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The 2009 Royal Mail industrial disputes is an industrial dispute in the United Kingdom involving Royal Mail and members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which began in the summer of 2009. It was the country's first industrial action involving postal workers since 2007 and came about after the Communication Workers Union accused Royal ...
t. e. Starting in May 2022, postal workers in the United Kingdom undertook a series of strikes and industrial disputes. They principally involved members of Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at both Royal Mail and the Post Office. The Royal Mail strikes ended in July 2023 after workers agreed to a three-year pay deal with Royal Mail.
Strike dates. 29 June 2007 - First strike. 12–13 July 2007 - Second set of strikes [4] 4–5 October 2007 - Business-wide CWU strike. 8–9 October 2007 - Business-wide CWU strike. 10–11 October 2007 - All CWU union members return to work, however wildcat strikes continue in Liverpool and London. [5]
England's trusty mail carriers have plunged the country into uncertainty by staging a two-day strike last week, with three more mail-less days scheduled to begin on Thursday. In a country where ...
January 26, 2023 at 3:18 AM. Royal Mail has revealed the cost of strike action in a bitter dispute over pay and conditions has reached around £200 million, helping pushing the business to a hefty ...
The union said the walkout by around 115,000 of its members is the biggest strike of the year amid long-running disputes in other sectors. A further 19 days of strikes have been announced on ...
On 7 June 2007, the union's postal members voted by 77.5% to strike after a 2.5% pay rise coupled with £350 million every year for five years (totalling £1.5 billion) of cuts was offered. [5] [6] They took their first one-day strike on 29 June 2007, and the second on 12 July and 13 July. The action then progressed to a series of rolling strikes.
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