Group to record profit."Postal workers across the UK now face the fight of their lives to save their jobs and the service they provide to every household and business in the UK."We call on everyone to stand with their local postal worker."If Royal Mail Group are allowed to get away with this then it sends a green light to every rogue big business in the UK."We will not stand by and see the Royal Mail Group become the next P&O but we need your backing to win."A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "On September 22, Royal Mail invited CWU to enter into talks through Acas to find a resolution to our dispute on change and pay."This evening, rather than responding to our offer of Acas talks, the

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