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08/10/2007
Second Postal Strike Stops Mail
Postal workers have started a second period of industrial action in their strike over pay and conditions.
Talks between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail continued over the weekend as further strike action loomed this week.
Last week around 130,000 members of the CWU walked out at noon on Thursday, after talks failed to reach an agreement with Royal Mail.
Deliveries are expected to be severely disrupted until late this week and Royal Mail has asked customers not to post mail in regular post boxes while strikes are taking place.
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 effectively deal with increased competition.
It is estimated that the strikes over this two week period will cost Royal Mail up to £60 million. However, it is reported that the long term costs of the strikes may mount to over £200 million as customers take their delivery business elsewhere.
(SP)
Talks between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Royal Mail continued over the weekend as further strike action loomed this week.
Last week around 130,000 members of the CWU walked out at noon on Thursday, after talks failed to reach an agreement with Royal Mail.
Deliveries are expected to be severely disrupted until late this week and Royal Mail has asked customers not to post mail in regular post boxes while strikes are taking place.
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 effectively deal with increased competition.
It is estimated that the strikes over this two week period will cost Royal Mail up to £60 million. However, it is reported that the long term costs of the strikes may mount to over £200 million as customers take their delivery business elsewhere.
(SP)
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