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04/10/2007
Royal Mail Workers Go On Strike
Postal workers across the UK began the first in a series of countrywide strikes on Thursday afternoon.
Around 130,000 members of the Communication Workers Union began a 48-hour walkout at noon on Thursday, following a failure to reach an agreement during last-minute talks with Royal Mail.
A second 48-hour strike is due to take place on October 8.
Severe disruption is expected to the postal service, with deliveries expected to be disrupted until well into next week, and Royal Mail is advising customers to avoid posting mail during the times that the strike is taking place.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "We will do all we can to mitigate the impact of the strike action, but we would ask our customers to avoid posting mail during the strikes and, if they do so, then to post any mail at Post Office branches, which will all be open for business as usual."
The strikes are being held in a dispute over pay and fears of job cuts, due to Royal Mail's modernisation reforms.
Royal Mail insists that it needs to dramatically reform in order to be able to compete with increased competition.
(KMcA)
Around 130,000 members of the Communication Workers Union began a 48-hour walkout at noon on Thursday, following a failure to reach an agreement during last-minute talks with Royal Mail.
A second 48-hour strike is due to take place on October 8.
Severe disruption is expected to the postal service, with deliveries expected to be disrupted until well into next week, and Royal Mail is advising customers to avoid posting mail during the times that the strike is taking place.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "We will do all we can to mitigate the impact of the strike action, but we would ask our customers to avoid posting mail during the strikes and, if they do so, then to post any mail at Post Office branches, which will all be open for business as usual."
The strikes are being held in a dispute over pay and fears of job cuts, due to Royal Mail's modernisation reforms.
Royal Mail insists that it needs to dramatically reform in order to be able to compete with increased competition.
(KMcA)
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