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Royal Mail industrial action

EDM (Early Day Motion) 728: tabled on 19 December 2022

Tabled in the 2022-23 session.

This motion has been signed by 30 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House fully supports the more than 100,000 postal workers at Royal Mail engaging in strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions; notes the £758 million in profit made by Royal Mail in the financial year 2021-2022, an increase of £56 million from the previous financial year; acknowledges that the hard work and dedication of Royal Mail’s workforce has heavily contributed towards the organisation’s yearly profits; values the essential work carried out by Royal Mail staff across the UK; denounces Royal Mail’s intentions to cut 10,000 jobs by August 2023, including 6,000 redundancies; urges Royal Mail to negotiate a fairer deal to better support their workforce now and in the future; and wishes Royal Mail workers every success in their fight for better pay and conditions.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 December 2022
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 20 December 2022
Islington North
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 20 December 2022
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 20 December 2022
Hemsworth
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 January 2023
Ceredigion
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 January 2023
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 January 2023
Arfon
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2023
York Central
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 January 2023
Central Ayrshire
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2023
Jarrow
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on 9 January 2023
Salford and Eccles
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 January 2023
Dundee West
Grady, Patrick
Independent
Signed on 10 January 2023
Glasgow North
McDonald, Stewart Malcolm
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 January 2023
Glasgow South
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on 10 January 2023
Warrington North
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 January 2023
Glenrothes
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 12 January 2023
Brighton, Pavilion
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 17 January 2023
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 18 January 2023
Hayes and Harlington
Bonnar, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 January 2023
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 February 2023
East Dunbartonshire
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 20 February 2023
Belfast South
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 27 February 2023
Rochdale
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 26 October 2023
Leicester East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.