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Royal Mail PLC workers have called a further 19 days of strike action over pay and conditions during October and November.
The strikes, which will be a mixture of single days and rolling action across Royal Mail 's network, will cover peak mail periods such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the Christmas build-up, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said in a statement.
“This is a significant announcement, but it is one which matches the level of anger our members feel at the way Royal Mail Group has treated them,” said CWU general secretary Dave Ward.
"The CEO of Royal Mail Group, Simon Thompson, is treating postal workers as if they are stupid.
"These are the same people that have kept the country connected and returned Royal Mail Group to record profit.
"Postal workers across the UK now face the fight of their lives to save their jobs and the service they provide to every household and business in the UK,” Ward said.
"We call on everyone to stand with their local postal worker.”
Strike action has been called for 24 hours on various days starting on Thursday 13 October, taking in Black Friday week and Cyber Monday. The strike action will be taken by all workers on 13, 20, and 25 October, and 28 November.
A spokesman for CWU told the BBC that Royal Mail's management is trying to "casualise" the postal service and “turn it into an Uber-style employer".
Royal Mail said further strikes would make its financial position worse and threaten workers' job security, the BBC reported.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said the company is losing £1mln a day and “must change faster in response to changing customer demands".
"Further strikes and resistance to transformation by CWU will only make our financial position worse, and threatens the long-term job security of our postmen and women," they told the BBC.
The spokesperson said Royal Mail had invited CWU to discussions through dispute resolution service Acas on 22 September.
"Rather than responding to our offer of Acas talks, the CWU announced further damaging industrial action, once again taking the path of prolonging disruption over resolution," the spokesperson said.
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