An update on upcoming Royal Mail strike action

More than 115,000 Royal Mail workers have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay.

?Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed the action last Tuesday after ballot papers were sent out three weeks ago.

?Royal Mail said it was "disappointed" by the vote.

?"In the event of industrial action, we have contingency plans to minimise customer disruption and will work to keep people, businesses and the country connected," a statement said.

?The union said postal workers "will not budge" until they receive a "dignified, proper pay rise".

?Royal Mail said it had offered workers a "deal worth up to 5.5% for CWU grade colleagues, the biggest increase we have offered for many years, which the CWU rejected".

?"Despite nearly three months of talks, the CWU have not engaged in any meaningful discussion on the changes we need to make to adapt," a statement added.

?It is understood that after talks ended between the CWU and Royal Mail, the company announced it would give members a non-conditional 2% pay increase backdated to 1 April.

?The union has been told a 3.5% rise is available subject to further talks and agreements, which would total a 5.5% rise.

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?With this forthcoming Royal Mail strike, we’re aware that our clients might be concerned about their mail campaigns being delivered on time. Whilst we await the dates of strike action, which are expected to be in August, we’ll continue to work closely with Royal Mail, our mail carriers and industry organisations, to ensure we have the latest information available to update our clients regularly.

?Rest assured, no matter when or where industrial strikes hit, we will guide you through it with as little disruption as possible.