CWU secures compensation for victimised Royal Mail workers

September 17 2026

Postal workers found to have been unfairly dismissed during the 2022-23 national strikes are set to receive “very significant” compensation after successful union negotiations.

Local branches have been informed that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership and Royal Mail Group (RMG) management have concluded discussions which will see the reinstatement of workers and a financial package for most of the approximately 130 CWU members suspended or dismissed for their involvement in the 2022-23 Royal Mail strikes.

As part of the collective agreement which concluded the strike in 2023, it was agreed that both the union and Royal Mail management would launch an investigation into the suspensions would took place, overseen by Lord Falconer.

As a result of the Falconer Review, most of these workers were reinstated, and a significant financial remedy agreed upon in principle.

This result is now expected to pave the way for a reset in industrial relations between the union and management.

In a joint statement, CWU general secretary Dave Ward and deputy general secretary Martin Walsh said: “In 2022, the CWU secured the biggest reinstatement of sacked representatives and trade union members in recent trade union history.

“The union has subsequently pursued Royal Mail for further financial compensation for around 130 of the members involved.

“We are pleased to confirm today that those members will now receive from the company a very significant overall compensation package.

“The CWU believes that Royal Mail should now renounce the appalling conduct of the previous board and ownership and work to fundamentally reset the relationship between the company and the union.”