More than 100,000 postal employees have walked off the job in what has been described as the most important strike of the summer season to this point.
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Royal Mail stated the two% pay rise imposed on them by administration was not ok, and they’re as a substitute searching for an quantity that’s “dignified (and) proper”.
Some 97.6% of members voted in favour of the strike motion, which is able to proceed on Wednesday 31 August, Thursday 8 September and Friday 9 September.
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CWU basic secretary Dave Ward stated: “There will be little question that postal employees are utterly united of their dedication to safe the dignified, correct pay rise they deserve.
“We can’t keep on living in a country where bosses rake in billions in profit while their employees are forced to use food banks.”
He pointed to the corporate’s adjusted working revenue within the 12 months ending March 2022 of £758m, and its choice final November at hand shareholders £400m in dividends, saying: “Our members will not settle for pleas of poverty from the corporate.
“Postal workers won’t meekly accept their living standards being hammered by greedy business leaders who are completely out of touch with modern Britain.
“They are sick of company failure getting rewarded many times.”
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Royal Mail stated that it could prioritise the supply of COVID check kits and medical prescriptions, and ship as many Special Delivery and Tracked24 parcels as attainable.
A Royal Mail spokesperson stated: “We cannot cling to outdated working practices, ignoring technological advancements and pretending that COVID has not significantly changed what the public wants from Royal Mail.
“While our rivals work seven days every week, delivering till 10pm to satisfy buyer demand, the CWU need to work fewer hours, six days every week, beginning and ending earlier.
“Their plans to transform Royal Mail come with a £1bn price tag, are predicated on a wholly unrealistic revival in letter writing, and prevent Royal Mail from growing, and remaining competitive, in a fast-moving industry.
“Our future is as a parcels enterprise. We should adapt previous methods of working designed for letters to a world more and more dominated by parcels, and we should act quick.
“We want to protect well-paid, permanent jobs long-term and retain our place as the industry leader on pay, terms and conditions. That is in the best interests of Royal Mail and all its employees.”
Source: information.sky.com”