Postal workers set to strike

Jul 19 2009

Up to 30,000 postal workers across the UK could soon be taking strike action in a worsening row over jobs, pay and services, threatening huge disruption to deliveries, it has been warned.

The Communication Workers Union said it will be holding industrial action ballots in hundreds of its branches after accusing Royal Mail of cutting pay and jobs without agreement.

Up to 12,000 workers went on strike on Friday in areas including London and parts of Scotland, and the action is now set to escalate.