Royal Mail workers are to strike for a further 19 days across October and November in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said the action by its members will have a “dramatic impact” on peak mail periods such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas build-up.
Walkouts will be a mixture of single days and rolling action across Royal Mail Group’s network, the CWU said.
The union said the move follows a threat centred around the “outrageous” decision by Royal Mail Group’s senior management to withdraw from major national agreements, push ahead with cuts to workers’ terms and conditions and “completely sideline” the union.
The latest round of strikes was supported by 93.5 per cent of CWU members, the union said.
Royal Mail said CWU had ignored an offer for negotiations. A company spokesperson said: “On September 22, Royal Mail invited CWU to enter into talks through Acas to find a resolution to our dispute on change and pay.
“This evening, rather than responding to our offer of Acas talks, the CWU announced further damaging industrial action, once again taking the path of prolonging disruption over resolution.
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