Royal Mail: Strike action is damaging to business

Royal Mail is very disappointed by the announcement that CWU members have voted in favour of taking industrial action in the ballot and that a strike day has been announced by the union. However we note that with a 63 per cent turnout, a majority of the union membership (51 per cent) chose to vote against strike action or abstain. In addition, taking into account frontline employees who are not union members (24,000), only 40.5 per cent have backed a strike.Any action, or the threat of disruption, is damaging to our business, especially in the run up to Christmas, our busiest time.