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British mail strikes could drag on
The latest strike, expected to last at least two days, started Thursday.
Officials from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and managers of the Royal Mail resumed talks Thursday night following a collapse of negotiations the day before, the Glasgow Herald reported Friday.
The Royal Mail issued a statement urging the union "to call off all strike action and concentrate with us on supporting customers during the autumn and Christmas peak mail period."
The union has refrained from naming additional strike dates but leader Billy Hayes warned the work stoppages could escalate into longer walkouts.
"There is every prospect that we will increase the action and we could be looking at longer strikes," Hayes said.
Jim McKechnie, secretary for the union's Glasgow branch seconded Hayes' warning.
"There will be strikes until we can deal with Royal Mail—there's nothing else we can do," McKechnie said.
Among the issues in the dispute are job cuts and pension benefits.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 10/30/2009
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Posted Comments:
10-31-2009 19:30
wrote:
This is in Britton...Lets let them fight it out!!!
10-30-2009 16:33
ray wrote:
Postal strike
Striking will do no good.
This lesson was learned in 1971.
80% of the staff involved in the postal Strike of 1971 have either retired or died.#After 6 weeks there was very little gain.If any.
In the 1971 strike there were no tempory staff,but now there are,and they can keep half going.
There are alternative ways of posting Couriers DHL TNT Etc
Think again
This lesson was learned in 1971.
80% of the staff involved in the postal Strike of 1971 have either retired or died.#After 6 weeks there was very little gain.If any.
In the 1971 strike there were no tempory staff,but now there are,and they can keep half going.
There are alternative ways of posting Couriers DHL TNT Etc
Think again
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