Putting postal staff may scupper lecturers’ industrial motion by delaying the return of poll papers.
Greater than 500,000 lecturers are contemplating doable strike motion in England and Wales, with deadlines for votes from January 9. It’s thought that put up strikes imply some poll papers have but to reach.
Any postal votes returned too late may impression the end result of the poll.
A spokesman for the NASUWT union mentioned: ‘We all know from Royal Mail that the strikes have had a big impact on the supply of mail and this would come with the distribution and return of poll papers. Nonetheless we’ve got no figures on the volumes affected.’
Postal employee strikes may delay the return of poll papers for lecturers voting for industrial motion
A Nationwide Schooling Union spokesman mentioned it supported postal walkouts.
He insisted: ‘We’re assured our members will vote within the margins required for motion to happen.’
It comes as strikes launched by militant unions precipitated chaos over Christmas, with enormous disruption throughout journey, postal and NHS companies.
Postal strikes precipitated chaos over Christmas alongside industrial motion throughout journey and NHS companies
The most recent embrace Border Drive workers, who resumed strikes on Wednesday in an ongoing row over pay, jobs and dealing circumstances.
Public and Industrial Providers union (PCS) members working as officers at Gatwick, Heathrow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow airports and the port of Newhaven have walked out.
Driving examiners have additionally launched a five-day strike as a part of escalating industrial motion by civil servants in a dispute over pay, jobs and pensions.
