Postal workers strike in the UK - in pictures

  • Royal Mail staff join a Communication Workers Union strike outside a post office in London. According to CWU, more than 115,000 postal workers are on strike in a dispute over pay, the biggest walkout since 2009. EPA
    Royal Mail staff join a Communication Workers Union strike outside a post office in London. According to CWU, more than 115,000 postal workers are on strike in a dispute over pay, the biggest walkout since 2009. EPA
  • Royal Mail workers at a picket line outside the Basingstoke delivery office. AFP
    Royal Mail workers at a picket line outside the Basingstoke delivery office. AFP
  • CWU general secretary Dave Ward speaking to the media as he joins postal workers in east London. PA
    CWU general secretary Dave Ward speaking to the media as he joins postal workers in east London. PA
  • A lone postal worker loads a delivery van at the Royal Mail Whitechapel delivery office in London. Bloomberg
    A lone postal worker loads a delivery van at the Royal Mail Whitechapel delivery office in London. Bloomberg
  • A striking postal worker dressed as the cartoon character Postman Pat on a picket line outside the Whitechapel delivery office in London. Bloomberg
    A striking postal worker dressed as the cartoon character Postman Pat on a picket line outside the Whitechapel delivery office in London. Bloomberg
  • The Royal Mail Basingstoke delivery office had a 100 per cent turnout for the nationwide strike. AFP
    The Royal Mail Basingstoke delivery office had a 100 per cent turnout for the nationwide strike. AFP
  • The walk-out is being described as the biggest strike of the summer so far. PA
    The walk-out is being described as the biggest strike of the summer so far. PA