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23/10/2013
Post Office Managers Announce First Industrial Action For 34 Years
New dispute has erupted at the Post Office, with managers now announcing that they will take their first industrial action in 34 years.
Representing 900 Post Office managers, the Unite unions said that a 24 hour industrial action will be taken on Friday, with a ban on overtime and work to rule.
According to the union, the action comes after 16 months of talks and blame "intransigence" by the company for the strike action.
Separately post office workers are also involved in a dispute with the company of jobs and pay and are planning their own strike action in November.
(MH/CD)
Representing 900 Post Office managers, the Unite unions said that a 24 hour industrial action will be taken on Friday, with a ban on overtime and work to rule.
According to the union, the action comes after 16 months of talks and blame "intransigence" by the company for the strike action.
Separately post office workers are also involved in a dispute with the company of jobs and pay and are planning their own strike action in November.
(MH/CD)
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