Postal strike expected next week
13 October 2009
The union representing Royal Mail workers has said that national postal strikes could begin from Thursday 22 October.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) called on Royal Mail to agree to a last ditch deal.
But they said that if this failed they would have "no option" but to strike.
Last week members of the CWU voted by three-to-one to support strike action as part of a dispute over pay, modernisation and working conditions.
The action is expected to take the form of rolling strikes, affecting different parts of the organisation on different days, rather than an all-out national strike by postal workers.
CWU deputy general secretary, Dave Ward said workers did not want to take action, "but neither are they prepared to put up with continuing attacks from a management which is failing".
"We have today written to Royal Mail making it clear that the CWU is ready to issue notice for a national strike as voted for by three quarters of postal workers.
"More importantly, we have offered what we believe is a genuine alternative to reach a lasting agreement. This is an opportunity to avoid a national strike, restore customer confidence and resolve the concerns of staff."
Source: BBC
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