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19/07/2007
More strikes called by postal union
The Communication Workers Union has called on postal workers to take part in a 24 hour strike beginning this Sunday.
The strike that will begin at 7pm on Sunday evening will run through until 7pm on Monday evening.
Royal Mail has stressed their disappointment that the CWU have announced a series of 24-hour strikes.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We will be doing all we can to keep delay and disruption to a minimum and have contingencies in place to reduce the impact of the strike.”
Access to Royal Mail’s 540 Post Office branches is available on strike days but limited to a single collection from post boxes outside of Post Offices and from the Post Offices not affected by strike action. Collections may be earlier than the normal advertised times.
Parcelforce Worldwide have also said that their services will run as normal.
(SB)
The strike that will begin at 7pm on Sunday evening will run through until 7pm on Monday evening.
Royal Mail has stressed their disappointment that the CWU have announced a series of 24-hour strikes.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “We will be doing all we can to keep delay and disruption to a minimum and have contingencies in place to reduce the impact of the strike.”
Access to Royal Mail’s 540 Post Office branches is available on strike days but limited to a single collection from post boxes outside of Post Offices and from the Post Offices not affected by strike action. Collections may be earlier than the normal advertised times.
Parcelforce Worldwide have also said that their services will run as normal.
(SB)
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Further postal strikes will continue today with the expected half-day strike of counter staff at nine post offices. The nine post offices affected are in Newtownards, Bangor, Antrim, Coleraine, Londonderry, Lisburn and two in Belfast. The walkout will be the fifth in a continuing dispute over pay and conditions and will begin at 2.30pm.
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