December postal strikes cause further disruptions

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Another day of disruption to households and businesses hits with the first day of the December postal strikes.

The strikes come after the Communication Workers Union (CWU) told staff of the strike dates in early November.

A CWU spokesperson said: “The CWU want a negotiated settlement with Royal Mail Group and will continue to engage the company to that end.

“But those in charge of Royal Mail need to wake up and realise we won’t allow them to destroy the livelihoods of postal workers.”

The strikes are expected to create delays in the delivery of parcels and letters in what is the busiest time of year for the service.

A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We spent three more days at Acas this week to discuss what needs to happen for the strikes to be lifted.

“In the end, all we received was another request for more pay, without the changes needed to fund the pay offer.

“The CWU know full well that in a business losing more than £1 million a day, we need to agree changes to the way we work so that we can fund the pay offer of up to 9 per cent we have already made.

“While the CWU refuses to accept the need for change, it’s our customers and our people who suffer.

“Strike action has already cost our people £1,200 each.

“The money allocated to the pay deal risks being eaten away by the costs of further strike action.”