Royal Mail postal workers to strike on Black Friday

Royal Mail workers will stage two 48-hour strikes around Black Friday and Cyber Monday in a row over pay, jobs and conditions. Royal Mail urged workers not to strike at the "Busiest time of the year". The union called Royal Mail's pay offer "Derisory", and said the strike days include two of the the most lucrative weekends of the year for online shopping and promotional discounts at retailers. A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "Royal Mail proposed a new pay-for-change offer to the CWU worth 9% over two years, despite making a loss of £219m in the first half of the year."The CWU is playing a dangerous game with its members' jobs and the future of Royal Mail. The median pay at Royal Mail is £32,465 a year, with the average pay for a postal delivery worker lower than that at £25,777.

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