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Royal Mail strikes suspended for talks as work to rule continues
Royal Mail and the CWU leadership announced the suspension of strike action for three weeks for talks. Meanwhile, on the job and unofficial action continues.
Postal workers were just about to resume a second two weeks of rolling strike action, which has already built up 10-14 days backlog at Royal Mail depots around the country.
Postal workers wildcat in Swindon
More than 500 workers walk out over the transfer of prominent strikers to elsewhere in the company.
The strike at the Hawksworth sorting office lasted two hours until the CWU union persuaded the strikers to return to work. They were angry that two collegues who had taken an active part in the ongoing national strikes were being transferred to another area.
More strikes at the Post Office and Royal Mail
Crown post offices are to go on strike this week against plans to transfer services to WH Smith, while Royal Mail workers begin their third week of rolling strikes.
The Post Office Ltd. wants to shut 85 post offices and shift services over to the much lower-paid workers at WH Smith, as part of its overall plan to close around 1,000 post offices. Post Office Ltd.
Scotland: Postal staff vote to end wildcat strike
60% of post workers from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen have voted to return to work after both a wildcat strike that started on Tuesday.
However, the CWU's round of 'staggered stoppages' was due to end on 7 of August but has now been extended by at least two weeks. Therefore workers in Scotland will be back out on strike again, and so staff from working sections of Royal Mail coming in contact with picket lines from striking sections will still be an issue.
Royal Mail: Wildcat strikes spread as post piles up
Wildcat stoppages at Royal Mail offices in Scotland have now spread to thirteen offices. Meanwhile 200 million items of post are now undelivered, and official strikes and further ballots continue.
Thousands of workers at Glasgow mail centre were on an unofficial strike when thirteen drivers who refused to cross the picket line of the official strike at Edinburgh airport were suspended.
Glasgow: 5,000 postal workers in unofficial action
During the ongoing rolling strikes over pay and conditions, thousands of postal workers launched a wildcat strike in support of colleagues who were suspended.
Thirteen workers who had refused to cross a picket line at Edinburgh airport were sent home, and up to 5,000 colleagues walked out in support. The CWU said a deal was offered to bosses which would have averted the unofficial action but it was rejected. The strike began at Glasgow Mail Centre at midnight last night, followed by delivery offices shortly afterwards.
Man killed by Royal Mail scab
Tragedy struck yesterday when one of 5,000 Royal Mail managers acting as scabs drove his lorry into an Astra van, killing one and injuring a second person.
The Daily Mirror reported that a strike breaking Royal Mail boss was arrested yesterday after his lorry had a crash with a van killing the driver.
Office worker Phil Edmonds, 46, was at the wheel of the articulated truck when the vehicles collided, pushing the Astra van into the central reservation of a dual carriageway.
Royal Mail: Secret pensions robbery plan
The Mirror today revealed a secret plan of mail bosses to slash pensions for tens of thousands of workers.
The newspaper stated that Royal Mail workers will have their pensions slashed unless they work five years longer.
The move would cost staff members thousands of pounds a year. Some could see their retirement pay halved.
In addition the posties' final salary scheme would be closed to new members from next year.
Post office staff on strike in Coventry
Workers at the Post Office in Coventry were on strike Thursday over moves to shift services to WH Smith.
The decision to move Coventry's Hertford Street branch into WH Smith has led to four strikes within three weeks. The strike from 8.30am until mid-day was supposed to be the end of industrial action, however a decision was made to continue if there was no response.
Neil Robinson, branch secretary of the CWU, said: "We will keep going - we will continue the fight."
Evidence of disastrous scab work in the Royal Mail strikes, 2007
Images, stories and videos from Youtube of accidents caused by use of managers as untrained scab labour to attempt to break the postal workers strikes against deterioration in pay and conditions.
Update
Tragedy struck on 26 July when one of 5,000 managers acting as scabs drove his lorry into an Astra van, killing its driver and injuring a second person.
Other accidents
