The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Friday 9, Sunday 11 and Wednesday 14 December 2022.

During strike action PC2Paper will continue to process mail but there will be no mail collected from us on strike days as there is no mail service.

Mailbox customers should be aware that no mail will be received on these days and should expect delays to all incoming mail.

On the days up to and including strike action PC2Paper will be suspending all tracked services as we cannot guarantee delivery times of these.

We are currently seeing delays to all mail sent up to and during strike action. Customers should be aware that letter are currently experiencing delays of 1-2 weeks due to the current backlog of items caused by strike action. Whilst we continue to post items, we cannot guarantee delivery times on services. Customers should expect mail to take much longer than usual to arrive.

We are currently seeing delays to all mail services due to ongoing strike action. We estimate that mail items are currently subject to delays of 1-2 weeks with many items remaining at Royal Mail sorting offices whilst Royal Mail work to clear the backlog caused by the strike action.

Royal Mail have advised posting mail before the following dates in order for it to arrive before Christmas:

Friday 7 October: British Virgin Islands, Dominica and Anguilla

Thursday 1 December: Australia and New Zealand

Friday 2 December: China (People's Republic)

Monday 5 December: All remaining Caribbean destinations

Wednesday 7 December: Africa, Asia (except China, People's Republic), Central and South America, Far and Middle East

Thursday 8 December: Cyprus, Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) Malta and Turkey

Saturday 10 December: Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and USA

Monday 12 December:Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland

Tuesday 13 December:Belgium, France and Luxembourg

Royal Mail have advised that several of its Mail Processing Centres did not process all mail to schedule yesterday. Customers should expect delays in the following areas:

• Cardiff Mail Centre: Some mail posted in other parts of the UK for delivery in the CF, LD and NP postcode areas.
• Birmingham Mail Centre Some mail posted in the B, HR and WR postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• Chelmsford Mail Centre Some mail posted in the CM, CO, IP and SS postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• Dorset Mail Centre Some mail posted in the BH and DT postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.v
• Gatwick Mail Centre Some mail posted in the BN and RH postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• Northern Ireland Mail Centre Some mail posted in the BT postcode area for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• North West Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DY, ST, TF, WS, WV postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• Nottingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DE and NG postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.
• Tyneside Mail Centre Some mail posted in the DH, DL, NE, SR and TS postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Wednesday 30 November and Thursday 1 December 2022. During this time there will no mail service operating. PC2Paper will continue to process all mail as normal for collection on Friday the 2nd of December when services return to normal.

No mail will received on strike days for our mailbox customers as Royal Mail will not bee carrying out deliveries. We would expect delays to all incoming and outgoing mail as a result of strike action.

PC2Paper will be suspending all tracked service in the lead up and during strike action, as we are unable to guarantee delivery times for these.

Royal Mail workers are to hold a further postal strike on the 24th and 25th of November. During this time we will continue to process all mail as normal, however, we regret that no mail will be collected from us until the service returns to normal on Monday the 28th of November.

During this time we will be suspending all tracked services as we cannot guarantee delivery times during strike action.

Royal Mail have advised that several of its Mail Processing Centres did not process all mail to schedule yesterday. The Following areas are currently subject to delays:

• Birmingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted from across the UK on Monday, due for delivery today to addresses in the B, HR and WR postcode areas.
• Bristol Mail Centre: Some mail posted on Monday in the BA, BS, GL and TA postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.
• Chester Mail Centre: Some mail posted from across the UK on Monday, due for delivery today to addresses in the CH, LL and SY postcode areas. Also, some mail posted on Monday in these postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.
• Manchester Mail Centre: Some mail posted on Monday in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.
• South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted on Monday in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.
• Swindon Mail Centre: Some mail posted from across the UK on Monday, due for delivery today to addresses in the OX, RG and SN postcode areas.
• Warrington Mail Centre: Some mail posted on Monday in the CW, L, WA and WN postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.

Royal Mail have advised that not all mail was processed to schedule yesterday at its Cardiff, Chester and South Midlands Mail Processing Centres. Customers should expect delays in the following areas:

• Cardiff Mail Centre: Some mail posted in other parts of the UK yesterday, for delivery today in the CF, LD and NP postcode areas.
• Chester Mail Centre: Some mail posted in other parts of the UK yesterday, for delivery today in the CH, LL and SY postcode areas.
• South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas yesterday, for delivery today to other parts of the UK.

Royal Mail have advised that not all mail was processed to schedule yesterday at some of its Mail Processing Centres. Customers should expect delays in the following areas:

• Manchester Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.
• Northern Ireland Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday across the rest of the UK, due for delivery today to addresses in the BT postcode area.
• Peterborough Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday across the rest of the UK, due for delivery today to addresses in the CB and PE postcode areas.
• Preston Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in the BB, FY, LA and PR postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.
• South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas, due for delivery today to addresses across the rest of the UK.