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27/07/2007
Post Office staff to stage walkout
Further postal strikes will continue today with the expected half-day strike of counter staff at nine post offices.
The nine post offices affected are in Newtownards, Bangor, Antrim, Coleraine, Londonderry, Lisburn and two in Belfast.
The walkout will be the fifth in a continuing dispute over pay and conditions and will begin at 2.30pm.
The Post Office has said that it will run a normal service although there is another strike planned for Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Communication Workers Union said that counter staff would come off worst under the new pay and restructuring plans and the union claims that Royal Mail's 2.5% pay rise offer is unfair and means a reduced service for customers.
(SB/SP)
The nine post offices affected are in Newtownards, Bangor, Antrim, Coleraine, Londonderry, Lisburn and two in Belfast.
The walkout will be the fifth in a continuing dispute over pay and conditions and will begin at 2.30pm.
The Post Office has said that it will run a normal service although there is another strike planned for Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Communication Workers Union said that counter staff would come off worst under the new pay and restructuring plans and the union claims that Royal Mail's 2.5% pay rise offer is unfair and means a reduced service for customers.
(SB/SP)
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