UK-wide post strikes under way.Summary: The nationwide postal strike The term postal strike or mail strike may refer to:
Gordon Gordon, river in W Tasmania, Australia, 125 mi (200 km) long. Flowing from mountains to the W coast, its main tributaries are the Franklin and Denison from the N, and Serpentine and Olga to the S. Brown is urging Royal Mail bosses and postal workers A postal worker is one who works for a post office, such as a mail carrier. In the U.S., postal workers are represented by the National Postal Mail Handlers Union - NPMHU and the American Postal Workers Union, part of the AFL-CIO. to get "round the table" to end the dispute behind nationwide strikes. During a visit to Wakefield in West Yorkshire West Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county largely embraced the Leeds conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Calderdale, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Kirklees. the Prime Minister said the walkouts are "self-defeating". He said: "If more and more customers leave the Royal Mail and more and more customers stop using the Royal Mail, then more jobs will be lost." He added: "You've got to look at the future of Royal Mail here. I think it's incumbent on the workers and the management now to get together." No last minute deal was agreed on Wednesday. Up to 120,000 members of the Communication Workers Union are staging two 24-hour walk-outs. About 42,000 mail centre staff and drivers are striking today, with around 78,000 delivery and collection workers set to take action on Friday. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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