Royal Mail workers have formed a picket line outside the delivery office in Oldham on the first day of this summer's 'biggest strike'.
More than 100,000 postal workers are expected to have walked out today (Friday) in a dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members are taking industrial action for a 'dignified, proper pay rise' after they voted in favour by 97.6 per cent in a ballot.
The strike today will be followed by more walkouts on Wednesday, August 31, Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9. The union said bosses 'imposed' a 2 per cent pay rise on employees - who were classed as key workers in the coronavirus pandemic - which it insists is not enough to keep up with the soaring cost of living. READ MORE: More rail strikes expected as Northern and TransPennine Express drivers vote for industrial action Pictures taken outside the depot on Hamilton Street in Oldham this morning showed around 20 workers on the picket line.
Strikers held banners reading 'ON STRIKE FOR FAIR PAY' and 'HONK IF YOU BACK US'. Zaf Khan, now an executive at the CWU, has worked as a postman in the area for 31 years.
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