Post Office workers are set to strike today in a dispute over pay. However the Post Office management have said the majority of their branches will remain unaffected and will remain open despite the strike.
In April members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. CWU have said that the strike is over a pay freeze for 2021 along with a 2% increase from April this year, alongside a £250 one-off lump sum.
Union officials have branded the offer as “exceptionally poor” especially with inflation hitting 9% Hull Live report that CWU official Andy Furey said: “Despite this union’s best attempts to avoid strike action, the Post Office has displayed no interest whatsoever in meaningful negotiations. As such, workers have delivered an overwhelming mandate for strike action.
