Royal Mail postal workers are striking today in a dispute over pay. It is the first of four days of planned industrial action, with further walkouts also scheduled for 31 August and 8 and 9 September.
Letters will not be delivered on strike days and some parcels will be delayed.
Posties overwhelmingly rejected a pay increase offer of 5.5% with conditions attached. The CWU union, which represents the postal workers, is calling for a pay rise that more closely reflects the current rate of inflation.
Royal Mail has apologised to customers and said it has contingency plans to minimise the disruption.
It said: “We’re really sorry for the disruption that this strike action is likely to cause to you. We want to reassure you we will do everything we can to minimise disruption and get our services back to normal as quickly as possible.
“Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of its frontline workforce. We will be doing what we can to keep services running, but customers should expect significant disruption.”
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