Thousands of striking Royal Mail workers stage rally near Parliament

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of Royal Mail workers have staged a rally to mark another strike in the increasingly bitter dispute over “unachievable” conditions they said would “destroy” the company. They’re wanting to make it into basically a gig company Postal worker Gary Wright “What the company are asking postal workers to agree is that we sack thousands of them whilst at the same time bringing in self-employed drivers, new recruits … and whilst retaining agency workers.” He said the company’s demands for workers to start up to three hours later “will destroy the future of Royal Mail”. “We’re not prepared to accept that under the banner of modernisation.” Mr Ward said the action was aimed at securing job security for postal staff, who were classed as key workers during the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s about keeping postal workers, decent working people, in work and making sure that this company has a successful future and that it doesn’t just get turned into just another parcel courier,” he said.