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Q: Mail workers have voted to support strike action. What happens next? A: The CWU now has 28 days to activate the ballot, and it must give Royal Mail a week's notice before any industrial action. Essentially, this leaves a three-week window to negotiate the deal it wants and avoid a national strike. Union leaders will meet on Monday to decide their next steps. The most likely outcome would be a one-day strike involving around 120,000 postal workers across the UK.
Q: A one-day strike doesn't sound too bad. Would that really be more than a mild inconvenience? A: Yes. Although each worker would probably only be off work for one day, the strikes could be staggered across the firm to inflict maximum damage. For instance, the sorting centre at Springburn could close one day, bringing the Royal Mail to a standstill even if workers turned up elsewhere in the business, and then delivery offices in the west of Scotland could close the next, meaning mail would still be undelivered even if the sorting office reopened. Also, workers could opt for another wave of strikes if the first one doesn't bring about a solution.See the full content of this document
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