Royal Mail Workers to Launch 48-hour Strike as Pay Dispute Escalates

A Royal Mail sign is pictured outside a post delivery office in London on Aug. 26, 2022. Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

Union members at Royal Mail will launch a 48-hour strike on Friday in an escalating dispute over pay.

According to the Communication Workers Union (CWU), the walkout by around 115,000 of its members will be the biggest strike in the UK this year.