Royal Mail has warned customers that “services will be affected” by postal workers striking in a row over pay, job security and working conditions, adding that the walkouts are “likely to cause you some disruption” in the run-up to Christmas.
Having already downed tools on several dates in recent months and on 1, 9 and 11 December, members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) responsible for collecting, sorting and delivering letters and parcels did so again on Wednesday and Thursday and will once more on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 December, placing Christmas deliveries in jeopardy.
