HMRC has written to advise of industrial action taking place on Wednesday 1st February 2023 at UK ports and airports.

• You may have seen reports that up to 100,000 civil service members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will be going on strike on 1st February 2023. HMRC members will not be taking part but the industrial action will include UK-based Home Office members, including Border Force staff.
• The industrial action is likely to impact the movement of goods through UK ports and airports on 1st February, as well as those traveling to the UK from UK Border control to Calais, Dunkirk and Coquelles in Northern France. There may also be some disruption on the morning of 2nd February as business returns to normal. 

HMRC advise if your shipments can be delayed outside of this period, then they advise you to do so. If you cannot delay movements please be aware that the industrial action could lead to disruption and delays at ports and inland Border Facilities. You should be prepared for delays and undertake necessary checks before starting any movement. 

The CWU has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Friday 9th, Sunday 11th December, Wednesday 14th December and Thursday 15th December.

Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of their frontline workforce. Royal Mail will be doing what they can to keep services running, but unfortunately, the planned strike action is likely to cause disruption.

The CWU has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Wednesday 30th November, Thursday 1st December, Friday 9th December and Sunday 11th December. 

Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of their frontline workforce. Royal Mail will be doing what they can to keep services running, but unfortunately, the planned strike action is likely to cause disruption.

The CWU has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Thursday 24th, Friday 25th and Wednesday 30th November and Thursday 1st December 2022. 

Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of their frontline workforce. Royal Mail will be doing what they can to keep services running, but unfortunately, the planned strike action is likely to cause disruption.

The CWU has formally notified Royal Mail they plan to call on their members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters to take national strike action on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th November 2022. 

Royal Mail has well-developed contingency plans, but they cannot fully replace the daily efforts of their frontline workforce. Royal Mail will be doing what they can to keep services running, but unfortunately, the planned strike action is likely to cause disruption. 

As reported in the news the M25 is very congested due to protests blocking major roads linking to the M25. This will likely affect the transportation of goods and mail items in and around the M25.

It’s been reported that the following junctions are closed:

• M25 junctions 10 to 9
• M25 junctions 14 to 13
• M25 junctions 21 to 22
• M25 junctions 27 to 28

Further updates will be posted once available. 

Coverage of the protests can be found on BBC News.