Royal Mail employees throughout the UK are on strike once again today, as a conflict about pay and conditions continues.
Homes are cautioned that letters will not be provided which some parcels will be postponed, with 24 hr of strike action beginning at 4am today.
The following is an upgrade from Royal Mail:
The Interaction Employee Union (CWU) has actually gotten in touch with its members who gather, arrange and provide parcels and letters to take additional strike action. The CWU are needed to offer Royal Mail with a minimum of 2 week’ official alert prior to taking strike action and we have actually gotten this official alert from the CWU for the following dates:.
Thursday 13 October 2022.
Thursday 20 October 2022.
Tuesday 25 October 2022.
These 3 prepared strikes impact members who gather, sort, disperse and provide parcels and letters throughout the UK. Royal Mail has strong contingency strategies, however we can not totally change the everyday efforts of our frontline labor force. We’ll be doing what we can to keep services running, however we are sorry this prepared strike action is most likely to trigger you some interruption. We have actually had the ability to recuperate services rapidly after current CWU strike action and we will continue to focus our efforts on working to get our services back to typical as quickly as possible after any future strike action.
Statement of possible additional strike action
The CWU has actually likewise openly revealed additional dates for strike action nevertheless Royal Mail has actually not gotten the needed official alert of these dates. The CWU has actually interacted they plan to take one day of nationwide strike action on Monday 28 November and after that a series of strikes which if they happen, would impact various parts of our functional and administrative network on various days.
Possible strike action affecting parts of our operation on various days in between 2 November– 2 December
| Network & & National Circulation | 2, 8, 14, 23, 30 November |
| Parcel and letter processing and distributionRoyal Send by mail global parcel and letter servicesCollections (client, Post Workplace, postbox) | 3, 9, 15, 24 November & & 1 December |
| Parcel and letter shipments | 4, 10, 16, 25 November and 2 December |
We will offer additional comprehensive details about our contingency strategies, services impacted and our guidance to consumers in case we get official alert for any or all of these possible strike dates.
On days when strike action is occurring:.
- We will provide as lots of Unique Shipment and Tracked24 parcels as possible
- We will prioritise the shipment of COVID test packages and medical prescriptions any place possible
- We will not be providing letters (with the exception of Unique Shipment)
What you can do:.
- Post your products as early as possible in advance of the strike dates
- Continue to publish your products at Postboxes or Post Workplaces, nevertheless collections will be less regular on days when strike action is occurring
