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{{Short description|2022 industrial action amongst postal workers in the United Kingdom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox civil conflict
| title = United Kingdom postal workers strikes
| partof = [[2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis]]
| image = Picket line outside Penzance sorting office during CWU (postal workers) industrial action - October 2022.jpg
| caption = [[Picketing|Picket line]] outside a [[sorting office]] in [[Penzance]] in October 2022.
| place = [[United Kingdom]]
| date = May 2022–present
| status = Ongoing <br> Royal Mail strikes ended in July 2023<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-postal-workers-vote-accept-royal-mail-pay-deal-2023-07-11/|title=UK workers at Royal Mail accept pay deal, ending long dispute|work=Reuters|date=11 July 2023|access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
| side1 = {{ubl |[[Post Office Limited]]|[[Royal Mail]]}}
| side2 = {{ubl|[[Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)|CWU]]|[[Unite the Union|Unite]]}}
| leadfigures1 = [[Simon Thompson (Royal Mail)|Simon Thompson]], [[Royal Mail]] CEO
* Nick Read, [[Post Office Limited]] CEO
| leadfigures2 = [[Dave Ward (trade unionist)|Dave Ward]], CWU General Secretary
* [[Sharon Graham]], Unite General Secretary
}}
{{United Kingdom cost of living crisis}}
Starting in May 2022, postal workers in the United Kingdom undertook a series of strikes and industrial disputes. They principally involved members of [[Unite the Union|Unite]] and the [[Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)|Communication Workers Union]] (CWU) at both [[Royal Mail]] and [[Post Office Ltd|the Post Office]]. The Royal Mail strikes ended in July 2023 after workers agreed to a three-year pay deal with Royal Mail.<ref name="Reuters"/>

==Background==
The United Kingdom saw an increase in [[2022 United Kingdom industrial disputes|industrial action in 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Eric Albert |title=Britons take to the streets in 'summer of discontent' |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2022/08/12/britons-take-to-the-streets-in-summer-of-discontent_5993345_19.html |website=[[Le Monde]] |access-date=12 September 2022 |date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912224712/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2022/08/12/britons-take-to-the-streets-in-summer-of-discontent_5993345_19.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This came during [[2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis|the cost of living crisis]],<ref>{{cite web |author1=Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead |title=The summer of discontent? Why the cost of living crisis is causing so many strikes |url=https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/national-strike-summer-of-discontent-cost-of-living-crisis/ |website=[[The Big Issue]] |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=22 June 2022 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718204939/https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/national-strike-summer-of-discontent-cost-of-living-crisis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and after high inflation, stagnant wage growth and the effects of [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|the COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Farouq Suleiman |author2=Natalie Thomas |title=No end in sight for strikes in crisis-hit Britain |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/no-end-sight-strikes-crisis-hit-britain-2023-01-05/ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=10 January 2023 |date=5 January 2023 |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109093231/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/no-end-sight-strikes-crisis-hit-britain-2023-01-05/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Post Office strikes==
[[Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)|CWU]] members went on a one-day strike on 3 May over pay; members had their wages frozen for 2021 and were offered a 2% increase plus a £250 one-off payment for 2022. The CWU said the offer was "exceptionally poor" given that [[Retail Price Index]] inflation had reached 9%. The Post Office maintained that "the vast majority" of branches would remain unaffected.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Alan Jones |author2=Shane Jarvis |title=Post Office workers stage national strike action today over pay |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/post-office-workers-stage-national-23846281 |website=[[Coventry Telegraph]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=3 May 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927223325/https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/post-office-workers-stage-national-23846281 |url-status=live }}</ref> Around 3,500 members were involved in the dispute.<ref name=G1 /><ref name=BBC1 />

Workers went on strike again on Saturday 4 June during the [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]], after the Post Office had made a pay offer of a 2.5% plus a £500 payment. The CWU said all 114 crown post offices (those managed directly by Post Office Ltd)<ref>{{cite web |author1=Harriet Clark |author2=Lorna Booth |title=Post office numbers |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN02585/SN02585.pdf |website=[[House of Commons Library]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |page=10 |archive-date=4 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904021754/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN02585/SN02585.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> would close for the day and that action by supply-chain workers would mean that there would be no cash collections or deliveries to post offices on Monday 6 June.<ref name=G1>{{cite web |author1=[[PA Media]] |title=Post Office workers at Crown branches go on strike over pay dispute |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/04/post-office-workers-at-crown-branches-go-on-strike-over-pay-dispute |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=4 June 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927223327/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/04/post-office-workers-at-crown-branches-go-on-strike-over-pay-dispute |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Anna Lamche |title=Crown post office staff to strike over Jubilee weekend |url=https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/crown-post-office-staff-to-strike-over-jubilee-weekend |website=[[Islington Tribune]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=3 June 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927223339/https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/crown-post-office-staff-to-strike-over-jubilee-weekend |url-status=live }}</ref>

