It has been a frustrating time for customers of Royal Mail. For the past few weeks, services have been facing delays due to a series of strikes by its workers – disrupting its normal operations. The cause of the strikes is a long-term dispute between the company and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) over pay and working conditions.
The dispute between Royal Mail and the CWU has been an ongoing issue for some time now, with the CWU stating that Royal Mail has failed to adequately address their concerns. The CWU has been campaigning for a better deal for its members, including salary increases and improved job security, but their calls have been ignored. This has led to the series of strikes which have caused disruption to Royal Mail services. This has caused disruption for those relying on Royal Mail for essential deliveries, especially those in vulnerable situations. In addition, businesses such as ours have been affected due to being unable to send orders in a timely fashion.
Although Royal Mail has been trying to minimise the disruption as much as possible, the strikes have caused a major inconvenience for customers. The CWU has stated that they are willing to negotiate with Royal Mail, but they are yet to come to an agreement. This means that the disruption to services could continue for some time yet, with no guarantee that it will be resolved any time soon. It is clear that this dispute needs to be resolved as soon as possible in order to ensure that customers of Royal Mail are not inconvenienced any further.
Until then, we thank our customers for bearing with these disruptions and hope that a resolution can be reached soon.