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UK Postal Strike Called Off Following Royal Mail Legal Challenge

Delivery vans parked at a Royal Mail Plc delivery office in London, UK. — Delivery vans parked at a Royal Mail Plc delivery office in London, UK.
Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

By

Eamon Akil Farhat and

February 7, 2023, 9:50 AM UTC

Britain’s postal workers won’t be going on strike this month after Royal Mail challenged a walkout planned for later this month.

The Communication Workers’ Union, which represents over 100,000 post-delivery staff, said Monday that it called off strikes for Feb. 16-17 because it believed a new ballot for further industrial action could be affected if it lost a legal battle with the company.