Royal Mail workers will strike again in Britain on Sunday in a long-running dispute over wages, jobs and working conditions.

This comes in light of the continuation of a long wave of strikes pervading all aspects of life in Britain, including the sectors of health, transportation, education, public and commercial services, and others.

British news agency BA Media reported that members of the telecoms workers union are embroiled in an increasingly bitter row that has sparked a series of strikes.

More strikes are planned in the run-up to Christmas, which the union said would cause a huge backlog of letters and parcels.

Thousands of union members joined a massive rally in central London on Friday to show their continued support for the strikes.

"Royal Mail bosses risk collapse at Christmas because of their stubborn refusal to treat their staff with respect," said Dave Ward, general secretary of the union.

Wide wave of strikes

Britain is facing a new wave of strikes and protest marches, by nurses, postal workers and university professors, ignited by a bitter crisis in the cost of living caused by the growing inflation rates and the deterioration of the economy, and the accompanying decline in wages.

The annual inflation rate in Britain jumped to 11.1% last October, from 10.1% last September, which is the highest level of inflation in the country since October 1981.

Workers across Britain went on strike last summer, and with the negative impact of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to the recent Russian war in Ukraine, the cost of living crisis has exacerbated, causing more strikes this winter.

The strike of the railway workers, which began last summer, continues in Britain, as it is expected that about 40,000 employees of the railway network (government) and 14 other railway companies will participate in collective movements and protests during the 13th, 14th, 16th and 17th of December. The first one is running.

London bus drivers also announced the implementation of a collective protest movement in the run-up to Christmas, during the days of 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 December.

Nursing workers in Britain are also preparing to strike on December 15 and 20, due to a wage dispute with the government.

It is expected that about 100 thousand nurses will participate in the strike, provided that emergency care services will continue to be provided.

Thousands of public workers affiliated with the Public and Commercial Services Union also announced their intention to organize an eight-day strike, starting on December 23.

Border guards working at Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester airports, as well as the port of Newhaven, are taking part in the strike.

Thousands of people from around 150 universities across Britain joined the three-day strike and protest movement last November.