Post Office strike closures: Full list of Post branches closed in today's walkout

Post Office workers are staging a one-day strike in a dispute over pay on May 3.

Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted in favour of industrial action following a 2021 pay freeze and a 2 per cent pay rise in April – which they deem “degrading”.

The CWU said all crown post offices will be affected by the walkout as well as smaller sub-post offices.

Which Post Office branches are shut?

The Post Office have said that the majority of their 11,000 branches will remain open.

It said in a statement: “There are 114 branches – typically in city centres – across the UK that are directly managed by Post Office.

“Posters are displayed which show where the nearest alternative branches are located.”

You can find out if your local Post Office is shut by checking the official branch finder.

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When will the Post Office strikes end?

In a statement from the CWU, all 114 of the UK’s Crown Post Offices are said to close for 24 hours on Tuesday 3 May.

Normal service is expected to resume on Wednesday 4 May.

Why are Post Office workers striking?

The union said the strike is over a pay freeze for 2021 and the offer of a 2 per cent increase from April this year, alongside a £250 one-off lump sum.

Union officials said the offer was “exceptionally poor”, especially as RPI inflation has reached 9 per cent.

CWU official Andy Furey said: “Despite this union’s best attempts to avoid strike action, the Post Office has displayed no interest whatsoever in meaningful negotiations.

“As such, workers have delivered an overwhelming mandate for strike action.

“The current offer of a mere 2 per cent pay rise over two years is nothing short of an insult to these key workers who provided exemplary services to this nation during the pandemic.

“As the cost-of-living crisis mounts, working people across the country are facing stark realities.

“This isn’t any less true of Post Office employees, who deserve far better than the degrading offer currently on the table.

“Post Office management need to understand that by undervaluing these workers, they have provoked real anger across the country.

“We urge them to get round the table with us and reach a decent, fair agreement that shows respect for Britain’s key workers who kept post offices open for society during the pandemic.”

The dispute involves counter staff, as well as those in clerical, administration and call centres.