Picket lines are being mounted outside postal delivery and sorting offices, universities and schools
Chloe Field, National Union of Students vice president for higher education, said: “Students stand in solidarity with university staff going on strike.
A series of strikes is also planned in December, including Christmas Eve, in one of the longest-running disputes of a year dominated by stoppages. “We will not accept that 115,000 Royal Mail workers – the people who kept us connected during the pandemic, and made millions in profit for bosses and shareholders – take such a devastating blow to their livelihoods.
A last-ditch offer made on Tuesday in a bid to avert strike action would see the lowest paid staff receive a 6.85% increase, with most getting 5%.
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