Jul 19, 2022
Royal Mail postal workers vote to strike
Royal Mail staff have voted in favour of industrial action, paving the way for the biggest strike of the summer following a dispute over pay and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union said on Tuesday that more than 115,000 postal workers - almost 98 per cent of its members - had voted to strike, on a turnout of 78 per cent. The CWU, which is also leading the first strike action in 35 years at BT Group, balloted its 115,000 members after Royal Mail Group made a 2 per cent pay award without agreement with the union. In May, Royal Mail said group revenue for the year to March was 0.6 per cent higher year on year at £12.7bn, driven by the performance of parcel sorting subsidiary GLS. However, revenue from its UK postal service dropped 1.6 per cent after pandemic curbs were eased. A separate strike by Royal Mail managers - led by the union Unite and initially planned for this week - has been called off after Royal Mail made new proposals on jobs, pay and conditions that will form the basis of further negotiations.
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