The Royal Mail walked out once more yesterday and stopped delivering letters and parcels – solely prioritising particular companies.
Some 115,000 members of the Communication Employees Union (CWU) went on strike for the seventeenth day, having value the organisation over £100million already.
It means final minute playing cards and presents is not going to to make it in time for Christmas because the walkouts proceed right now.
The Royal Mail mentioned regardless of ‘well-developed contingency plans’ it ‘can not totally substitute the day by day efforts of its frontline workforce’.
Royal Mail walked out once more yesterday and stopped delivering letters and parcels – solely prioritising particular companies
The Royal Mail mentioned regardless of ‘well-developed contingency plans’ it ‘can not totally substitute the day by day efforts of its frontline workforce’
Postmen are prioritising the costlier Particular Supply and Tracked 24 companies in addition to Covid exams and prescription medication.
It warned regular service for letters and parcels is not going to resume till the following working day after the Christmas financial institution vacation.
Most submit workplaces are anticipated to stay open, though just a few shall be affected by the CWU motion.
However any objects left in postboxes or submit workplaces the day earlier than, throughout or following strike dates are prone to be topic to delays.
It warned regular service for letters and parcels is not going to resume till the following working day after the Christmas financial institution vacation
CWU common secretary Dave Ward mentioned the Royal Mail ‘had been by no means critical about saving Christmas’ and the union rejected their supply ‘hours after receiving it’.
However a spokesman for the postal service mentioned an ‘rising variety of posties’ had been returning to work every strike day suggesting strike help is dwindling.
