Royal Mail job losses: union comment

COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION
07/10/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Commenting on the announcement that Royal Mail will be cutting 2,500 jobs as part of an organisational review, Communication Workers Union Deputy General Secretary (Postal) Martin Walsh said: “Despite the union being reassured that this announcement will not impact any frontline workers, and will involve no compulsory redundancies, these proposals will impact approximately 200 CWU-represented jobs in administration and revenue protection.

“We will be meeting management to discuss this announcement, which is further evidence of a company that is demoralising staff and failing to deliver for customers and the wider community.

‘We urge the government to confront the reality of a collapsing Royal Mail and intervene to save this national institution.”

ENDS

For further information, please contact CWU Press Officer Marcus Barnett at mbarnett@cwu.org.