Royal Mail: Post Office workers staging 24-hour strike in row over pay

POST Office workers have launched a 24-hour strike over pay, with more industrial action due later this week.
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Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are on strike today at Crown Post Offices.

Larger branches are usually sited on high streets.

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Post Office employees who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are on strike. Picture:Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images.Post Office employees who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are on strike. Picture:Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images.
Post Office employees who are members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are on strike. Picture:Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images.

Supply chain and administrative workers will also go on industrial action on Thursday.

The CWU said will affect sub-post offices.

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The union added that it opposed Post Office management’s offer of a 3 per cent pay rise for the 2022-23 financial year, alongside a one-off lump sum payment of £500, and no pay increase for the 2021-22 financial year, which it complained was well below the rate of inflation.

CWU assistant secretary Andy Furey said: ‘The blame for this disruption lies entirely with the senior Post Office leadership, who have repeatedly failed – and wilfully refused – to set out a sensible and fair pay agreement.

‘Everyone knows that the only solution is a fair pay rise that properly rewards members for their extraordinary efforts in serving the public and delivering a profitable Post Office, while also taking account of the extreme cost of living.

‘There most certainly is money available, but management do not want to give workers their fair share.

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‘Our message to the employer today is: don’t waste our members’ time by misleading statements.

‘Stop the spin and get serious about pay. Until you do this, the strikes will continue.’

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