City Of London

Thousands of Striking Royal Mail Workers Stage Rally Near Parliament

Striking Royal Mail workers attend the 'National Postal Workers Strike Rally' outside the Houses of Parliament in London, on Dec. 9.

Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

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.

Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) from across the UK congregated outside Parliament in central London to voice their anger about the proposed changes they believe would turn them into "gig" economy workers.