Postal strike

Hundreds of UK Post Offices are closed due to the 24-hour strike, with many Britons left wondering why.

Many Post Offices are closed today – Tuesday, May 3 – due to strike action. How many Post Offices are closed today? Why are Post Offices on strike today?

HUNDREDS of Post Office branches will close today (May 3, 2022) because of a row over workers' pay rise.Over 2000 Post Office staff are set to take p.

Customers can also find more information at postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder." "This is not an issue of affordability. Is there a Post Office strike and will my post be affected?

Post Office strike 2022: which UK branches are affected, why are workers striking, will there be more action? Post Office workers are staging a one-day strike ...

Post Office Postal Assistants, which make up a large part of the workforce, currently earn less than £24,000 per year, the CWU said. Which branches are affected by the Post Office strikes? When is the Post Office Strike, and why are the workers striking?

Post Office workers are going on a one-day strike today over a pay dispute.

Explaining how this 2% pay rise has made post office workers feel, Andy said: "Post Office management need to understand that by undervaluing these workers, they have provoked real anger across the country." "We urge them to get round the table with us and reach a decent, fair agreement that shows respect for Britain's key workers who kept post offices open for society during the pandemic." A Post Office spokesperson has said however: "We have been notified by the CWU that they have instructed their members to take strike action on Tuesday May 3. "The current offer of a mere 2% pay rise over two years is nothing short of an insult to these key workers who provided exemplary services to this nation during the pandemic. CWU official Andy Furey said: "Despite this union's best attempts to avoid strike action, the Post Office has displayed no interest whatsoever in meaningful negotiations. You may also see official CWU pickets outside various post offices and post office cash-handling centres across the UK today should you choose to pay a visit.

In a dispute over pay with staff furious at their pay offer.

"Post Office can’t put their heads in the sand. The union also noted that Post Office Postal Assistants – a significant sector of the workforce – currently earn less than £24,000 per year, and have argued that if management was to strictly follow government policy, these workers would have received a wage increase of at least £250, yet they have not. CWU Assistant Secretary Andy Furey said: "Post Office management are insisting they are simply following government policy on public sector pay policy. The union – which represents Post Office staff – has said workers "won’t accept a collapse in their living standards", as hundreds of employees took strike action today. Mutley Post Office is just one of those which has been closed and staff are protesting outside the venue to highlight the issue. Post Office workers at 114 branches owned by the company are staging a one-day strike today in a dispute over pay.

HUNDREDS of Post Office branches will close today (May 3, 2022) because of a row over workers' pay rise.Over 2000 Post Office staff are set to take p.

Customers can also find more information at postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder." "This is not an issue of affordability. Is there a Post Office strike and will my post be affected?

The CWU said all so-called crown post offices will be affected by the walkout as well as smaller sub-post offices.

It said in a statement: “There are 114 branches – typically in city centres – across the UK that are directly managed by Post Office. The Post Office have said that the majority of their 11,000 branches will remain open. Post Office workers are staging a one-day strike in a dispute over pay on May 3.