a small picket at the sorting office as communication workers and postal staff take action against pay and working conditions all as part of a country wide action , Nick
speaks of the problems many post workers are now facing the many grievance with management.
official response from royal mail to the industrial unrest

CWU Industrial Action: 8 and 9 September 2022
07 September 22 Share
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KEY POINTS
We are greatly concerned that the CWU are simply not interested in discussing the change needed to modernise this business and protect well-paid, permanent jobs long-term.
The CWU declined our request to call off their strike action this Thursday and Friday. The CWU’s approach is setting us on a perilous path.
Royal Mail is losing £1million a day, and strike action has weakened our financial position.
Further strikes will make it weaker still. Without meaningful engagement on the change that is needed from the CWU, the position of the company will worsen and put jobs at risk.
We apologise for the impact the CWU's industrial action is having on our customers. We are doing all we can to minimise any delays and keep people, businesses and the country connected.

This week, after many invitations, the CWU finally agreed to Royal Mail's request to meet at the most senior level to decide on a way forward on the industrial dispute. Rather than engage on the need for change, the CWU restated their demands to retain the current outdated working practices, which includes working fewer hours for more pay. We are greatly concerned that the CWU are simply not interested in discussing the change needed to modernise this business and protect well-paid, permanent jobs long-term.

The CWU declined our request to call off their strike action this Thursday and Friday. The CWU’s approach is setting us on a perilous path. Royal Mail is losing £1million a day, and strike action has weakened our financial position. Further strikes will make it weaker still. Without meaningful engagement on the change that is needed from the CWU, the position of the company will worsen and put jobs at risk.

We remain ready to talk with the CWU to try and avert damaging industrial action and prevent further inconvenience for customers. But any talks must be about both change and pay. Change is the route to higher pay.