In the UK, the Communications Workers Union (CWU) recently rejected the pay offer that Royal Mail claimed was its final offer. As a result, delivery workers will go on strike throughout the holiday season, starting with Thursday and Friday of this week and continuing with various single strike days throughout December, including Christmas Eve. The union claims that Royal Mail is not offering enough in the proposed contract given the large profits the company amassed during the pandemic and the essential role the workers played. However, the company has stated its desire to reach a timely compromise, citing that negotiations have spanned for months, and the union has been the one to be inflexible by rejecting their improvements and pay raise suggestions.
See "Delivery workers in the UK unsatisfied with Royal Mail's 'final' pay offer set to strike throughout the holiday season", Joe Middleton, The Guardian, November 23, 2022