A third strike day was organised for 11 July after members rejected a pay plan with a 3% rise and £500 payment. Andy Furey, the CWU assistant secretary, said that the Post Office's offers continued to represent a "massive real-terms pay cut".<ref name=BBC1>{{cite web |author1=Michael Race |title=Post Office workers to strike over pay |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61957004 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927223338/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61957004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Supply-chain staff also went on strike on 14 July, affecting collections and deliveries at thousands of post offices.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Patrick Daly |author2=Stephen Pitts |title=Post Office workers to strike again this week with deliveries and collections affected |url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/post-office-workers-strike-again-7325341 |website=Gloucestershire Live |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=12 July 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927223338/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/post-office-workers-strike-again-7325341 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thousands of post Office collection and cash delivery workers to strike on 14 July |url=https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/thousands-of-post-office-collection-and-cash-delivery-workers-to-strike-on-14-july/ |website=Business Matters |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=1 July 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912224726/https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/thousands-of-post-office-collection-and-cash-delivery-workers-to-strike-on-14-july/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The CWU announced the fourth round of strikes on 12 August to be held on 26, 27, and 30 August - with all members striking on 26 August to coincide with the Royal Mail action the same day, crown office workers striking on 27 August, and supply-chain staff striking on 30 August.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Joe Middleton |title=This article is more than 1 month old Post Office strikes to overlap with Royal Mail and BT industrial action |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/12/post-office-staff-strikes-to-overlap-with-royal-mail-and-bt-walkouts |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927194959/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/12/post-office-staff-strikes-to-overlap-with-royal-mail-and-bt-walkouts |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Royal Mail strikes==
[[File:Strike notice, Oxford Post Office, October 2022.jpg|thumb|Notice warning of postal service disruption due to strikes in Oxford in October 2022]]
On 29 June 2022, Royal Mail managers in [[Unite the Union|Unite]] voted to approve strike action and industrial action short of a strike over job cuts and a redeployment programme which the union claimed would result in "worsening terms and conditions".<ref name=G2>{{cite web |author1=Tom Ambrose |title=Royal Mail managers vote to strike over jobs dispute |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/29/royal-mail-managers-vote-strike-jobs-dispute-unite-union |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=12 September 2022 |date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806105914/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/29/royal-mail-managers-vote-strike-jobs-dispute-unite-union |url-status=live }}</ref> In England, Wales and Scotland, 86% of members voted to strike and 91% for action short of a strike. In Northern Ireland, 89% voted to strike and 88% for action short of a strike.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ashleigh Webber |title=Royal Mail managers vote to strike over restructure |url=https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/royal-mail-manager-strike-summer-2022-unite/ |website=Personnel Today |access-date=12 September 2022 |date=30 June 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912224712/https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/royal-mail-manager-strike-summer-2022-unite/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The action included around 2,400 managers across over 1,000 delivery offices.<ref name=G2 />

The CWU announced a second ballot on 20 July over Royal Mail's proposed job restructuring.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Richard Stuart-Turner |title=CWU serves Royal Mail notice on second ballot |url=https://www.printweek.com/news/article/cwu-serves-royal-mail-notice-on-second-ballot |website=[[PrintWeek]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912224758/https://www.printweek.com/news/article/cwu-serves-royal-mail-notice-on-second-ballot |url-status=live }}</ref> Royal Mail said it would consider splitting its postal business from its more profitable international logistics operations if unions would not accept the restructuring plan, noting that it was losing up to £1 million per day.<ref name=Bloom>{{cite web |author1=Christopher Jasper |title=Royal Mail Threatens to Split If Unions Thwart Restructuring |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-20/royal-mail-may-consider-separation-of-two-main-business-units |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812031217/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-20/royal-mail-may-consider-separation-of-two-main-business-units |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail losing £1m a day, chairman says |url=https://news.sky.com/story/royal-mail-losing-1m-a-day-chairman-says-12655417 |website=[[Sky News]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927232444/https://news.sky.com/story/royal-mail-losing-1m-a-day-chairman-says-12655417 |url-status=live }}</ref> The CWU criticised Royal Mail for "pleading poverty" despite having posted a full-year [[operating profit]] of £758 million two months before.<ref name=Bloom />

