[2] The strike action started on 31 August when members of the Union of Communication Workers walked out to protest against 2.75% bonuses, and it was intended as a 24-hour stoppage.
However, the strike continued after temporary workers were hired to clear the backlog of undelivered mail.
In an incident at a sorting office in Liverpool, three men were arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour after pickets threw bottles at workers arriving at the facility.
[3] The strike came to an end on 13 September after union representatives and Royal Mail managers held talks over the preceding weekend.
[2] The strike led to a delay in the receipt of information concerning the September 1988 unemployment statistics which were briefly over-recorded as a result.