Royal Mail workers voted to continue strikes over terms of service.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members reject the “erosion of rights in the workplace” and joined other sectors in voting to strike amid the rising cost of living.
Around 115,000 union members have already voted in favor of the strike in a separate wage dispute.
CWU members in the Postal Service are already planning strikes on August 26th and 21st and September 8th and 9th.
The CWU’s Terry Pullinger said in a statement: “In these times, working people need more job security, not less, and we will not back down until we find a solution acceptable to our members.”
Members backed the strikes at 98.7% with a turnout of more than 72% – raising the risk of a disruption to postal services.
A number of sectors, including aviation, rail and ports, have had to lay off workers in recent weeks as wages continue to lag rising inflation of around 10%.
“Right now this country is fed up with a business elite who are completely out of touch with ordinary people and their lives,” wrote CWU’s Dave Ward.
“Things are getting harder and harder for normal working people,” he added.
A Royal Mail spokesman said: “Rather than making a meaningful commitment to change that will safeguard future jobs, the CWU has chosen to vote against change.
“We’re losing £1million a day and we need to change what we’re doing to fix the situation and protect jobs.”
She added that she had already offered the biggest raise in many years, which the union declined.
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