On 17 August, CWU announced that members at Royal Mail had voted by 98.7% for further strike days over terms and conditions (adding to the separate dispute over pay)<ref>{{cite web |author1=Mark Sweney |title=Royal Mail workers vote for further action ahead of four days of strikes |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/17/royal-mail-workers-vote-further-action-ahead-of-four-days-of-strikes-cwu |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=17 August 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023200100/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/17/royal-mail-workers-vote-further-action-ahead-of-four-days-of-strikes-cwu |url-status=live }}</ref> on a 72% turnout.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail workers vote for further strikes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62582240 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=17 August 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023201604/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62582240 |url-status=live }}</ref> The CWU later announced the first round of strikes to be held on 26 and 31 August, and 8-9 September respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-31 |title=Royal Mail and BT strikes see 150,000 workers walk out |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62730169 |access-date=2022-10-29 |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831004103/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62730169 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 7 September, the CWU said that its members had rejected a 5.5% pay offer and supported another two day strike on 30 September and 1 October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail staff announce fresh strikes over pay |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62827928 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=7 September 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022093118/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62827928 |url-status=live }}</ref> CWU action planned for 9 September (as the second half of a 48-hour strike) was cancelled after the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|death of Elizabeth II]] "out of respect for her service to the country and her family".<ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Sweney |title=Royal Mail and rail workers cancel strikes after the Queen's death |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/09/royal-mail-and-rail-workers-cancel-strikes-after-the-queen-death |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927053939/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/09/royal-mail-and-rail-workers-cancel-strikes-after-the-queen-death |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Alex Finnis |title=Which strikes are cancelled? Why Royal Mail and rail strikes have been called off after the Queen's death |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/strike-cancelled-why-royal-mail-rail-strike-dates-called-off-queen-death-1843816?ico=in-line_link |website=[[i (newspaper)|i News]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927232446/https://inews.co.uk/news/strike-cancelled-why-royal-mail-rail-strike-dates-called-off-queen-death-1843816?ico=in-line_link |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 22 September, Royal Mail wrote to the CWU proposing that talks should be taken to [[Acas]], the industrial relations arbitration body, after five months of negotiations and three dispute resolution procedures had not resulted in any agreement.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Julia Kollewe |title=Royal Mail accused of 'Uberisation' as dispute with CWU escalates |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/22/royal-mail-talks-with-union-break-down-as-more-strikes-planned-cwu |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=22 September 2022 |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926213513/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/22/royal-mail-talks-with-union-break-down-as-more-strikes-planned-cwu |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 27 September, the CWU announced 93.5% of members had again voted to continue strike action,<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail – bosses' shabby treatment provokes another massive strike vote |url=https://www.cwu.org/news/royal-mail-bosses-shabby-treatment-provokes-another-massive-strike-vote/ |website=[[Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)|CWU]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927142637/https://www.cwu.org/news/royal-mail-bosses-shabby-treatment-provokes-another-massive-strike-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and said it was planning 19 further days of strikes across October and November to cover peak periods such as [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]], [[Cyber Monday]] and the [[Christmas shopping|buildup to Christmas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail workers to stage 19 further strikes over next two months |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2022/09/27/royal-mail-workers-to-stage-19-further-strikes-over-next-two-months/ |website=[[Shropshire Star]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927224840/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2022/09/27/royal-mail-workers-to-stage-19-further-strikes-over-next-two-months/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail workers union calls for 19 days of strikes |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-postal-workers-union-calls-19-days-strikes-against-royal-mail-2022-09-27/ |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=27 September 2022 |date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927193532/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-postal-workers-union-calls-19-days-strikes-against-royal-mail-2022-09-27/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

