Communication Workers Union national industrial action
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is holding the first of three national 24 hour strikes today, Thursday 29th. Other action will follow on Friday and Saturday of this week. Today, mail centres, collections and distribution units will be affected and some deliveries where the delivery office is co-located with a mail centre. Details of the three days of action are as follows:
Date Functions striking General service impact
Thursday 29th October Mail Centres & Network Distribution Units Limited processing and movement of ordinary mail. Limited collections if these are normally performed by a Mail Centre. Disruption to the movement of international mail.
Friday 30th October Manual Data Entry Centres (coding of poorly addressed mail) No direct impact on collections or deliveries.
London Collections Hubs Limited collections in all parts of the SE, N, NW and WC postal districts.
Limited collections in the E1, E2, E4, E5, E8 to E11, E17, E18, SW11 to SW20 postcode areas and all parts of the W district (except W5, W7, W13).
Collections in most other areas of London, including the EC district, as normal on Friday.
Saturday 31st October Delivery Offices Limited delivery of ordinary mail and limited collections if these are normally performed by a Delivery Office.