Next week the Communication Workers Union, which acts for around 4,000 postal workers are planning a 5 day strike. The post office says that only 3% of mail will be affected, but the union say that it will be a lot more. I felt sad to hear about that knowing that these strikes are planned for the run up to Christmas and could cause much disappointment to young and old alike.
Santa, postal workers strikeTheir grievances are over pay, pensions and job cuts due to branch closures. I’ve got to admit to some concern about the disappearance of post offices. It’s quite a trek to my nearest post office now, but if the post office were making huge losses I can understand why the outlets have been closing. It’s just a pity that they couldn’t find a way to make the branches more profitable.
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