115,000 Royal Mail postal workers walk out on Friday
It is the first of four days of industrial action, with walkouts also taking place on 31 August and 8 and 9 September.The union representing the workers is demanding a pay rise that more closely reflects the current rate of inflation.On strike days it will deliver as many Special Delivery and Tracked 24 parcels as possible, it said. It will also prioritise the delivery of medical prescriptions where possible.
It comes as Royal Mail said the Communication Workers Union , which represents the strikers, had rejected a pay rise offer "worth up to 5.5%" after three months of talks. He added: "We can't keep on living in a country where bosses rake in billions in profit while their employees are forced to use food banks.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said the business could not "cling to outdated working practices, ignoring technological advancements and pretending that Covid has not significantly changed what the public wants from Royal Mail".
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