Royal Mail staff to strike on six more days in run-up to Christmas

Royal Mail workers are to strike on six days in December, including Christmas Eve, usually one of the busiest days of the year for the company. Royal Mail said changes to the business were "Not optional". The CWU which represents more than 115,000 postal workers at Royal Mail, said it still wanted a negotiated settlement with Royal Mail Group and would "Continue to engage the company to that end". Last month Royal Mail proposed a "Pay-for-change" offer which would include changes to workers' shift patterns including start times and Sunday working in exchange for a 9% pay rise spread over two years. Royal Mail said: "Our preference is for an agreement with the CWU but the change we need is not optional."They should be focused on a resolution to this dispute for their members and the long-term health of the business, rather than damaging strike action," it said.

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