CWU members at Royal Mail once again walked out on 13 October, causing no letters to be delivered and parcel delivery to be disrupted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Mail workers walk out in first of 19 days of strikes |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63235826 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022094408/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63235826 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another strike day was held on 20 October, and again on 25 October.<ref>{{cite web |author1=George Carden |title=Royal Mail, BT and Openreach staff go on strike in Brighton |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23064944.royal-mail-bt-openreach-staff-go-strike-brighton/ |website=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=20 October 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023192904/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23064944.royal-mail-bt-openreach-staff-go-strike-brighton/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===New pay deal offered and Christmas strikes===
On 31 October, Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson announced a new 18-month 9% pay deal to postal workers, stating that this was the "best and final offer" that the company could afford.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-10-31 |title=Union calls for more Royal Mail strikes after new pay offer |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63459389 |access-date=2023-01-23}}</ref> General Secretary of the CWU Dave Ward responded by accusing Royal Mail of "imposing change not negotiating" whilst announcing that the CWU would call off most of the November strikes up until Black Friday so that it could consult its members on the deal.<ref name=":0" /> This began a period of negotiation between Royal Mail and the CWU which lasted for much of the month.

On 17 November, the CWU formally rejected the pay deal, stating that the "livelihoods of postal workers were at stake" and announced that the strike days over Black Friday would go ahead, as well as additional strike days on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-17 |title=Royal Mail staff to strike on six more days in run-up to Christmas |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63671301 |access-date=2023-01-23}}</ref> The Christmas strikes resulted in severe delays to mail across the UK.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-19 |title=Royal Mail strikes give Bristolians Christmas post woes |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-64006288 |access-date=2023-01-23}}</ref>

===End of strikes===
The Royal Mail strikes ended in July 2023 after workers agreed to a three-year pay deal. Seventy-six per cent of union members voted in favour of the agreement, which included a ten per cent salary increase and a one-off lump sum of five-hundred pounds in a ballot with a sixty-seven per cent turnout.<ref name="Reuters"/>

==Response==
''[[Bright Green]]'' reported in August 2022 that 53% of the public saw industrial action by postal workers as justified, compared to 32% who saw it as unjustified.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Chris Jarvis |title=New poll finds majority of public support Royal Mail strikes |url=https://bright-green.org/2022/08/29/new-poll-finds-majority-of-public-support-for-royal-mail-strikes/ |website=[[Bright Green]] |access-date=12 September 2022 |date=29 August 2022 |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912224713/https://bright-green.org/2022/08/29/new-poll-finds-majority-of-public-support-for-royal-mail-strikes/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|Conservative Party leadership election]] in July 2022, [[Liz Truss]] proposed legislation to increase restrictions on strikes in certain industries, including the postal sector.<ref name=Truss /> These plans included increasing the ballot threshold from 40% to 50%, increasing the minimum notice period for strikes from two weeks to four, and introducing a cooling-off period to limit the amount a union could conduct industrial action.<ref name=Truss>{{cite web |author1=Jessica Elgot |title=Liz Truss pledges crackdown on unions but is accused of 'Tory fantasy' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/25/liz-truss-pledges-crackdown-on-unions-but-is-accused-of-tory-fantasy |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023195809/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/25/liz-truss-pledges-crackdown-on-unions-but-is-accused-of-tory-fantasy |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Sebastian Payne |author2=Jim Pickard |title=Liz Truss pledges sweeping changes to UK trade union laws |url=https://www.ft.com/content/deab4e48-b22d-4278-b31c-f018a534ddbc |website=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023195811/https://www.ft.com/content/deab4e48-b22d-4278-b31c-f018a534ddbc |url-status=live }}</ref> Although Truss won the leadership election and the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill was introduced on 20 October 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=New bill to keep Britain moving during transport strikes |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bill-to-keep-britain-moving-during-transport-strikes |website=[[GOV.UK]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023082021/http://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-bill-to-keep-britain-moving-during-transport-strikes |url-status=live }}</ref> the bill did not include the postal sector and Truss resigned on 21 October after a [[October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis|government crisis]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=Jon Henley |title='Disgrace': world's press react to Truss resignation and UK political turmoil |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/21/liz-truss-global-media-reaction-uk-political-turmoil |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 October 2022 |date=21 October 2022 |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022085803/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/21/liz-truss-global-media-reaction-uk-political-turmoil |url-status=live }}</ref>

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2022 2023 United Kingdom postal workers strikes - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 22:18, 23 July 2023