K.Bullstreet
8th July 2009, 12:05
Postal workers have begun three days of strike action in London in a dispute over jobs and pay, amid claims of cutbacks to services. Delivery staff will strike on Wednesday, distribution workers on 9 July and mail centre staff on 10 July.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) accused Royal Mail of "sulking" because privatisation plans have been halted.
But bosses said the union was "halting existing efforts to modernise Royal Mail in London".
Dave Ward, the Deputy General Secretary of the CWU, said Royal Mail had not taken up an offer of a three-month moratorium on industrial action in return for discussions on modernisation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8139679.stm
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) accused Royal Mail of "sulking" because privatisation plans have been halted.
But bosses said the union was "halting existing efforts to modernise Royal Mail in London".
Dave Ward, the Deputy General Secretary of the CWU, said Royal Mail had not taken up an offer of a three-month moratorium on industrial action in return for discussions on modernisation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8139679.stm