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Royal Mail strike - How much does it cost to stop?

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UK Strikes We all know that the UK is in a dire situation with so many strikes going on and many essential services such as Rail, NHS staff, Ambulance etc. being inaccessible. For those reading it without much information about the strikes, I can tell you that now we have a monthly calendar for strikes and this is what the calendar for February looks like: Source: Sky News ( Explainer ) As you see from the above, we are in a state where the necessary services are unavailable to the public and I know that you will see a lot of blogs and news articles about how bad the situation is and what all services are impacted. However, I decided to spend some time looking at the root cause and analysing if a solution can be found. To process all of this, I started my analysis with the postal service, yes, Royal Mail. Royal Mail This is no secret that the biggest demand for the staff going on strike is wages. They are requesting to be paid rightly for their work and with an increased cost of living