Royal Mail workers are holding 19 days of strike action during the peak postal build-up to Christmas.

Talk to us about alternative measures and how we can help you to minimise the disruption to your business.

What does it mean for you?

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called on its members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on the following dates:

• Friday 30 September 2022 & Saturday 1 October 2022
• Thursday 13 October 2022
• Thursday 20 October 2022
• Tuesday 25 October 2022
• Monday 28 November 2022

Further dates have also been announced by the CWU for functional strike action which impacts parts of Royal Mail’s operation:

• Processing, Distribution, International, Collections, Admin: 3, 9, 15, 24 November and 1 December 2022
• Delivery: 4, 10, 16, 25 November and 2 December 2022
• Network: 2, 8, 14, 23, 30 November 2022

Note: Royal Mail hasn’t yet published information to advise on the effects of the above functional strike days. As these days approach we will endeavour to advise our customers exactly which services will be impacted.

Overall, the strikes are at a frequency unseen in the industry before. They will affect businesses across sectors in what is for many, the busiest quarter of the year. You can find the latest updates here.

We’re in it together – so read how we can help.

Royal Mail post strikes: how we can help

We’ll work with you to minimise the impact of the strikes on your customer communications and campaigns.

• Scheduling – we are as flexible as possible in our scheduling and will do our utmost to pull forward and adjust jobs to avoid them clashing with the strike dates
• Alternative delivery methods – There are alternatives to Royal Mail. Talk to our team about competitive courier rates, or hand delivery options.
• Alternative channels – did you know that we also support clients with digital services? While we would always advocate the effectiveness of multichannel campaigns, if that’s not possible for a short period don’t forget we can send your digital campaigns for you, with full online measurement reporting.  

Contact us

Talk to your Account Manager today to see how we can help.