14/11/2013

Crown Post Office Staff To Hold 13th Strike Action

Post Office staff are to undertake further strike action, the 13th such action since Easter.

Some 4,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members at 372 of the UKs larger Crown post officers will hold a half-day strike on 20 November.

It is the latest action in a long running dispute over jobs, pay and branch closures.

In addition to the walk out from November 21 CWU staff will not proactively sell Post Office financial services for nine days.

The CWU action will coincide with industrial action by Unite union members.

(MH/CD)

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