Thousands of Royal Mail workers voted overwhelmingly to strike over dispute over working conditions, threatening mail delivery disruptions It is rising.
Members of the Telecommunications Workers Union (CWU) voted over 72% and he supported the strike with 98.7%.
Second round of this summer of Royal Mail workers already planning strikes over wages on August 26 and 31, and September 8 and 9 in separate rows It had votes.
The CWU also organized a strike by workers from BT and Openreachduring a summer of industrial action that included a railroad workers' strike.
Royal Mail says labor practices need to be reformed to be more competitive, offer Sunday deliveries, and stop heavy ongoing financial losses.
CWU General Secretary Dave Ward said the "astonishing" vote showed opposition to changing employee terms under the modernization plan. .
"We will do everything possible to see if we can move forward, but Royal Mail management has to change its position," Ward said.
"If you don't, we will strike."
His four strikes over the next few weeks will see delivery workers and sorters since 2013 Postal workers, including office workers, go on strike.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said:
"This change is also necessary to support the salary package we have offered our CWU grade colleagues worth up to 5.5%. This is the largest rate increase we have offered in many years and The CWU rejected it.
``This would add about £230m to Royal Mail's annual staff costs. We have put forward ideas for changes that cost over 1,000,000 dollars, but have not provided the changes necessary to enable Royal Mail to grow and remain competitive in a rapidly changing industry.
38} "These actions are not representative of unions that support change. We wanted to meet this week and I'm sorry the CWU was unable to attend. Hope to see you next week."The CWU has a headache and is unable to grasp the seriousness of the situation." Including next-day delivery, he added, and wanted greener options.
But Ward said:
"Postal workers are in trouble, but there is no question that they are determined to fight against the planned erosion of their rights in the workplace.
“This country is fed up with a business elite completely separated from the public.”
CWU Deputy General Secretary Terry Pullinger said:
