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12,000 postal staff in 24-hour strike
Dick Murray17.07.09
More than 12,000 postal workers across London and other parts of the country today went on a 24-hour strike over pay and job cuts.
A rally will take place this afternoon in Parliament Square with disruption to traffic expected. Post offices are not affected.
London will be worst hit, with 10,000 workers involved in the strike ordered out by the Communication Workers Union.
CWU deputy general secretary Dave Ward accused the Royal Mail of freezing pay and hitting services.
Reader views (5)
I am getting my parents a fax machine, due the price and strikes. The CWU are not facing reality and a changing technological market. My friends text.
- Andrew, London
Next up: 3 day work weeks with 5 day pay?
- Trunk, US
what planet does joe come from? bet he loves ROYAL MAIL when they deliver his giro, don't you just love these people who don't have a clue what they are talking about
- Mick, London, London, England
Just had a delivery here in Leeds
- Evan Mcgilvray, Leeds
what they think they doing ? underground train all this crap of the union , and all dellays mails missing cheque book credit cards stamps higher, LU very expensive delays all thsi very news from them and they have the higher wages AND DOING ABSOLUTELY nothing both of them,just make private and thast it .it must very private
- Joe, London
